Director of Product Management, Puppet at Perforce Software

Role: Director of Product Management, Puppet **

Location:** Minneapolis, MN; Burlington, MA or remote USA

Perforce Software powers innovation at an unrivaled scale. Our solutions drive quality, security, compliance, collaboration, and speed across the technology lifecycle. We bring deep domain and vertical expertise to every cust omer, so nothing stands in the way of success. **

Our global footprint spans more than 80 countries and includes over 75% of the Fortune 100. Perforce delivers solutions for even the toughest DevOps challenges and is trusted by the world’s top brands and notable market leaders, such as Adobe, Apple, Bank of America, Electronic Arts, Intuit, Marriott, NASA, Nvidia, Pixar, Qualcomm, Salesforce.com, Samsung, and SAP.

Position Summary**

Kapil Tandon, Vice President of Product Management for the Puppet team at Perforce is searching for a Director of Product Management to join the team. We are looking for an individual who is a highly skilled and experienced individual. In this critical role, you will lead and manage a product management team, ensuring successful development of our new Forge marketplace, expanding our Managed Service offering, Product integrations and developer kit. **

Responsibilities**

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of product managers, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback to foster their growth and maximize their potential.
• Product Strategy: Collaborate with stakeholders to define and execute the product roadmap, aligning it with the company's strategic goals and customer requirements.
• Technical Expertise: Leverage your deep understanding of Open source, B2B marketplace development, IT infrastructure, configuration management, and software development to provide product management expertise and oversight to the team.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, and sales, to ensure seamless collaboration and alignment throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Product lifecycle ownership: Drive the end-to-end product development process, including ideation, requirements gathering, prioritization, and release planning, while ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products.
• Market Analysis: Conduct market research and analysis to identify market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape, translating insights into actionable product strategies.
• Stakeholder Management: Engage with key stakeholders, including executive leadership, to provide updates on product development progress, gather feedback, and ensure their support for the team's initiatives.
• Performance Monitoring: Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the success of product initiatives, making data-driven decisions to optimize product performance and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline). Advanced degree preferred.
• Proven experience in product management, with a focus on Open-source marketplace and IT Operation tools is desirable.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team towards achieving common goals. Technical proficiency and understanding of relevant technologies and concepts in IT Operations
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with diverse stakeholders, including technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully managing product lines with focus on delivering business impacting programs.
• Experience in agile methodologies and product management frameworks.
• Proven ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.

If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with people as talented and dedicated as yourself, apply today! **

Come work with us! Our team members are valued for their contributions, introduced to new opportunities, and rewarded well . Perforce combines the experience and rewards of a start-up with the security of an established and privately held profitable company.

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