Nutanix

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The Opportunity

The Nutanix Database service (NDB) Product team is looking for a seasoned Product Management professional to join our team focused on bringing hybrid and multi-cloud Databases as a Service to the enterprise.

About the Team

At Nutanix, you have the opportunity to join the Nutanix Database Service team, which consists of many talented individuals across the US, India & Europe. The team prides itself on fostering an open culture where collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing thrive. The flat hierarchy allows for transparent communication and idea exchange, creating a supportive and empowering work environment.

You will report to the Sr. Director, Product Management, who provides guidance, support, and leadership to enable you to succeed in your role. Nutanix offers a hybrid work setup, requiring employees to be in the office for 2-3 days a week, allowing for a good balance between remote work and in-person collaboration. Travel requirements depend on the nature of the work and project needs, offering flexibility and adaptability based on the situation.

Your Role

• Assist and help define the NDB product roadmap.
• Work side by side with engineering and sales teams to capture customer needs and define product requirements
• Collaborate with NDB PM team on DBaaS multi-cloud mobility strategy spanning on-premises, public cloud, and hybrid cloud scenarios.
• Evaluate new & emerging technologies in the database and database as a service ecosystem, such as Open Source and dev/ops database trends with Postgres, MongoDB, and Kubernetes while also understanding database life cycle management automation, database-centric monitoring solutions, upgrade and scale management strategies for database systems
• Drive and influence industry groups, partners, and analyst groups by bringing customer advocacy & real-world proof points at the heart of all such discussions.
• Engage with customers in the Nutanix field and partners.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. MBA preferred.
• 12+ overall industry experience and at least 5+ years of product management experience or equivalent experience with Database as a Service(DBaaS).
• Deep database experience - Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Demonstrated ability in navigating through industry groups, and partners, articulating customer points of view to champion best-of-breed solutions around Databases.
• Leadership DNA with high energy, proven ability to excite, influence, and lead cross-functional field-facing teams without formal authority.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the field, customers, and internal stakeholders including senior executives.
• Strong organisational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

How we work:

This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. For most roles, that will mean coming into an office a minimum of 2 - 3 days per week, however certain roles and/or teams may require more frequent in-office presence. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.