**Introduction** A career in IBM Product management means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into industry-leading solutions. You will be joining a high-performance product management team focused on leading business growth and driving positive change within the broader Storage organization and IBM. If you are passionate about technology, enjoy solving complex problems, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of our FlashSystem portfolio and driving value for our customers. **Your role and responsibilities** We are seeking a dedicated and innovative Product Manager to help drive the System Hardware aspects of our FlashSystem portfolio. This pivotal role requires a technical background with a solid understanding of hardware systems and how they interface with software solutions. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving the execution, development, and success of our FlashSystem product line. Key Responsibilities: * Strategic Leadership Implement strategic plans that align with business objectives to ensure the FlashSystem portfolio's continued growth and competitiveness in the market. * Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, sales, marketing, and customer service to define, prioritize, and execute on features and enhancements, ensuring they meet system hardware requirements. * Tooling & Ordering Management: Oversee the development, maintenance, and improvement of tools supporting order processing, configuration creation, and management for our FlashSystem products. * Configuration Creation and Management: Lead the process of creating and managing system hardware configurations that meet diverse customer needs, optimizing them for performance, cost, and reliability. * Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the key liaison between internal teams, customers, and partners, gathering and incorporating feedback into product roadmaps and improvements. * Market and Competitive Analysis: Continuously monitor industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging technologies to inform product strategy and differentiation. * Technical Deep Dive: Possess a deep understanding of system hardware, storage technologies, and related trends to guide product decisions and ensure technical feasibility. * Project Management: Manage product delivery timelines, coordinate resources, and track progress against goals, ensuring successful and timely product releases. To excel in this role, you should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, coupled with several years of experience in a product management or equivalent role, preferably within the storage or IT technology sector. Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, combined with the ability to translate complex technical information into business value are essential. **Required technical and professional expertise** Minimum Requirements: * English language spoken and written proficiency * A minimum of 3 years of experience in storage or related systems/HW product management. * Demonstrated experience in enterprise IT, storage, data management, software and/or systems. * Experienced in communicating with a technical audience, sales, business partners, and executives.. **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Storage Systems and Data Management * Product Management * Operational skills: Excel, Business Analysis, Sales Tools, Presentations IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.