Introduction
IBM Z Product Managers deliver business results by bringing high-quality products to market by defining the strategy and execution plans while continuously innovating to maintain market leadership. The IBM Z Security organization is looking for a Product Manager who is an expert at market and business analysis, product definition, product roadmap, pricing, ecosystem, channel strategy, strategic planning, competitive analysis, innovation and leading cross-functional teams. This person will manage the product lifecycle from inception through growth, maturity, and end of life stages and define partnership and ecosystem strategy for product execution. Product Managers maximize internal and external relationships interfacing with design, product marketing, ecosystem partners, analysts, engineering, sales and services teams to deliver a successful product with defined routes to market.
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Your Role and Responsibilities
Are you a seasoned Product Manager with a proven track record of successful product ownership and growth? Colleagues regard you as someone who navigates customer outcomes, business impacts, and functional tradeoffs with unparalleled skill. The IBM Z Security organization is looking for a product management candidate to focus on AI Powered Security products. As part of the IBM Z Security organization, you will work with key technical and business leaders with a specific focus on leveraging AI for security. You will be responsible for owning one or more offerings, taking them from concept to production and working through the product management process and discipline along the way. You will collaborate with design, development, operations staff, and other fellow PMs to bring these initiatives to market..
Your Key Responsibilities:
- Product Ownership and Growth:
- Strategic Leadership:
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
• Championing the Voice of the Customer:
Demonstrate a track record of championing the voice of the customer. Your approach includes conducting customer-driven usability studies and hypothesis-driven experimentation. Product Management or Product Development experience, with responsibility for researching feature value, developing features, and managing the lifecycle of offerings, preferably on IBM Z or IBM LinuxONE
• Passion and Curiosity for Innovation:
Exhibit deep passion and curiosity, driven by a desire to create innovative solutions. Your decisions are informed by data-driven insights that fuel your commitment to transformative solutions..
• Financial Acumen for Commercial Success:
Experience managing risks and resolving issues that affect deployment scope, schedule and quality, and communicating those issues to affected parties early and often Demonstrated communication skills in a client facing environment.
• End-to-End Product Development Expertise:
Expertise in the area of IT Security. This experience could be a wide range of possibilities demonstrating an understanding of the IBM Z or adjacent security space.
• Stakeholder Management:
Solid People and Project Management skills, as this person will need to adjust quickly to get best results from unique or unexpected scenarios. Candidates will need to iterate product plans with sponsor users, knowing that some products will need to evolve from their initial MVP.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- 5+ years of Product Management experience, with responsibility for researching feature value, developing features, and managing the lifecycle of offerings, preferably on IBM Z or IBM LinuxONE.
- Experience with using tools such at Aha! and Jira.
- Experience driving business case development
- Sales and/or marketing experience, especially in IBM Z