Director, AI Storage Product Management

Req ID: 133067
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: California
City: San Jose

Summary

Celestica's Hardware Product Solutions group has a critical opening for an AI Storage / Compute Product Line Management director position. This individual must possess a strong understanding of datacenter Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing to include AI server and AI storage requirements. This individual will be a product leader in this rapidly growing business, working closely with multiple functional teams within Celestica to drive the development of platforms that help Enterprises and Service Providers transform their businesses using AI technologies.

The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of hardware technologies such as AI servers & AI storage and have experience with hardware & software product management to include understanding the full product lifecycle (cradle to grave). The candidate will own critical product line management responsibilities and be an active contributor in setting up processes to increase the impact of strong product management practices. This opportunity requires excellent business, technical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

The role is best suited for candidates in Bay Area.

Detailed Description

• Drive AI storage & compute product strategy and establish optimal roadmap to include new products and services.
• Understand what will make AI storage & compute portfolio competitive and define winning features, pricing, launch/GA targets, and positioning in the market.
• Develop the product business cases to secure funding for new Celestica platforms and driving MRDs / PRDs through creation, review, and approval.
• Ensure timely execution of all product phase gate reviews and drive cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder alignment.
• Influence and support Sales/Marketing Go-To-Market strategy, product positioning and messaging in the market.
• Track actual performance against business case plan and oversee product P&L, sales enablement, and sustaining escalations.
• Support product EOL strategy, planning, and execution.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant product management experience at a Service Provider or Enterprise technology company.
• Experience developing/launching products within the AI segment.
• Experience leading product vision, go-to-market strategy, and product requirements.
• Experience managing strategic product roadmaps, and working with cross-functional teams.
• Entrepreneurship, positive attitude, and ability / passion to make an impact.
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Ability to adjust communication style based on the audience (from highly detailed to executive summary).
• Strong project management skills and experience, including managing internal and external stakeholders, and multiple launches and projects at once.
• Proven success in managing complex and multi-faceted hardware product programs with the ability to drive projects through to completion.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and ensure deadlines are met and expectations exceeded.
• Recent experience in a fast-paced, multinational technology company.
  

Physical Demands

• Willingness to travel (estimate up to 25%), to visit customers, events, Celestica locations, and partner sites.
• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data
• Repetitive manual movements are frequently required (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc)

Typical Education

• BS in Engineering with a strong background in AI Storage/compute products is preferred.
• MBA is preferred.

Salary

$162,000 - 223,000 USD/year

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.