Senior Manager, Product Management

Equinix•Tampa, FL

1d•$155,000 - $280,000

About The Position

Designs, develops and manages the lifecycle of a product or group of products from concept to launch to end of life. Translates market opportunities and customer demand into viable products and services that differentiate Equinix in the market. Sets the vision and strategy for their product ensuring it is competitively positioned and customer-centric. Manages the product roadmap including features, upgrades and maintenance of the product or product line. Works cross functionally with user experience, engineering, operations, solution architects, marketing and others to design, build and launch new products and/or product features.

Requirements

15+ years experience preferred
Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Leads a team of product managers
Provides leadership and direction to the team, through managers
Will likely lead a larger team focused on team and/or area objectives
Is accountable for the performance and results of direct reports, with regional or global responsibilities
Responsible for succession planning recommendations and driving the people development strategy
Responsible for performance management of team members, including disciplinary actions and hire/fire decisions recommendations
Responsible for GPS process including assessments and Total Rewards allocations of direct reports
Responsible for talent development, including quarterly conversations, career pathways conversations and individual development growth plans
Models the Equinix Culture and Values
Coordinates with cross-functional teams to ensure Product Management is effective
Develops and executes innovative approaches to scale our product offerings
Accountable for the product lines performance
Proactively engages with Director level and VP level stakeholders to drive alignment with product roadmap to achieve product lifecycle objectives
Mentors their team in developing products that resonate with customers
Evangelizes their products product lines
Seen as a product lines expert
Engaging regularly with customers and internal teams to explain the product lines
Ensures resource allocations based on Org priorities
Works closely with cross functional leads and project managers to track resource allocation and utilization for portfolio projects
Identifies potential budget shortfalls and escalate proactively
Manages and/or escalates issues, as needed
Provides input to the annual budget planning process relating to project support SW maintenance renewals purchases etc for his or her areas of responsibility
Reviews and optimizes budget allocation
Ensures departmental process policies standards are aligned with product priorities
Defines process goals and measurement standards to ensure compliance
Optimizes processes to ensure continuous process improvement to drive process quality and productivity
Ensures consistency and efficiencies across standards and policies