Senior Product Manager, OriginAI

sghcorp.com; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k

Job summary

Penguin Solutions is seeking a Senior Product Manager for OriginAI to own product strategy, roadmap, and execution within the AI Factory Platform. You will translate customer needs and market insights into product recommendations, leading cross-functional initiatives to deliver production-scale AI infrastructure.

Remote role with global reach. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in product management, deep AI infrastructure experience, and a proven ability to influence across engineering, sales,

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmap definition, and execution for OriginAI offerings.
• Define offerings that combine reference architectures, software, and lifecycle services.
• Synthesize feedback, technology trends, and business objectives into strategy and roadmaps.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Services, Sales, and Partnerships.
• Drive go-to-market strategy, pricing, positioning, and field enablement with Sales and Marketing.
• Develop business cases, success metrics, and roadmap prioritization.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Education

BS/BA in CS/Engineering

MBA preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

Cluster management

Job description

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At Penguin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG) – The AI Factory Platform Company – we’re building a team of innovators who thrive on collaboration, creativity, and the opportunity to help shape the future of AI. As part of the AI technology revolution, our teams design, build, deploy, and manage AI factories for enterprises, sovereign AI initiatives, and neocloud providers worldwide.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Penguin Solutions operates globally through a network of R&D, manufacturing, and sales locations. For nearly three decades, we have operated at the intersection of memory and AI/HPC infrastructure. That engineering expertise positions us to power the next generation of AI workloads, from training to inference and agentic AI at scale.

Penguin Solutions brings together differentiated infrastructure software, advanced memory, compute systems, end-to-end services, and industry-leading partner solutions in a full-stack AI factory platform designed to help customers deploy and scale AI workloads with speed and precision.

At Penguin Solutions, we value ideas over hierarchy and believe in servant leadership, where leaders enable teams to do their best work. We empower employees to take ownership, drive innovation, and grow through challenging work, continuous learning, and exposure to advanced AI tools and technologies. With flexibility where it matters and a strong focus on outcomes, Penguin Solutions is a place to do your best work, grow your career, and make a meaningful impact.

Job Overview

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager – OriginAI to own product strategy, roadmap development, and execution for assigned OriginAI offerings and capabilities within the broader AI Factory Platform. This role will translate customer needs, market insights, and technical opportunities into product recommendations and roadmap priorities that support the overall OriginAI portfolio strategy. The successful candidate will lead complex cross-functional initiatives, drive product outcomes within their area of ownership, and provide senior leadership with informed recommendations on AI infrastructure products and market opportunities.

OriginAI is a portfolio of pre-validated, high-performance AI infrastructure solutions that simplifies the deployment and management of AI factories at scale. Backed by extensive real-world GPU runtime experience, OriginAI enables organizations to deploy faster, scale efficiently, and achieve predictable performance across complex AI environments.

In this role, you will shape how customers use assigned OriginAI offerings and capabilities to design, build, deploy, and manage AI infrastructure, helping them move from planning to production with speed, reliability, and optimized outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmap definition, and execution for assigned OriginAI offerings and capabilities, ensuring alignment to the broader OriginAI portfolio strategy and AI Factory Platform objectives.
• Define offerings that combine:
• Validated reference architectures (compute, storage, networking)
• Integrated software and cluster management
• Deployment, performance engineering, and lifecycle services
• Synthesize customer feedback, competitive intelligence, technology trends, and business objectives into product strategy recommendations, roadmap priorities, and product requirements for assigned offerings that enable:
• Rapid infrastructure deployment and time-to-value
• Predictable, high-performance AI cluster operations
• Efficient scaling from hundreds to thousands of GPUs
• Translate product strategy into executable roadmap plans, working across infrastructure software, hardware, services, and ecosystem partners to deliver integrated customer solutions.
• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives spanning Product, Engineering, Services, Operations, Sales, and Strategic Partnerships to deliver production-scale AI infrastructure offerings.
• Drive go-to-market strategy, commercial packaging, pricing recommendations, positioning, and field enablement in partnership with Sales, Marketing, and Business Development.
• Develop business cases, success metrics, and product recommendations that inform portfolio investment decisions and roadmap prioritization.
• Present product recommendations, roadmap plans, and market insights to senior leadership, customers, and ecosystem partners.
• Influence product direction across multiple engineering and business teams without direct authority and drive alignment on competing priorities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, ecosystem partnerships, and market opportunities, providing recommendations that influence future OriginAI product direction.
• Engage with customers and partners to validate requirements and drive adoption
• Monitor trends in AI infrastructure, GPU architectures, and large-scale deployment models

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of product management experience, including demonstrated ownership of complex infrastructure, platform, AI/ML, cloud, or enterprise technology products from strategy through execution and go-to-market delivery.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML infrastructure, data centers, or distributed systems
• Experience with hardware-software integrated solutions or cloud/HPC environments
• Ability to translate complex systems into clear product strategy and customer value
• Proven track record of delivering customer-facing infrastructure or platform products
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
• Experience defining product strategy and influencing executive-level business decisions.
• Experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders and driving alignment across engineering, sales, services, and business leadership teams.
• Ability to balance technical, commercial, operational, and customer considerations when making strategic decisions.
• Experience developing business cases, market analysis, and product recommendations for technical products.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GPU-based infrastructure, HPC, or large-scale AI clusters
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, workload orchestration, or cluster management software
• Exposure to hyperscalers, neocloud providers, or enterprise AI deployments

Location

Remote

Travel

Less than 10%

The base pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position in United States is $150,000 – 175,000; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on business considerations, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education. The position is bonus-eligible, and there are medical, dental, and vision benefits available. There is a 401k saving plan and other benefits, such as Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, and an Employee Assistance Plan.

Inclusion & Belonging Statement

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces differences and fosters belonging for all.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an **Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer** and strongly committed to all policies which will afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, creed, gender, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.