Director, Product Management - Edge

Director, Product Management – Edge

Wind River

In a world increasingly driven by software innovation, Wind River is pioneering the technologies to accelerate the digital transformations of our customers with a new generation of Mission Critical AI Systems, in a world with the most exacting standards for safety, security, performance, and reliability. Success will be determined by our ability to innovate with velocity and deliver at the solutions level.

Wind River’s impact spans critical infrastructure applications in Aerospace and Defense, Industrial applications, connected healthcare and Medical devices, Telecommunications, and Automotive. We were recognized by VDC Research in July 2020 as #1 in Edge Compute OS Platforms, overtaking Microsoft as the overall commercial leader. Wind River regularly wins industry recognitions for excellence in IoT security, cloud and edge computing, as well as 8 consecutive years as a “Top Workplace.”

If you’re passionate about amplifying your impact on the world in a caring, respectful culture that is based on growth mindset, diversity, inclusion and customer focus, come join us and help lead the way into the future of the intelligent edge!

• Act as the single threaded leader for Wind River’s Edge which consists of the VxWorks and Helix Virtualization Platform portfolios.
• As a coach/player, lead a team of seasoned product managers, aggregating input from external customers, sales, market research, fellow product managers, partners, etc., to execute against the broad product strategy and drive product truth.
• Own the end-to-end product strategy for a portfolio of products, understand the competitive landscape and deliver against industry specific needs (aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and automotive) to ensure revenue growth.
• Define and maintain a coherent product roadmap, balancing in-life product delivery with next generation product strategy.
• Make explicit tradeoffs between scope, quality, timing, and investment.
• Ensure product strategy is grounded in customer needs and business outcomes.
• Actively engage in customer discovery, requirement definition, translating business driven customer needs into clear product requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Work in close partnership with experienced Engineers, Sales leaders, Finance Team, and the broader Wind River teams.
• This is an exciting, high impact role for a Product Management Leader with a passion for mission critical software that impacts daily lives.

• 10+ years of increased external Product Management experience with commercial software products.
• 4+ years as a leader of senior Product Managers and Product Line Managers.
• Demonstrated experience with source-based products and operating systems.
• Ability to articulate current trends for the relevant markets.
• Demonstrated application of business rationalization against a technical software product.
• Demonstrated experience writing requirements for engineering.
• Strong analytical abilities, with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong collaboration mindset.
• Ability to attract, hire, coach, and retain talent.
• Recent mission critical industry experience.
• Understanding of embedded Linux a plus.
• Knowledge of the aerospace and defense market strongly desired.
• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field, MBA a plus. Bachelor’s degree with suitable experience.

While this role is external, minimal travel is required (5%).

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