IBM Hiring for Product Manager – Watson AiOps (Turbonomic) at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Full Time

Introduction

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.

Your Role and Responsibilities

IBM Watson AiOps organization is looking for a Product Manager to support Cloud Pak for Watson AiOps, a modern Hybrid Cloud Platform focused on Optimization and Automation. An ideal candidate would be entrepreneurial, adaptable, analytical, persuasive, empathetic, tenacious, and a creative problem solver, who is exposed to, and is well versed in, both business and technology concepts. We are specifically looking for candidates with in-depth exposure to cloud infrastructure, PaaS solutions, public cloud technology, and cloud management.

Knowledge of IaaS, PaaS (especially the various database and application component solutions), cloud resource management concepts, and Kubernetes is preferred. Technical expertise is critical to be successful in this role.

Product Managers (PM) operate in a demanding role at the epicenter of multidisciplinary teams which include design, engineering, sales, marketing, finance and legal. In this role, you’ll play a central role leading and orchestrating the definition of product requirements and go-to-market strategy to solve data challenges of enterprise and mid-market clients. This role requires collaboration and coordination across internal and external teams and will be visible at the highest levels of our organization.

You’ll work with our customers, Data and AI experts, business partners, ISVs, VARs, and other IBM cross functional stakeholders to plan, price, package and launch the product, decide positioning and messaging, provide seller & partner enablement, prioritize roadmap features, and spearhead the definition and delivery of new and differentiated capabilities.

AIOps is the application of advanced data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to improve the efficiency, reliability and effectiveness of IT environments. The focus of our team spans the gamut of IBM cloud infrastructure operations across compute, networking and storage and involves active collaboration with the broader operations, SRE and development teams.

The successful candidate must have exceptional technical skills, communication skills, strong business judgment, and demonstrated relevant experience with Data and AI products and/or Financial Operations Services.

We are looking for a proven ability to execute both strategically and tactically, and someone who is excited to take on new, ambitious projects that will be industry defining & trend setting. This position requires a solid business and technical background, and the candidate should be customer-focused with a passion for delivering compelling user experiences. When considering applicants for this role, we look for education and background in areas such as innovation, entrepreneurship, engineering, computer science, market/user research, design thinking, technology commercialization, business, and go-to-market practices.

What you’ll do:

• Own a specific product area within the Cloud Optimization capabilities at Watson AiOps Portfolio (Turbonomic), including becoming a technical SME.

• Work with customers and our field to identify necessary improvements to existing functionality, as well as define new functionality to maximize customer adoption and business value with the product.

• Work with engineering teams to define clear, accomplishable requirements for new public cloud functionality.

• Manage UI/UX design process assuring all functionality developed is easy to use and clearly articulates its value to customers.

• Use a combination of customer data and market research to prioritize new functionality into an aggressive roadmap that balances new functionality, improvements and technical debt.

• Ensure field teams have the content and context necessary to help customers leverage all functionality (new and existing) in your defined area.

• Maintain a current understanding of industry and technology trends.

What you’ll bring:

• A customer-centric focus on how to deliver business value with a keen understanding of the IT enterprise ecosystem.

• Enjoy working with highly technical customers and team members.

• Proven ability to work with sales and sales engineering teams.

• Proven ability to work with development teams.

• Proven ability to work with large enterprise customers and executives.

• Demonstrable ability to work independently.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use data and metrics to make recommendations and measure success.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 3 or more years of Product Management experience owning enterprise IT solutions (infrastructure, monitoring, management, maintenance, etc.)

• Demonstrated experience driving product ownership and growth

• Understanding of core cloud technologies and how enterprises use and adopt them- IaaS, PaaS, cloud storage, reservations, cloud databases

• Understanding of how to manage cloud environments at scale

• Experience in Product Management with a technical/engineering background

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• 5 or more years of Product Management experience owning enterprise IT products (infrastructure, monitoring, management, maintenance, etc.)

• Proven experience driving large product growth on a cloud focused platform or product

• Keen understanding of enterprise best practices of cloud management- tagging, resourcing, provisioning, scaling, and optimizing

• A deep understanding of the cloud industry trends and technology stacks (NoSQL, app service environments, serverless, containers)

• Insight into how to delight enterprise IT users who are invested in the public cloud technology stack and are struggling with scale, manageability, complexity, cost, and performance issues.

About Business UnitIBM’s Cloud and Cognitive software business is committed to bringing the power of IBM’s Cloud and Watson/AI technologies to life for our clients and ecosystem partners around the world. IBM provides you with the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security and operations across hybrid environments-with complete software solutions for business and IT operations, development, data science, security, and management. Our experts and software capabilities help organizations develop applications once and deploy them anywhere, integrate security across the breadth of their IT estate, and automate operations with management visibility. With IBM, you also have access to new skills and methods, governance and management approaches, and a deep ecosystem of industry experts and partners.

Your Life @ IBMAre you craving to learn more? Prepared to solve some of the world’s most unique challenges? And ready to shape the future for millions of people? If so, then it’s time to join us, express your individuality, unleash your curiosity and discover new possibilities.

Every IBMer, and potential ones like yourself, has a voice, carves their own path, and uses their expertise to help co-create and add to our story. Together, we have the power to make meaningful change – to alter the fabric of our clients, of society and IBM itself, to create a truly positive impact and make the world work better for everyone.

It’s time to define your career.

About IBMIBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Location StatementIBM offers a wide range of resources for eligible IBMers to thrive both inside and outside of work. In addition to a competitive benefits program consisting of medical and life insurance, retirement plans, and time off, eligible employees may also have access to:

*12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. Family care options are also available to support eligible employees during COVID-19.

*World-class training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform. IBM’s learning culture supports your restless attitude to grow your skills and build the depth and scale of knowledge needed to achieve your career goals.

*Well-being programs to support mental and physical health.

*Financial programs that empower you to plan, save, and manage your money (including expert financial counseling, 401(k), IBM stock discount, etc.).

*Select educational reimbursement opportunities.

*Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups where you can network and connect with IBMers across the globe.

*Giving and volunteer programs to benefit charitable organizations and local communities.

*Discounts on retail products, services, and experiences.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Being You @ IBMIBM 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, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.