Lead Product Manager

BMC Software, Inc.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 69,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in software solutions is seeking a Lead Product Manager to drive the evolution of a cutting-edge product designed for enterprise customers. This role focuses on analyzing business opportunities and guiding product development to meet complex organizational needs while ensuring alignment with market demands. Join a diverse team that champions innovation and success in software solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in an enterprise/B2B software company focusing on product management.
• Experience with global B2B customers.
• Willingness to travel 1-2 times a quarter.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transformation of a product from startup-level to enterprise-grade.
• Collaborate with engineering and QA teams to ensure product feasibility.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration for product delivery.

Skills

Software product management

Data protection

Disaster recovery planning

Presentation skills

Technical background

Education

B.Sc. in Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Aha!

Jira

Confluence

Job description

You may occasionally be required to travel for business

This role can be based remotely in United Kingdom

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Description and Requirements

"At BMC trust is not just a word - it's a way of life!"

We are an award-winning, equal opportunity, culturally diverse, fun place to be. Giving back to the community drives us to be better every single day. Our work environment allows you to balance your priorities, because we know you will bring your best every day. We will champion your wins and shout them from the rooftops. Your peers will inspire, drive, support you, and make you laugh out loud!

We help our customers free up time and space to become an Autonomo us Digital Enterprise that conquers the opportunities ahead - and are relentless in the pursuit of innovation!

The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the speed of application development, the quality of the code and the applications’ security, while reducing operational costs and risks. We acquired several companies along the way, and we continue to grow, innovate, and perfect our solutions on an ongoing basis.

BMC is looking for a Lead Product Manager to join our amazing team!

The BMC AMI Cloud Vault product provides mainframe cyber threat protection that enables customers to create highly secured, off-platform backup copies of mainframe data—and quickly recover it in case of an attack. This complex and mission-critical product plays a pivotal role in safeguarding data, providing peace of mind, and ensuring resilience against cyber threats.

In this role, you will lead the transformation of this cutting-edge product originally developed by Model9, a startup acquired by BMC, into a solution designed to meet the rigorous demands of enterprise customers. This exciting opportunity combines innovation, scalability, and leadership, giving you a chance to shape the product’s evolution as it reaches new heights in enterprise markets.

You’ll analyze business opportunities, specify and prioritize customer requirements, and guide product development teams to deliver cutting-edge solutions that resonate with global B2B customers. As a product manager, you will be or become an expert on the product, market, and related business domains.

Here is how, through this exciting role, YOU will contribute to BMC's and your own success:

• Lead the transformation of a startup-level solution from Model9 into a robust enterprise-grade product, addressing the complex needs of global organizations.
• Collaborate with engineering and QA teams to ensure technical feasibility, resolve roadblocks, and deliver solutions that align with customer needs
• Work closely with customers, prospects, sales, presales, and customer success to understand current pain points and potential future requirements.
• Help plan product deliveries, including documenting detailed requirements, scheduling releases, and publishing roadmaps.
• Ensure product-market fit in the domains under your responsibility, including maintaining a strategic backlog of prioritized features.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across development, QA, solutions marketing, sales, and support teams to ensure seamless product delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Distil complex business and technical requirements into clear, concise PRD's and prioritized feature backlogs.

To ensure you’re set up for success, you will bring the following skillset & experience:

• 5+ years of software product management experience in an enterprise/B2B software company, including experience working with global B2B customers.
• Skilled in the storage domain, including data protection and disaster recovery planning for complex systems.
• Technical background (preferably previous experience as a developer or QA)
• B.Sc. in a related field (preferably Software Engineering or similar) or equivalent
• Confidence in presenting to different types of audience (technical/business, junior/senior, small/large)
• Experience leading new products and product features through ideation, research, planning, development, go-to-market and feedback cycles
• Willingness to travel, typically 1-2 times a quarter

Whilst these are nice to have, our team can help you develop in the following skills:

• Knowledge of the z/OS operating system, its architecture, and components.
• Knowledge / experience of agile methods (especially lean); familiarity with Aha!, Jira, Confluence.
• Understanding of programming languages commonly used on z/OS, such as COBOL, PL/I, REXX, and assembler.
• Understanding of z/OS subsystems such as JES2/JES3, RACF, DB2, CICS, MQ, and IMS.
• Experience in Cloud-based products and technologies (containerization, serverless approaches, vendor-specific cloud services, cloud security)
• Experience with data management solutions.

Our commitment to you!

BMC’s culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won’t be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU!

If after reading the above, You’re unsure if you meet the qualifications of this role but are deeply excited about BMC and this team, we still encourage you to apply! We want to attract talents from diverse backgrounds and experience to ensure we face the world together with the best ideas!

BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, age, sex, creed, color, religion, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, disabled veteran or status as a protected veteran. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, visit the accommodation request page.

BMC Software maintains a strict policy of not requesting any form of payment in exchange for employment opportunities, upholding a fair and ethical hiring process.

The annual base salary range represents the low and high end of the BMC salary range for this position. Actual salaries depend on a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training, licensure, and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

The range listed is just one component of BMC's employee compensation package. Other rewards may include a variable plan and country specific benefits.

At BMC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at /near the top of the range. A reasonable estimate of the current range is £ 69,000 - £ 115,000

We use AI technology to support parts of our recruitment process, but people—not algorithms—make all final hiring decisions. AI may assist with tasks like scheduling, screening for role alignment, or helping us manage large volumes of applications more efficiently. However, candidates are reviewed by a member of our recruitment team, and interviews and hiring decisions are always made by people. We’re committed to ensuring that technology enhances fairness, efficiency, and the candidate experience—never replaces genuine human judgment.