IBM · 13 hours ago
Product Manager, OpenSearch
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior LevelIBM is a leader in AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions, and they are seeking a technical Product Manager for their OpenSearch offering. The role involves owning product direction, partnering with engineering, and driving innovation while balancing customer needs and enterprise requirements.
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Responsibilities
Own a core OpenSearch product area, defining product direction and roadmap for technically complex capabilities such as indexing, query performance, scalability, security, and extensibility. Drive adoption and growth across both open-source and enterprise distributions
Partner closely with engineering to plan, prioritize, and execute work across the full product development lifecycle. Operate as a hands-on, technically fluent Product Manager who can engage meaningfully in design discussions, tradeoffs, and sequencing decisions
Drive innovation through a roadmap grounded in real customer workloads and system-level constraints. Balance new feature development with performance, reliability, and technical debt reduction in a large-scale distributed system
Lead product strategy by aligning engineering, design, sales, and field teams around clear priorities and outcomes. Ensure product decisions support IBM’s broader data and AI strategy while maintaining a strong, independent OpenSearch product vision
Work with open-source contributors, partners, and internal IBM teams to strengthen the OpenSearch ecosystem. Identify opportunities to extend the platform, integrate with adjacent technologies, and enable new enterprise use cases
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise in technical product management for complex platforms such as distributed systems, data infrastructure, or developer-focused products
Strong ability to work deeply with engineering teams on architecture, performance tradeoffs, and system design, translating technical concepts into clear product direction
Demonstrated success owning product strategy and execution across the full product development lifecycle
Track record of incorporating customer feedback and real-world usage data into prioritization and roadmap decisions
Ability to influence and align diverse stakeholder groups through clear communication and technical credibility
Preferred
Experience with search engines, analytics platforms, databases, or large-scale data systems
Prior Product Management experience in a cloud-native, Agile development environment, with exposure to Kubernetes and public cloud platforms
Experience working with or alongside open-source communities, including managing the balance between community innovation and enterprise requirements
Company
IBM
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