Full-Time

Director Product Management

Flasharray

Posted on 8/30/2024

Pure Storage

Pure Storage

5,001-10,000 employees

Data storage solutions and services provider

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$228k - $342kAnnually

+ Incentive Pay + Equity

Senior

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Expected to be present in the office for 4 days a week.

Category
Product Management
Product
Required Skills
Product Management
Requirements
  • 7+ years Product Management or Technical Product Management experience
  • Experience managing a team of 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.
Responsibilities
  • Lead a team of highly skilled Product Managers, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence.
  • Lead efforts 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 employees.

Pure Storage specializes in data storage solutions, providing businesses with advanced technologies to manage and protect their data. The company offers a range of products, including all-flash storage arrays that utilize flash memory for faster data access compared to traditional hard drives. Additionally, Pure Storage provides a subscription service called Evergreen One, which ensures clients receive continuous updates and maintenance for their storage systems without needing to replace hardware. This approach allows businesses to keep their technology current and efficient. Pure Storage differentiates itself from competitors by focusing on sustainability and innovation in its offerings. The company's goal is to deliver efficient and environmentally friendly data storage solutions that meet the diverse needs of clients across various industries.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$461.9M

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California

Founded

2009

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

0%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Collaboration with Kioxia enhances scalability and performance in hyperscale data centers.
  • FlashArray//C20 expands market reach to smaller and edge deployments.
  • Strategic investment in CoreWeave accelerates AI cloud services innovation.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging storage technology companies may erode Pure Storage's market share.
  • Supply chain vulnerabilities could disrupt production and delivery schedules.
  • Data sovereignty laws may increase operational complexity and costs.

What makes Pure Storage unique

  • Pure Storage leverages flash memory for faster data access and improved performance.
  • The company offers Evergreen One, a subscription service for continuous updates and maintenance.
  • Pure Storage's GenAI Pod provides turnkey solutions for AI-powered innovation.

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Benefits

Insurance, Health & Wellness - Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Gym / Wellness Reimbursement, Health Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Life Insurance, Maternity Leave, PTO (Vacation / Personal Days), Paternity Leave, Vision Insurance

Home - Business Travel Insurance, Immigration Assistance, Phone Bill Reimbursement, Remote Work

Financial & Retirement - 401k 100% match on the first 3% of base salary, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

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