Junior Product Manager: Growth & Innovation

International Business Machines Corporation

City of Poughkeepsie (NY)

Hybrid

USD 99,000 - 149,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) and retirement plans

Paid time off and family leave

Job summary

IBM is seeking an Entry-Level Product Manager within the Infrastructure Growth & Innovation team in Poughkeepsie, NY. This role blends business, technology, and customer insights to shape products that deliver value for clients and IBM.

You'll work with across engineering, design, sales, and marketing to drive strategy, market analysis, and go-to-market initiatives, translating insights into measurable business outcomes within a collaborative hybrid environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

Drive planning, development, and execution of product initiatives across the product lifecycle.
Conduct market research, gather customer insights, and perform competitive analysis to inform strategy.
Define product requirements and partner with engineering and design teams to deliver customer experiences.
Monitor product performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve adoption and outcomes.
Collaborate with sales, marketing, and ecosystem partners to support product launches.

Job description

Product Management brings together technology, business, and design to create solutions that solve real-world problems. As a Product Manager at IBM, you'll gain firsthand experience working with cross-functional teams to help shape products that deliver value for clients and businesses.

At IBM, work is more than a job, it's an opportunity to create, innovate, and solve complex problems alongside some of the brightest minds in technology. If you're curious about technology, passionate about problem-solving, and excited to learn how products are built and launched, this internship offers an opportunity to develop valuable skills while contributing to meaningful work.

Your role and responsibilities

As an IBM Product Manager, you'll help shape innovative products that solve complex business and technology challenges. Working with cross-functional teams across engineering, design, sales, and marketing, you'll drive product strategy, market analysis, roadmap planning, and go-to-market initiatives that deliver value for clients and accelerate business growth.

In this role you will join IBM Infrastructure's Growth & Innovation team and play a key role in bringing new ideas to market. We're looking for analytical, adaptable, and customer-focused professionals who are passionate about technology, thrive in collaborative environments, and can translate insights into actionable business outcomes.

At IBM, product management sits at the intersection of business, technology, and customer experience. You'll help define product direction, influence strategic decisions, and work closely with stakeholders to deliver solutions that address evolving market needs. This is an opportunity to build products that have meaningful impact while contributing to IBM's ongoing innovation and growth.

Your responsibilities may include:

1) Drive the planning, development, and execution of product initiatives across the product lifecycle.

2) Conduct market research, gather customer insights, and perform competitive analysis to inform product strategy and prioritization.

3) Define product requirements and partner with engineering and design teams to deliver compelling customer experiences.

4) Monitor product performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve adoption, customer satisfaction, and business outcomes.

5) Evaluate industry trends, emerging technologies, and market opportunities to drive innovation and strategic growth.

6) Collaborate with sales, marketing, and ecosystem partners to support successful product launches and go-to-market execution.

7) Leverage product management frameworks, data-driven insights, and customer feedback to continuously improve products and processes.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Minimally, the incumbent will possess:

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

· Interest in product or offering management, digital transformation, or enterprise IT services

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional, global teams

· Familiarity with hybrid cloud, AI, or infrastructure technologies is a plus

· Ability to drive relentlessly towards a business target

· Must be a self-starter with an excellent ability to work independently

Preferred technical and professional experience

Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in: Business, Computer Science, Marketing, Information Technology, Data Sciences or related majors.

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated curiosity and adaptability in learning new technologies as well as have experience with:

• Financial modeling, business case development, or pricing strategy

• Engaging with enterprise clients or managed services environments

• Familiarity with AI, Security and Automation concepts and technologies

• Basic understanding of market dynamics, business models, and competitive analysis

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future.Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfoliodesigned for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

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