Sr. Product Manager

Introduction

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Your role and responsibilities

We are excited to announce an outstanding opportunity for a Sr. Product Manager I - at Hashicorp. Join our team at Hashicorp and take part in shaping the future of our Secure product line. With our collaborative and inclusive culture, you will have the opportunity to work with a world-class team that is dedicated to delivering flawless products and solutions to our Customers.

The HashiCorp Secure product portfolio currently includes Vault, Radar and Boundary. HashiCorp Vault is an identity based multi-cloud security platform, with extensive capabilities in secrets management, certificate management, encryption, and access/identity management. Our community has tens of thousands of active, engaged users, and our enterprise users are some of the largest finance, healthcare, and technology companies in the world.

As a Product Manager in the Secure team you will be responsible for all aspects of creating and delivering the Secure products as Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast growing PM team focused on delivering these services on the HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP). You will work closely with the Vault engineering teams, as well as the HashiCorp Cloud Platform team to support the development and release of Secure SaaS offerings.

What you'll do (responsibilities)

• Lead the product management efforts for our line
• Drive customer engagement and gather feedback to continuously improve the product
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine product vision, strategy and roadmap to meet our current and future customer needs
• Perform market research and competitive analysis to discover potential areas for improvement and support product development
• Partner closely with design, engineering, and product marketing peers and shape, iterate, and deliver business and customer driven outcomes
• Develop and implement strategies to increase adoption and drive revenue growth in the market
• Craft messaging and product story in partnership with sales and PMM enablement teams
• Monitor product performance, advocate for best practices and provide insights to inform future iterations that contribute to the product culture & HashiCorp principles

Required education

High School Diploma/GED

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• 8+ years of product experience in B2B SaaS space in a product management role
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to determine and prioritize key issues
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Analytical horsepower: You dig deep into the data, think from first principles, and deliver the right results
• Customer and Partner facing experience: You're comfortable in front of customers or third-party collaborators, and have experience navigating customer conversations
• Demonstrated success in implementing product strategies with drive and determination

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Operational rigor: You are strong operationally, capable of designing and driving across-functional team and process
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong technical acumen: Solid understanding of infrastructure & cloud technologies preferred

• Attributes we look for in successful product managers:
  
  • Humility
  • Listening to understand
  • Explain complex ideas simply
  • Written, verbal, and visual communication skills
  • Reflective
  • Responsible and takes ownership over work

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

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• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
• Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
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This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

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