Technology Product Manager - VMware vSphere

Broadcom; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

dental and vision plans

401(K) participation including company

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

paid holidays

paid sick leave

vacation time

Job summary

Broadcom seeks a strategic, technical Product Manager to drive the vision, roadmap, and market execution of our VMware vSphere-based enterprise virtualization, cloud infrastructure and AI Factory platform. You will bridge the gap between Fortune 500 customers, engineering, sales, and executive leadership.

You will define PRDs, user stories, and prioritization in an Agile framework, manage lifecycle from ideation to GA, and lead modernization with Kubernetes and Tanzu.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent technical field; 12+ years of industry experience; MBA desirable.
• 5+ years of software Product Management experience focused on enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, or cloud platforms for AI workloads.
• Deep VMware ecosystem knowledge: vSphere (ESXi, vCenter), vSAN, and core data center architectures.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the multi-year product strategy for vSphere capabilities and align with enterprise needs.
• Translate customer pain points into PRDs, user stories, and prioritization matrices; collaborate with Engineering, UX, and architects in Agile.
• Manage features through ideation, alpha/beta testing, GA, and migration paths; define modernization with Kubernetes and Tanzu integration.

Skills

Product strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Agile Scrum

Cloud & virtualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE

MBA (desirable)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Position Summary

We are seeking a strategic and technical Product Manager to drive the vision, roadmap, and market execution of our VMware vSphere-based enterprise virtualization, cloud infrastructure and AI Factory platform . In this role, you will bridge the gap between global enterprise customers, engineering teams, sales, and executive leadership. You will be responsible for defining product requirements that help enterprise customers modernize on-premises data centers, maximize infrastructure efficiency, and seamlessly scale into hybrid cloud topologies.

Core Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define and execute the multi-year product strategy for vSphere capabilities, ensuring absolute alignment with modern enterprise needs like AI/ML workloads, automation, and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments.
• Requirements & Execution: Translate customer pain points and complex technical architectures into crisp Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), user stories, and feature prioritization matrices. Collaborate daily with Engineering, UX designers, and architects in an Agile framework.
• Enterprise Lifecycle Management: Manage features throughout their lifecycle from ideation, cross-functional alpha/beta testing, general availability (GA), to eventual depreciation or migration paths.
• Modernization & Kubernetes: Define strategies to advance virtualization infrastructure, ensuring vSphere integrates effectively with cloud-native tech (e.g., vSphere with Tanzu, Kubernetes, containers).
• Go-to-Market (GTM) & Sales Enablement: Partner with Product Marketing to create competitive positioning, technical whitepapers, pricing strategies, and sales collateral.
• Customer & Community Advocacy: Serve as the subject matter expert at industry events, customer advisory boards (CABs), and deep-dive technical feedback sessions with Fortune 500 IT leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent technical field and 12+ years of related industry experience. An MBA is highly desirable.
• Experience: 5+ years of software Product Management experience explicitly focused on enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), or cloud platforms for AI workloads.
• Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of the VMware ecosystem, specifically vSphere (ESXi, vCenter) , vSAN, and core data center architectures (compute, enterprise storage, distributed networking, AI).
• Cloud & Containerization Literacy: Solid comprehension of cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, platform engineering, and hybrid cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Agile Competency: Proven track record running Scrum processes, managing complex developer backlogs, and breaking down highly abstract problems into iterative technical deliverables.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is To

As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package:

• Medical
• dental and vision plans
• 401(K) participation including company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• company paid holidays
• paid sick leave
• vacation time

The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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