Associate Product Manager

Support Revolution; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking a Product Manager to develop product roadmaps and join the Motherboard Product Management team, engaging in technical, product development, marketing, and pre/post-sales activities. The role is based in San Jose and requires collaboration across engineering, sales, and support functions.

You will build relationships with customers, perform in-depth market research, create compelling product positioning, and train internal/external teams.

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering discipline or business preferred.
• 1+ years IT related experience preferred.
• Strong initiative and ability to work in a self-directed environment.
• Effective organization and planning skills.
• Demonstrated experience working in cross-functional organizations.
• Creative thinker to develop new strategies and solutions.
• Ability to lead extended teams and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of market trends and customer needs.
• Strong analytical, negotiation and problem solving skills.
• Solid communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationship with customer and promote the right product and work with sale/FAE to close the deal
• Execute in-depth research about customer applications and provide feedback to engineering teams on how to optimize products
• Work with relate team to promote products to internal team and customers
• Create positioning statements, marketing and sales training materials, product specifications
• Present training materials to internal sales force as well as externally
• Travel periodically to visit customers and attend trade shows
• Conduct competitive analysis and develop ecosystem with partners in the industry
• Drive technical issues to closure by arranging resources and engaging with other engineering teams to duplicate and debug
• Serve as third level technical support and provide pre/post-sales

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

BS degree in engineering or business

Job description

Location: San Jose, California, United States

About Supermicro:

Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.

Job Summary:

The Product Manager position will develop product roadmaps to promote to internal team and customers. In addition, this position is a core member of Motherboard Product Management team and engages in technical, product development, marketing, and pre/post-sales support activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Includes the following essential duties and responsibilities (other duties may also be assigned):

• Develop relationship with customer and promote the right product and work with sale/FAE to close the deal
• Execute in-depth research about customer applications and provide feedback to engineering teams on how to optimize products
• Work with relate team to promote products to internal team and customers
• Create positioning statements, marketing and sales training materials, product specifications
• Present training materials to internal sales force as well as externally
• Travel periodically to visit customers and attend trade shows
• Conduct competitive analysis and develop ecosystem with partners in the industry
• Drive technical issues to closure by arranging resources and engaging with other engineering teams to duplicate and debug
• Serve as third level technical support and provide pre/post-sales

Qualifications:

• BS degree in engineering discipline or business is highly preferable
• 1+ years of IT relate experience preferred
• Strong initiative and ability to work in a self-directed environment
• Effective organization and planning skills
• Demonstrated experience working in cross-functional organizations
• Creative thinker, to develop new strategies and solutions
• Ability to lead extended teams and meet deadlines
• Understanding of market trends and customer needs
• Strong analytical, negotiation and problem solving skills
• Solid communications skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Salary Range

$95,000 - $115,000

The salary offered will depend on several factors, including your location, level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs.

EEO Statement

Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.