Product Manager - Technical

About the job:

The Red Hat OpenShift Product Management team is looking for a Product Manager to join us in our Boston, MA or Raleigh, NC office (hybrid schedule - 3+ days/week in office) and work on our operator ecosystem. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to build open-source based enterprise products.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop strategy and roadmap for our lifecycle management tooling and the Red Hat and ISV operator ecosystem

• Establish convergence of different content catalogs (operators, helm, etc) in OpenShift

• Create alignment and consistency in the content lifecycle and consumption experience across our own and certified third-party catalog offerings

• Collect and document input from Red Hat OpenShift customers, partners and other stakeholders to understand customer needs

• Research competitive solutions, both commercial and do-it-yourself alternatives, documenting their relative strengths and weaknesses to develop competitive positioning and collect input for new releases

• Prioritize and document requirements, epics and user stories for new releases of our offerings

• Guide major enhancements of our offerings by working cross-functionally with our OpenShift core Engineering team, the upstream open source community and our partners

• Work with the Operator Framework Engineering team and the overall Product team to manage releases and updates of our offerings and bring new artifact management solutions to market

• Work with our Sales teams to respond to customer inquiries; deliver customer presentations and demos and support the overall sales process

• Support sales and marketing activities, including creating presentations, blogs, demos and other technical collateral for our offerings

• Review and provide feedback on the documentation for our offerings

What You’ll Bring:

• Enterprise software industry experience working in either product management, technical (pre)sales, technical marketing, software engineering, or a similar technical role

• Linux skills and direct experience with Linux container technologies and Kubernetes

• Working knowledge of distributed systems, resource management solutions, storage technologies, software-defined networking (SDN), enterprise logging and monitoring solutions

• Familiarity with the CNCF ecosystem of open source solutions

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud or application management solutions

• Bachelor's or graduate degree, preferably in computer science, engineering or a related discipline; or equivalent experience

• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

• Willingness to travel up to 25%

The following are considered a plus:

• Experience in creating marketplace offerings or content hubs

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms

• Prior experience with the agile development process

• Familiarity with Jira or similar tool

Pay Transparency

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About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

Benefits
●    Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
●    Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
●    Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
●    Retirement 401(k) with employer match
●    Paid time off and holidays
●    Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
●    Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
●    Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more! 

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States. 

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