Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Celestica is a leader in design and manufacturing solutions, and they are seeking a Director for AI Storage Product Management. This role involves driving product strategy for AI storage and compute solutions, collaborating with various teams to enhance product offerings, and ensuring successful execution of product management practices.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- 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
- BS in Engineering with a strong background in AI Storage/compute products is preferred
- MBA is preferred
Company Overview
Celestica is a manufacturing firm that provides design, hardware platform, and supply chain solutions to a multitude of industries. It was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.celestica.com/.