FunctionProduct
Job descriptionThe RoleHitachi Vantara is looking for a Manager of Product Management to own the product strategy for our data-and-AI portfolio:
Hitachi iQ (our AI infrastructure and AI Factory hardware/software platform. This is a high-visibility role reporting into product leadership, responsible for translating enterprise AI and unstructured-data trends into a coherent, sellable, and defensible product line.
You'll own the roadmap end to end - from architecture and build decisions through GTM readiness, competitive positioning, and partner/field enablement - for a portfolio that sits at the center of Hitachi Vantara's AI strategy. You'll work cross-functionally across engineering, cross Hitachi BUs, sales, and partner teams under our "One Hitachi" model, and you'll be a primary voice in executive and partner-facing forums articulating where the AI infrastructure and data-foundation story is headed.
What you'll be doing- Own the product strategy, roadmap, and business case for Hitachi iQ (AI infrastructure and AI Factory platform)
- Drive NVIDIA and broader ecosystem certification strategy (e.g., NCS, AIDP, STX, CMX-class programs) to keep Hitachi iQ competitively positioned against AI infrastructure alternatives
- Build and defend competitive positioning against AI infrastructure, storage, and data-platform competitors, translating technical differentiation into field- and partner-ready messaging
- Define and prioritize AI use cases (RAG, fine-tuning, inferencing, agentic workflows) that the platform must support, and work with engineering to ensure the underlying storage and infrastructure layers are built to support them
- Act as executive spokesperson for the portfolio in partner councils, technical advisory forums, customer briefings, and internal strategy reviews
- Build the business case for pricing, packaging, and lifecycle decisions across the portfolio, including margin and cost-structure tradeoffs
- Lead and mentor a team of product managers covering distinct areas of the portfolio setting a consistent strategic bar across the team
- Partner with product marketing to shape launch strategy, sales plays, and analyst/press narrative for major releases
What you'll bring- 10+ years of product management experience in enterprise infrastructure, storage, or AI/ML platforms, with demonstrated ownership of a multi-product portfolio
- Direct experience with AI infrastructure concepts - GPU/accelerator platforms, inferencing, RAG architectures, model orchestration - and the storage/data layer that supports them
- Working knowledge of distributed file systems and enterprise storage architecture (block, file, object)
- Track record of translating technical roadmap decisions into competitive positioning and field-ready narrative for a technical partner and customer audience
- Experience building and leading a product management team, with strong cross-functional influence across engineering, marketing, and sales/partner organizations
- Executive presence and comfort representing the roadmap in high-visibility, live settings - customer briefings, partner advisory councils, technical panels
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Engineering) or equivalent experience; MBA a plus
- Experience with NVIDIA or hyperscaler-adjacent ecosystem certification/partnership programs a plus
As required by the equal pay and transparency acts, the expected base salary for this position is: $175K to $250K. Expected on-target earnings: $205K to $295K
The expected pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Vantara's bonus/variable/commission pay programs, where applicable, and are subject to the program's conditions and restrictions.
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