Sr Principal Technical Product Manager (OCI - Compute)

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 Principal 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.
• Define the product vision and strategy for Compute shapes; formulate 18 month and 3-year hardware roadmaps.
• Define pricing for Compute hardware offerings. Should be comfortable with owning marginal cost models and running different cost modeling scenarios.
• Launch new Compute hardware products and demonstrate a good knowledge of end-to-end product management from cradle to grave.
• 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.
• Hardware product management background with 10+ years of experience planning hardware offerings. Hardware product management experience at a leading cloud provider is a plus.
• New product introduction experience with a history of launching multiple hardware product offerings.
• Deep knowledge of hardware platforms and systems, familiar with hardware offerings from key vendors like AMD, Intel, Nvidia and Ampere.
• Good understanding of L6 and L11 bill of materials and excellent understanding of the processor, memory and SSD component space.
• Good knowledge of thermal and cooling systems should be able to articulate various cooling methods in the industry.
• Customer-centric, customer-facing, and problem-solving experience in a fast-paced environment
• Deeply technical with an understanding of cloud infrastructure - able to define new features and functionality and synthesize them into what customers want/need

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