Sr. Manager, Technical Product Management

Company Description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Learn:

• Develop a comprehensive view of the enterprise SSD market specifically for components and wafer business – size, drivers, ecosystem, trends
• You will be responsible for all stages of the product life cycle (conception, definition, development, release, and post-release activities) managing strategic planning, feature selection and tactical activities.
• Understand key suppliers and their respective SWOT analysis, market attribute
• Have a good technical grasp of each supplier’s offerings in the marketplace (technical collateral including data sheets, solution guides, cookbooks ) as well as public announcements (blogs, PR, roadmap announcements, industry participation)

Contribute:

• Create and deliver technical content – blogs, tutorials, sample applications, presentations to enable sales and showcase WD enterprise wafer and component portfolio
• Engage in outbound opportunities – channel, partner events, industry shows, webinars, customer meetings
• High level scripting to develop and maintain demos

Key Attributes:

• Have a good understanding of the enterprise datacenter market.
• Have worked in customer facing technical roles.
• Willingness to roll up sleeves and dig in – to understand workloads, storage architecture, key technology trends in the Datacenter

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with engineering, marketing, operations, finance and other departments to ensure product success and market penetration.

Portfolio Management: 

• Oversee the entire enterprise component and wafer flash product portfolio, ensuring it meets current market demands and aligns with future technology trends. 

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.  MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in product management, with a focus on datacenter, enterprise or memory/storage products.
• Strong desire to take ownership of the full product lifecycle
• Proven track record of managing and launching successful enterprise products.
• Deep understanding of flash memory technology

SKILLS:

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate market trends into actionable product strategies.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience presenting to senior level audiences
• This is an Individual contributor (IC) role. Any people management skills will be an added advantage

Additional Information

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characte