Director, AI Storage Product Management

Celestica’s Hardware Product Solutions group has a critical opening for a Director, AI Storage Product Line Management position. This individual must possess a strong understanding of datacenter Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing to include AI server and AI storage requirements. This individual will be a product leader in this rapidly growing business, working closely with multiple functional teams within Celestica to drive the development of platforms that help Enterprises and Service Providers transform their businesses using AI technologies.

The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of hardware technologies such as AI servers & AI storage and have experience with hardware & software product management to include understanding the full product lifecycle (cradle to grave). The candidate will own critical product line management responsibilities and be an active contributor in setting up processes to increase the impact of strong product management practices.

This opportunity requires excellent business, technical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

The role is best suited for candidates in Bay Area.

• Drive AI storage & compute product strategy and establish optimal roadmap to include new products and services.
• Understand what will make AI storage & compute portfolio competitive and define winning features, pricing, launch/GA targets, and positioning in the market.
• Develop the product business cases to secure funding for new Celestica platforms and driving MRDs / PRDs through creation, review, and approval.
• Ensure timely execution of all product phase gate reviews and drive cross‑functional collaboration and stakeholder alignment.
• Influence and support Sales/Marketing Go‑To‑Market strategy, product positioning and messaging in the market.
• Track actual performance against business case plan and oversee product P&L, sales enablement, and sustaining escalations.
• Support product EOL strategy, planning, and execution.

• 12+ years of relevant product management experience at a Service Provider or Enterprise technology company.
• Experience developing/launching products within the AI segment.
• Experience leading product vision, go-to-market strategy, and product requirements.
• Experience managing strategic product roadmaps, and working with cross‑functional teams.
• Entrepreneurship, positive attitude, and ability / passion to make an impact.
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Ability to adjust communication style based on the audience (from highly detailed to executive summary).
• Strong project management skills and experience, including managing internal and external stakeholders, and multiple launches and projects at once.
• Proven success in managing complex and multi‑faceted hardware product programs with the ability to drive projects through to completion.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and ensure deadlines are met and expectations exceeded.
• Recent experience in a fast‑paced, multinational technology company.

• Willingness to travel (estimate up to 25%), to visit customers, events, Celestica locations, and partner sites.
• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements are frequently required (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc).

• BS in Engineering with a strong background in AI Storage/compute products is preferred.
• MBA is preferred.

$162, USD/year

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.