Sr. Product Manager, System Management Firmware

* United States of America
- North Carolina
- Morrisville

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The System Management Firmware Product Manager owns the customer-facing management capabilities delivered through XCC and UEFI, together with the product definition and governance of system-wide firmware packages across the server portfolio. The role sets capability scope and priorities, determines base and premium functionality, and makes enhancement, deferral and retirement decisions in partnership with architecture and engineering on feasibility and implementation.

Scope includes remote monitoring and control, inventory and health, diagnostics, configuration, power and thermal management, security and access control, management APIs, and integration with the wider XClarity ecosystem. It also covers coordinated firmware discovery, update, rollback and lifecycle management across XCC, UEFI and supported devices. Own product decisions on the inclusion and timing of third-party device firmware updates within Lenovo system firmware packages.

Apply quality or security requirements established by the accountable teams, and evaluate other updates based on customer value, portfolio benefit, compatibility and lifecycle risk.

The role complements server product managers by owning the horizontal firmware capability roadmap and governance across the portfolio, while individual server product managers retain accountability for the definition, launch and business performance of their server products. The Product Manager translates customer, market, platform and engineering needs into a coherent roadmap, aligns stakeholders, and drives predictable execution across new and sustaining firmware releases and server platforms.

Applying server-platform management expertise, the role improves firmware quality, customer experience and business value across the general-purpose server portfolio.

Own the Product Strategy and Definition for System Management Firmware

• Define and own the product vision, roadmap, requirements, feature scope, priorities, positioning, and customer value for Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC), UEFI, and system management firmware capabilities.
• Make and document product decisions regarding feature inclusion, prioritization, enhancement, deferral, and retirement while balancing customer needs, business objectives, technical feasibility, lifecycle impacts, and risk.
• Partner with architecture and engineering teams to ensure firmware capabilities align with platform strategy and customer requirements.

Lead Firmware Lifecycle Management and Portfolio Governance

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of firmware management capabilities, including roadmap planning, release management, launch readiness, sustaining engineering, and retirement.
• Define release scope, readiness criteria, and coordinated execution across quality, security, documentation, manufacturing, support, sales enablement, and field organizations.
• Govern system-wide firmware packages, including firmware discovery, updates, rollback,…