Senior Product Manager

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is the next-generation cloud platform that delivers the most powerful Compute and Networking performance, with a comprehensive portfolio of services, and the most flexible and cost-effective pricing options for customers. OCI is built from the ground up to meet the needs of mission-critical applications, enterprise-grade security, and unparalleled availability and scalability. OCI is already trusted by thousands of customers across industries and regions to run their most demanding workloads in the cloud, and Oracle is aggressively investing in OCI to provide the broadest, most comprehensive and the most reliable cloud in the industry. Thrive in this crucial role!

As a Senior Product Manager on in OCI Compute, you will be responsible for spearheading products in the Compute space. You will own and drive the product strategy that nails our customers' needs and innovates beyond the industry standard. You will work with a diverse set of stakeholders to take products from simple ideas all the way to market. As one of the leaders on the team, you will play a key role in shaping our product strategy & portfolio. If you have a passion for solving difficult, ambiguous problems in a collaborative, agile work environment, a knack for creativity and innovative thinking, strong communication skills, and a strong sense of empathy for both customers and engineering teams – come and join us!

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with key customers to understand their requirements and devise creative solutions to their problems. Drive product adoption and usage.
• Define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap; write crisp product definitions for new products and features.
• Gather, manage, and prioritize requirements and product features.
• Work collaboratively with engineering on product requirements and designs, translate business requirements into technical specifications, and use problem-solving skills to get the job done.
• Go-to-market activities, including product positioning, collecting customer references and stories, and evangelizing products both internally and externally.
• Provide product demos, training, and assistance for customers.
• Following industry trends, market research, and competitive analysis.
• Driving internal or external programs to analyze gaps and increase product adoption.
• Create content to help enable customer success.
• Define, measure, and manage customer experience and business performance goals.
• Proactively identify and resolve risks and issues that might otherwise derail projects.
• Engage and influence executives and leaders independently.
• Act as a thought leader and spokesperson for OCI Compute products, representing the company at industry conferences, events, and customer engagements

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of Product Management experience in the software industry, with 2+ years being a product leader in the cloud space.
• Proven ability to define and shape the business strategy for large product areas.
• Proven track record for shipping entirely new products/services from the ground up.
• Demonstrated technical domain knowledge in public cloud technologies and/or distributed systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on a public cloud service and in-depth knowledge of IaaS/PaaS industry and competitive capabilities.
• Understanding of key related cloud technologies, such as Compute, Storage, Networking and microservice-based architectures. Knowledge of open-source projects is a plus.
• Ability to build, drive, and promote cross-team processes and achieve org-wide impact.
• Strong customer focus. Able to engage, communicate, and manage customer CxO relationships.