The Red Hat Application Developers Business Unit is currently in search of an experienced senior product manager to contribute to the development of cutting-edge developer tools, facilitating an exceptional developer experience for the creation of enterprise AI applications. As a pivotal member of the team, you will spearhead the product’s inception and growth stages, shaping the trajectory of developer tools to significantly enhance productivity. This role is based in Western Europe, aligning with the operational time zones predominantly observed by our teams in North America and Western Europe.

What will you do:

• Drive roadmap and program execution by working directly with product and engineering teams across the product portfolio to ensure the solution provides value to the User
• Define product vision, features, goals, and measurable business outcomes.
• Translate business requirements into technical user stories with acceptance criteria
• Requirement gathering and product backlog management.
• Responsible for driving the growth of product (strategy and KPIs)
• Define and use metrics/KPIs to measure the success and health of products and the impact of business outcomes.
• In some cases, responsible for pricing and packaging in consultation with other business units within Red Hat
• Ensure key stakeholders are informed and communicate to field /customers future vision & direction
• Align strategic and tactical roadmaps with Red Hat’s strategic objectives
• Accountable for the evangelism of product direction to customers, engineering, field, and other product teams
• Own cross-organizational alignment and agreement on the translation of strategy to action plans

What will you bring:

• Written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to adjust style based on audience
• Proven record of motivating and leading others without having direct authority over them
• Ability to build trust with different groups/stakeholders
• Translate high-level business and customer problems into actionable solutions
• Business and market understanding: You have a good understanding of your market and business conditions better than anyone and you excel at integrating this information into your strategies and roadmap.
• Communication and collaboration skills - Provide regular updates with statuses on objectives, OKRs, project timelines, priorities, and roadmaps
• Active Listening: Demonstrated ability to actively listen to customers, stakeholders, and engineering to effectively build a product or feature that the sales team can sell
• SDLC/PLM - Understanding the overall lifecycle of products and software to assist with the definition, scope, and planning of features.
• Product Analysis - Any advisory/consultancy role where the person has been continuously exposed to customers with different needs and pain points. Prior experience in a customer-facing role.
• Stakeholder management - manage relationships with multiple stakeholders (Product Management, Product Marketing Management, Technical Marketing Management, Sales, Architecture, Support (CEE), Customers, Partners, and Engineering.
• Industry-specific experience (developer tools, AI, developer productivity technologies, open source technologies, and business models are a plus)
• Experience with agile environments, methodologies, and best practices
• Previous experience in product management or equivalent product development experience (such as Product Owner/Project Manager or Business Analyst role)
• Experience using/deploying software products
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other related field; Master’s degree is a plus
• Familiarity with Jira or a similar tool
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IBM Cloud, or similar cloud or application management solutions.

LI-NG1

About Red Hat
Red Hat
is the world’s leading provider of enterprise
open source
software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates have the flexibility to choose the work environment that suits their needs from in-office to fully remote to office-flex. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We’re a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact. Opportunities are open. Join us.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Red Hat
Red Hat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all the beautiful dimensions of diversity that compose our global village.
Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Red Hat does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions, or any other payment related to unsolicited resumes or CVs except as required in a written contract between Red Hat and the recruitment agency or party requesting payment of a fee.
Red Hat supports individuals with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations to job applicants. If you need assistance completing our online job application, email
application-assistance@redhat.com
. General inquiries, such as those regarding the status of a job application, will not receive a reply

• Drive roadmap and program execution by working directly with product and engineering teams across the product portfolio to ensure the solution provides value to the User
• Define product vision, features, goals, and measurable business outcomes.
• Translate business requirements into technical user stories with acceptance criteria
• Requirement gathering and product backlog management.
• Responsible for driving the growth of product (strategy and KPIs)
• Define and use metrics/KPIs to measure the success and health of products and the impact of business outcomes.
• In some cases, responsible for pricing and packaging in consultation with other business units within Red Hat
• Ensure key stakeholders are informed and communicate to field /customers future vision & direction
• Align strategic and tactical roadmaps with Red Hat’s strategic objectives
• Accountable for the evangelism of product direction to customers, engineering, field, and other product teams
• Own cross-organizational alignment and agreement on the translation of strategy to action plan