Senior Product Manager - Software Networking

Introduction
Ready to re-imagine the product management role? At IBM as an Offering Manager you are responsible for the full lifecycle of an offering: from validating the need to determining the business model and defining the solution requirements. Going beyond the traditional focus of timetables and budgets you use your keen insights into what customers want in their business plan – and work across disciplines to build the best solutions to a problem. If being the CEO of your offering excites you consider an offering management career at IBM.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As a Product Manager in Software Networking you will focus on execution and will enable cross-functional teams to deliver on internal and external commitments while encouraging a culture of predictability and supporting an innovative spirit.
You will ensure seamless coordination of stakeholders across program variables generating a shared understanding of deliverables and timelines.
As an ideal candidate for this position you thrive given the opportunity to implement product management rigor are adept at breaking down complex problems into actionable steps and have impeccable time and program management skills. You are pragmatic highly proactive with a strong sense of urgency and superb follow-through and bring an intrinsic flexibility to manage programs under different scenarios. You are a problem solver searching for a fast-paced innovative environment where you’ll have the chance to grow. .

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience in cross-functional program operations across delivery life cycle phases (methodology agnostic) and project planning for a dynamic Product Engineering organization
• Ability to understand or willingness to learn technology concepts and interface with software and infrastructure engineers; prior experience collaborating with technologists is necessary
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a sufficient level of technical capability to effectively communicate with engineers on product scope and technical risks
• Experience working across multiple development teams
• Demonstrated comfort with remote communication culture. Can facilitate effectively with distributed teams
• Meticulously organized with strong attention to detail and understanding of intricate cross-dependencies
• Works well with ambiguity and is naturally inclined to drive clarity
• A natural influencer who drives successful outcomes without direct authority

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Working knowledge of SCRUM Agile or Scaled Agile framework (SAFe) methodologies
• IBM Oasis Clearing House Aha and Jira experience beneficial
• Experience gathering and analysing business & functional requirements across multiple stakeholders to deliver solutions that meet critical business needs
• Experience in a fast-paced environment