Ready to re-imagine the product management role? At IBM, as an Offering Manager, you are responsible for the full lifecycle of an offering: from validating need to determining the business model and defining the solution requirements. Going beyond the traditional focus of timetables and budgets, you use your keen insights into what customers want in their own business plan - and work across disciplines to build the best solutions to a problem. If being the CEO of your offering excites you, consider an offering management career at IBM.
The Offering Manager for IBM AI Infrastructure GTM will play critical role in driving the growth of the IBM Infrastructure business. The AI Infrastructure GTM Offering lead will partner closely with the AI Infrastructure team as well as the GTM team and GTM leads across the IBM brands. That GTM engagement includes interaction with industry analysts, sales and ecosystem partners to establish a “best in class” AI Infrastructure offerings and positioning.
In this role, you will own product management activities in developing and delivering the IBM AI infrastructure market strategy and offerings in conjunction with other product leaders across systems. You will play a broad role including both inbound tasks (establishing offering and market requirements and their impact on business plans, defining strategic requirements, detailed requirements setting and execution, etc.) and outbound activities (creating sales and market collateral, socializing product vision, enabling go to market teams and the like). The team will consist of technical product managers, product owners focused on IBM AI Infrastructure offerings, platform, and solutions.
Work in close cooperation with the Product Management Executive team, other executives, peers and cross-functional colleagues to meet existing and evolving product and business objectives
Provide direction to IBM Marketing to ensure effective messaging and content development.
Work with the program management leads to execute and deliver on launches and overall, AI roadmap
Support any required business and financial planning including working with IBM Finance to develop plans to meet financial objectives
At least 2 years AI or industry business experience
At least 2 years offering management experience in IT systems development and/or product (offering) management
Experience with Agile Development and Design Thinking
3-5 years of Professional or academic business or Engineering experience.
Strong written and oral communication skills
Experience speaking with and presenting to customers or business partners, both pre- and post-sales
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Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or business
Experience in AI industry models, particularly Generative AI models
Foundational knowledge of data storage and data protection.
Foundational knowledge of compute or Power Systems
Foundational knowledge of cloud computing and cloud services.
Foundational knowledge of technology industry or IBM GTM and distribution structures.