Senior Technical Product Manager

About the Role

The Senior Platform Product Manager will lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution for the hardware platform strategy for DDN’s software-defined data intelligence platform, DDN Infinia. This pivotal role defines how platforms evolve to meet the demands of AI, HPC, and enterprise workloads at scale. You will work cross-functionally with engineering, marketing, sales, and customer success teams to deliver innovative solutions that drive performance, reliability, and simplicity for customers.

Responsibilities

• Platform Strategy & Vision
  • Define and own the long-term vision and roadmap for DDN’s Infinia platform portfolio, including third-party strategy.
  • Define and communicate the hardware and storage media platform strategy and roadmap supporting the software-defined Infinia platform on-premises, including third-party and OEM hardware options.
  • Identify market trends, customer needs, and competitive dynamics to inform product direction.
• Product Lifecycle Management
  • Drive end-to-end product lifecycle from concept to launch and adoption.
  • Collaborate with engineering to prioritize features, manage trade-offs, and ensure timely delivery.
• Customer & Market Engagement
  • Act as the voice of the customer, gathering insights from key accounts and industry partners.
  • Support strategic customer engagements and represent DDN at industry events.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Partner with marketing to craft messaging, positioning, and go-to-market strategies.
  • Enable sales and field teams with product knowledge and competitive differentiation.
• Performance & Scalability Focus
  • Ensure platforms meet stringent requirements for performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Drive innovation in AI infrastructure, cloud integration, and data management.
• Metrics & Business Impact
  • Define success metrics and monitor product performance against business objectives.
  • Influence pricing, packaging, and profitability strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience
  • 10+ years in product management, with at least 5 years focused on storage, data platforms, or infrastructure products.
  • Proven experience defining and owning hardware platform strategy for a software-defined or software-platform product.
  • Track record of delivering complex, enterprise-grade products and solutions.
• Technical Expertise
  • Strong understanding of storage architecture, distributed systems, and data-intensive workloads.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML, HPC, and cloud-native technologies.
  • Hands-on knowledge of server/hardware platform design, storage media (NVMe/SSD/flash and HDD), hardware bring-up and qualification, reference architectures, and BOM/cost and supply-chain considerations.
  • Competency with NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software a plus.
  • OEM/ODM partnership, hardware qualification, or hardware-supply experience a plus.
• Business & Leadership Skills
  • Exceptional ability to translate technical capabilities into business value.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Education
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred).

Pay

Compensation range: $175,000 – $225,000.