Teradata · 6 days ago
VP, Product Management, Data, Compute & Database
California, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$263K/yr - $395K/yr
10+ years expTeradata is a leading company in cloud analytics and data platforms. The VP of Product Management for Data Platforms & Engine will be responsible for defining the vision, strategy, and execution of Teradata’s Database Pillar, focusing on enterprise-grade data platforms and ensuring the company's competitive position in analytics and AI.
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Responsibilities
Set vision and strategy for Teradata’s compute, data and database engine portfolio, aligned with company strategy and market trends
Own the roadmap for capabilities across compute, data, performance, elasticity, workload management, security, and hybrid/multi-cloud deployment
Partner with engineering leadership to define priorities for query optimization, workload orchestration, parallel processing, storage engines, and multi-cloud scaling—and ensure predictable, high-quality delivery
Engage deeply with customers on performance, scalability, and workload tuning needs to inform roadmap and strengthen product–market fit
Collaborate cross-functionally with solution architects, sales engineering, customer success, and marketing to ensure product capabilities map directly to enterprise requirements and are positioned effectively in the market
Track and out-innovate the competition by maintaining a point of view on the database and analytics landscape (e. g. , Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, SQL Server, Oracle) and sharpening Teradata’s differentiation
Drive business outcomes by managing investments, prioritizing high-impact initiatives, and measuring success with clear product and business KPIs (adoption, consumption, performance, NPS, etc. )
Represent Teradata externally as a thought leader in next-generation database, analytics, and AI platforms with customers, partners, and industry influencers
Qualification
Required
10+ years of product management experience in enterprise software, with substantial focus on compute engines, data platforms and databases
Proven ability to drive both strategy and execution in compute/data/database systems, distributed workload processing, and cloud-native architectures
Hands-on knowledge of compute engines, data formats, workload management & optimization, distributed processing, and security at scale
Experience with cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and multi-cloud deployment across AWS, Azure, and GCP
Demonstrated success leading global product efforts and delivering complex enterprise software in partnership with engineering
Track record of engaging directly with customers on performance, scalability, and workload tuning, and translating those needs into roadmap and features
Strong financial, strategic, and operational acumen, including experience managing roadmaps, budgets, and investment trade-offs
Excellent executive communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and represent the company externally
Deep technical familiarity with compute engines, data platforms, query optimization, database engines, and elastic scaling models
Experience with vectorized query processing, GPU-accelerated workloads, and AI/ML integrations with database platforms
Strong understanding of the competitive ecosystem (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, SQL Server, Oracle, etc.) and how Teradata differentiates
Experience building data-intensive products that support both OLTP and OLAP workloads or converged/HTAP-style architectures
Passion for compute engines, data platforms, and database innovation and a commitment to delivering measurable value and performance for enterprise customers
Benefits
Flexible work model
Focus on well-being
Commitment to actively working to foster an inclusive environment
People-first culture
Company
Teradata
Teradata is the connected multi-cloud data platform company. Our enterprise analytics solve business challenges from start to scale.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2007-09-21IPO
Leadership Team
Michael Koehler
President & CEO
Louis Landry
Chief Technology Officer
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