Introduction
We are seeking a hands-on, technically savvy Product Manager to lead the setup and maintenance of product demo systems, create and manage synthetic datasets, and support technical sales engagements across regions and partner ecosystems. This role is critical in bridging the gap between product capabilities and field sales needs, ensuring compelling, realistic demonstrations that showcase the value of our solutions.
You’ll work closely with Product teams, Engineering, Sales, Technical Sales, Marketing, Partner teams, and Customer Success to deliver scalable demo environments, assist in technical proof‑of‑value scenarios, and act as a product evangelist in field engagements.
Your role and responsibilities
Demo System Setup & Management
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reusable demo environments for internal teams and partners.
- Collaborate with Engineering and DevOps to provision cloud‑based infrastructure for product demonstrations.
- Ensure demo systems are up to date with the latest product features and releases.
Synthetic Data Creation
- Create, curate, and manage synthetic datasets that mimic real‑world scenarios for use in demos and sales engagements.
- Collaborate with Product Marketing to align datasets with customer use cases and industry verticals.
- Automate data generation processes where possible to ensure repeatability and scalability.
Technical Sales Support
- Support Sales Engineers, Account Executives, and Channel Partners in technical pre‑sales activities, by ensuring the demos, trials, and proof‑of‑concepts infrastructure is always available.
- Provide feedback from experience supporting the demo infrastructure to Product Management to inform roadmap and feature prioritization.
Field Enablement & Partner Support
- Understand demo scripts, presentations, and technical collateral tailored to industry‑specific use cases.
- Troubleshoot demo issues and provide rapid solutions during critical sales engagements.
Required technical and professional expertise
- Few years of experience in Product Management, Sales Engineering, Technical Marketing, or a related technical role.
- Strong understanding of Red Hat OpenShift, software systems, cloud infrastructure, and demo environments.
- Understanding of Maximo Application Suite
- Experience with synthetic or anonymized data generation tools and methodologies.
- Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to translate technical concepts into customer‑centric value propositions.
- Familiarity with scripting or automation (e.g., Python, shell scripting, or CI/CD tools) is a plus.
- Background / experience working within DevOps is advantageous.
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Few years of experience in Product Management, Sales Engineering, Technical Marketing, or a related technical role.
- Experience in SaaS or enterprise software environments.
- Technical understanding and experience deploying and upgrading Maximo Application Suite.
- Industry work experience where Maximo was deployed and used.
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