Introduction
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Your role and responsibilities
The Product Manager (PM) for Astra DB is responsible for leading critical elements of the product strategy and requirements for our database-as-a-service offering: Astra DB. This includes management of the complete product/feature lifecycle from definition and introduction to end-of-life in close partnership with the Experience Design (XD) and Product Engineering teams. The PM develops requirements based on a balance of customer needs, industry best practices, future vision, near term opportunities, and day-to-day product issues. The PM regularly engages with executives, business partners, channel, enterprise buyers and end users / developers. The position is dynamic and the individual must be comfortable with frequent multi-tasking among technical, business, strategic, marketing and planning activities.
What you will do:
● You will interact with enterprises and developers on a regular basis to understand the requirements for their data platform.
● You will conduct research to maintain an ongoing understanding of the broader cloud data space, and identify industry best practices that should be applied to Astra DB.
● You will partner closely with the Product Engineering teams to write clear product requirements and user stories.
● You will partner closely with the experience Design (XD) team, to design delightful, intuitive, and friction free experiences that fulfill defined security requirements.
● You will illustrate the vision and key phases of the product deliverables with targeted timeframes via the Astra DB roadmap
Required technical and professional expertise
● Experience in Product Management with exposure to cloud delivered SaaS data or developer services.
● Passionate about security - we are protecting the world's data from attack.
● Experience working directly with engineering teams
● Translating compliance controls into product requirements and business outcomes
● An ability to navigate complex decision-making and effectively communicate across teams will be critical to success.
● Strong customer orientation with the ability to listen, organize and champion key initiatives and projects for product development
● Flexible, self-motivated, team player
● Ability to work independently or lead others on projects
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.