Senior Product Manager, Cloud Networking & SaaS

IBM; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Confluent Cloud Networking to drive the end-to-end product experience. You will shape the roadmap, collaborate with engineering, design, sales, and marketing to ensure scalable, secure, and cost-efficient networking across services like Kafka and Data Governance.

You will manage interfaces for API, CLI, and Terraform, lead cross-functional initiatives, and track metrics to inform decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager with focus on cloud technologies.
• Experience building and supporting enterprise-grade products as a product manager, engineer or solutions architect.
• Experience building, writing, maintaining and defending a clear product roadmap and backlog backed by user stories and customer research.
• Excellent analytical, communication & collaboration skills.
• Ability to build relationships with co-workers and customers located around the world.
• Demonstrated ability to drive business outcomes through product changes.

Responsibilities

• Understand our users: Conduct interviews and analyze data to define personas, user journeys, and key jobs to be done.
• Drive crucial aspects of Confluent Cloud Network Roadmap supporting Confluent Cloud services with focus on user experience and cost efficiency.
• Define interfaces powering API, CLI and Terraform, data models, and processes and launch new network options and iterate on existing ones.
• Be responsible for the whole lifecycle: Drive multi-team, cross-functional initiatives from conception through initial delivery and ongoing iteration after launch.
• Close the loop: Define targets, measure performance, share results with stakeholders, and incorporate learnings into the product.
• Manage complexity: Deliver value while handling surprises and challenges of a rapidly evolving product and growing organization.

Skills

Product management

Cloud technologies

Roadmap & backlog

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Networking knowledge

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

IBM Software is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Confluent Cloud Networking to drive the end-to-end product experience. You will shape the roadmap, collaborate with engineering, design, sales, and marketing to ensure scalable, secure, and cost-efficient networking across services like Kafka and Data Governance.

You will manage interfaces for API, CLI, and Terraform, lead cross-functional initiatives, and track metrics to inform decisions.