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Sr. Director, Global Product Manager

  375 riverside parkway, Atlanta
Back to vacancy overview Last updated: 07-06-2022

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Overview

 

POSITION: Sr. Director, Global Product Manager 

OPPORTUNITY SNAPSHOT:

As the Sr. Director - Global Product Management, you will be responsible for ensuring that the Space & Power Products, along with other value-added offerings, are properly managed and performing within the acceptable revenue growth, margin & churn ranges, as set forth by the executive management team. The Sr. Director - Global Product Management will manage the team directly responsible for the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and strategy of our existing Space & Power product sets (Space, Power, DCIM, and Remote Hands Services), as well as Product Development for any new products. There will be a keen focus to drive QTR (quote to report) standardization, global product harmonization, and ways to achieve higher profit margins.

WHAT ROLE WILL BE DOING:

  • Manage a team responsible for the full lifecycle of colocation and wholesale space & power products
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to improve our QTR process
  • Collaborate with Product Marketing to maintain up-to-date knowledge of competitive landscape, market trends, and product/sales collateral
  • Target lower margin capacity to add customer value and improve profitability
  • Manage customer feedback programs
  • Review and maintain market competitive pricing data
  • Sales training and development
  • Optimization of product offering to exceed customer expectations
  • Updating and maintaining product roadmaps
  • Lead sustainability and energy reducing initiative

Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

WHAT THE ROLE REQUIRES:

  • 8+ years of relevant management experience in data center or colocation fields
  • In-depth understanding of the colocation product and multi-tenant data center market
  • Familiar with all IT services (e.g. cloud, hosting, telecom services, peering, et al.)
  • In depth understanding of the colocation market, including market trends, competitors, and pricing fluctuations for retail data center services
  • Deep understanding of multi-tenant data center QTR processes
  • Understanding of data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure and efficiencies
  • Working experience with PLM process and development/management of a product
  • Understanding of cost modeling and ability to interpret financial metrics such as ROI, ROIC, NEY, IRR, EBITDA and Gross/Net Margins
  • Experience with integration and harmonization of product sets for acquired businesses
  • Understanding of electrical utility contracts, energy markets, and factors affecting energy pricing
  • Background with sustainability programs – specifically electrical & cooling initiatives
  • Ability to work independently, influence cross functional teams, and manage multiple priorities
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with: customers, colleagues, and cross-functional teams
  • Demonstrated experience being a collaborative team-player
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong technical and business acumen
  • Proficiency in major Microsoft Office applications and advanced knowledge of Excel
  • 4-year degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Engineering or Management/Computer Information Systems – MBA preferred
  • Ability to travel 25% of the time
  • Open to candidates in the continental US – in-office or remote

Digital Realty cares about the health and safety of its workforce, customers, and vendors. Except in limited circumstances where an employee is legally entitled to an accommodation, Digital Realty requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated by their start date as a condition of employment. 

WHAT WE OFFER:

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be  
part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.  
Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.  

This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future. 

WHO WE ARE:

Digital Realty supports the world's leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, our global data center platform, gives customers a reliable foundation for scaling their digital business and efficiently managing data gravity challenges. The size and scale of our business puts us in a unique position to offer customers access to 290 facilities in 49 metros across 24 countries and six continents.    

Technology Innovation 

Our Technology Innovation team strives to innovate alongside our customers and empower their businesses to thrive. We work closely with our customers  
to develop insights-based, data-driven technical solutions and differentiated value propositions on PlatformDIGITAL® across the world. Operating in almost 50 cities globally means we understand how rapidly the world is evolving, so we’ve built a best-in-class development model to qualify, package; and enable cloud to core to edge hybrid IT solutions. Our deep technical heritage, combined with our global footprint, means the Technology Innovation team can create and deploy services and solutions that are at the heart of the digital economy. 

Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Please do not forward unsolicited resumes to any employee of Digital Realty and its subsidiaries. Digital Realty is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited referrals.

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