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Product Manager

JOB SUMMARY

The Product Manager is expected to define and work closely with R&D to bring to market new differentiated products and services that deliver on the Nirvanix strategic roadmap, based on a full understanding of the cloud storage market, customer needs and competitive products. The goal is profitable and rapid market share gain in key application areas that are heavily dependent on cloud storage.

Key responsibilities include: Product and service definition; product and service packaging, structure, and pricing; target markets definition and requirements; time-to-market vs. functionality trade-off resolution in the product and service development process; 3rd party partner prioritization; customer commitment requests; marketing content for customer and field collateral; product and service evangelizing at public events and with customers; customer and market research.

The position will report to the Engineering and Operations VP.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

  • Product performance in the market
  • Revenue growth and margin contribution; market share gains
  • MRD development and accuracy
  • Manage the platform roadmap
  • On schedule product releases
  • Differentiated functionality delivered vs. competition
  • Field Enablement & responsiveness to field escalations
  • Internal & External Partner roadmap inputs

REQUIREMENTS

  • BS (Engineering / business degree minimum) or equivalent experience required, MBA a plus!
  • 6+ years demonstrated Product Management experience
  • Strong knowledge of cloud and cloud storage market, cloud deployment options, as well as of the advantages of cloud storage over traditional storage and tape
  • Strong knowledge of cloud storage technologies and managed services (IAAS), file systems, cloud storage access methods, web services APIs and SOAP/REST protocols, and Internet security standards
  • Strong field, customer & partner interpersonal skills
  • Experience responding to and meeting customer expectations
  • Public speaking at industry events as business subject matter expert
  • Strong domain knowledge in high availability, disaster recovery, thin provisioning, data tiering, etc.
  • Ability to partner externally
  • Ability to collaborate internally across organizational boundaries
  • Ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound preferred.

Please submit all inquiries with your resume via e-mail to jobs@nirvanix.com.