About the Job
The Red Hat OpenShift Product Management team is looking for a Product Manager to join us in our Raleigh, NC office and work on our Kubernetes container platform. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to build open source based enterprise products.
In this role, you will be responsible for specific Red Hat OpenShift subsystems and work with our Engineering and Product teams who build and deliver them to market. This role has a focus on OpenShift installation and hosted control planes capabilities in the core OpenShift container platform. You will plan and deliver product content for new releases and launches of our offerings, prioritize and communicate product requirements to guide development, support the field team in advanced sales opportunities, perform competitive reviews and analyses, and work with partners. You will actively contribute to the overall company strategy and work closely with Engineering, Marketing, Support, Sales, and Field teams to ensure the success of our offerings. You will also engage with open source communities that support our container initiatives including Kubernetes, other Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) projects, CoreOS, Fedora, and more.
As a Principal Product Manager, you need to have great communication, teamwork, and persuasion skills to articulate product vision, foster cross-functional collaboration, and influence key stakeholders to drive successful product outcomes. This is a great opportunity to work on a fast-growing offering alongside some of the brightest minds in open source.
What You Will Do
Collect and document input from Red Hat OpenShift users, customers, community members and other stakeholders to understand customer requirements and acceptance criteria
Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with market needs and company goals
Define product vision, features, goals, measurable business outcome; use metrics/KPIs to measure the success and health of products and the impact of business outcomes
Research competitive solutions, both commercial and do-it-yourself alternatives, document their relative strengths and weakness to develop competitive positioning and collect input for new features and/or products
Prioritize and document requirements, epics and user stories for new releases of our offerings
Guide major enhancements of our offerings by working cross-functionally with core teams across our Engineering team and the open source community
Work with the OpenShift Engineering team and the overall Product team to manage releases and updates of our offerings and bring new Red Hat OpenShift solutions to market
Work with our Sales teams to respond to customer inquiries; deliver customer presentations or demos, and support the overall sales process
Support go-to-market activities including creating presentations, blogs, demos, and other technical collateral for our product offerings
Review and provide feedback on the documentation for our offerings
Participate in technical aspects of go-to-market engagements like live streams, roadshows, workshops, webinars, demos of offerings and solutions, industry and partner events, and sales enablement and training
What You Will Bring
5+ years of enterprise software industry experience working in product management, technical marketing, or a similar technical product or customer-facing role
Linux skills and direct experience with Linux container technologies and Kubernetes
Skills in distributed systems, resource management solutions, storage technologies, software-defined networking (SDN), enterprise logging and monitoring solutions
Working knowledge of the CNCF ecosystem and experience with open source projects
Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud, bare metal or similar solutions
Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver impactful products
Ability to think strategically and influence stakeholders to deliver against key priorities
Demonstrated ability to actively listen to customers, stakeholders, and engineering to effectively build a product or feature
Capacity to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Bachelor's or graduate degree preferably in computer science, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Willingness to travel up to 25%
The following are considered a plus:
Hands-on experience with cloud providers
Active participation in relevant open source communities or projects
Prior experience with the agile development process, methodologies, and best practices
Familiarity with Jira or similar tool
Previous experience in product management or equivalent product development experience (such as Product Owner/Project Manager or Business Analyst role)
Track record of successful enterprise grade product launches
Pay Transparency
Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience.
About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.
Benefits
● Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
● Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
● Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
● Retirement 401(k) with employer match
● Paid time off and holidays
● Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
● Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
● Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!
Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.
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