Director Product Management, FlashArray at Pure Storage

Company Overview

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• For ten straight years, Gartner has named Pure a leader in the Magic Quadrant
• Our customer-first culture and unwavering commitment to innovation have earned us a certified Net Promoter Score that is the highest in the industry
• Industry analysts and press applaud Pure’s leadership across these dimensions
• And, our 6,000+ employees are emboldened to make Pure a faster, stronger, smarter company as we go

If you, like us, say “bring it on” to exciting challenges that change the world, we have endless opportunities where you can make your mark.

Position Overview

We are looking for an exceptional product manager who will be at the forefront of building and expanding Pure’s FlashArray business. In this role, you will lead Pure’s Unified Block and File efforts and engage with leading innovation and technology companies around the world for the purpose of building the next generation of storage technology. You will need to think strategically and creatively about how our data platforms can evolve to solve ever-changing business critical application needs or archiving extreme large data set and then take this down to the implementation level by giving engineering guidance in terms of requirements.

As a business leader, you will measure your success based on the overall health of the business and our ability to meet/exceed company and market share growth targets while also ensuring your product is delivered on time.

The successful candidate will have that rare combination of best in class technical skills and business acumen and be a highly effective communicator and collaborator with a demonstrated history of working successfully across all levels of an organization. The right person will be highly curious, analytical and is motivated to always push for higher growth and improved performance - a person who does not settle for “good enough”.

Responsibilities

• Act as quarterback across Product, Engineering, GTM and finance to develop and drive our FlashArray.
• Perform deep business analysis to spot trends, uncover opportunities and lead the overall rhythm of the business reporting and operational excellence.
• Partner with BU leadership and finance to set the business growth related targets and OKRs for your product/service.
• Drive execution of this strategy to build a high growth business within a multi-billion dollar addressable market including on premises, hybrid and cloud native deployments.
• Assess the competitive and market landscape from both a technical and business perspective and accurately predict trends.
• You will collaborate with customers, partners, Sales and Marketing to identify, define, and articulate a winning use case centric go-to-market model.
• Build and know core customer journey metrics to ensure adoption of new products and features that drive customers to renew, buy or add on services.
• Gather customer feedback to understand key issues, needs and trends in the install base.
• Conduct market and technology analysis to get a broader sense of the market and competitive product use.
• Work closely with the executive team to establish the scope and goals of growth initiatives and provide leadership for the program teams.
• Engage with key account field sales teams and channel partners to support the sales process and drive the overall customer engagement model.
• You will be a key participant with a cross functional team focused on technical alignment and business development with key ecosystem partners.
• You will be a key spokesperson and evangelist for Pure and must be able to deliver compelling presentations to a wide variety of internal and external audiences.
• Create and deliver both business and technical presentations to customers, partners, and a wide array of Puritans.

Qualifications

• 7+ years Product Management or Technical Product Management experience
• Experience in managing a team of 5+ Product Managers across a broad range of product areas
• Strong technical aptitude – this is a high velocity continuous learning environment
• Experience in SAN, NAS, Networking or core Data Center infrastructure technologies – with particular focus on NFS/SMF/FCP/iSCSI/NVMe protocols, L2/L3 networking and VMware virtualization
• Understanding and insight into storage technologies and use cases, such as Data Access, Disaster Recovery offerings, Enterprise security concepts, Application optimization/performance, migration workflows.
• Experience in driving innovation strategy across a product portfolio and successfully implementing/launching the product
• Expertise on product lifecycle management across large/complex customer environment
• Strong background in customer engagement, use case identification and problem resolution
• High bias for action and execution with strong drive to achieve
• Direct experience driving successful field marketing programs is highly desired.
• Possess a blend of business and technical savvy that includes the ability to build and drive impact with teams across multiple disciplines, especially field teams
• Analytical and data-driven
• Possesses excellent written/verbal communication; can communicate concisely and persuasively.
• A Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree is required, or equivalent experience. MBA strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to have conceived and executed multiple, extremely complex projects.
• Must be willing and able to work in an open office, team environment.

Pay Range

USD $228,000.00 - USD $342,000.00 /Yr.

Pay Transparency Statement

Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations. This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.

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Pure is where you ask big questions, think differently, and make an impact. This is not just a job, but a place where you have a voice and can accelerate your career. We value unique thoughts and celebrate individuality, and with ample opportunity to learn, develop yourself, and expand into different roles, joining Pure is an investment in your career journey.

Through our Pure Equality program, which supports a flourishing field of employee resource groups, we nourish the personal and professional lives of our team members. And our Pure Good Foundation gives back to local and global communities through volunteering and grants.

PURE IS COMMITTED TO EQUALITY.

Research shows that in order to apply for a job, women feel they need to meet 100% of the criteria while men usually apply after meeting about 60%. Regardless of how you identify, if you believe you can do the job and are a good match, we encourage you to apply.

Pure is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.

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