Pure Storage

Product Management Director, Subsystems

Pure Storage • $239K — $359K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of leadership experience in technical product management or systems engineering.
  • Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams in a complex environment.
  • Expertise in enterprise storage hardware and networking architectures.
  • Strong strategic and financial analysis skills, particularly in evaluating COGS and market delivery.
  • Exceptional communication skills with a track record of influencing executive decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Recruit, mentor, and lead a functional organization of Subsystem PMs.
  • Own and define the long-term product strategy for hardware and networking fabrics.
  • Drive strategic alignment by establishing reference architectures across engineering and manufacturing teams.
  • Serve as a technical partner during executive roadmap reviews and customer escalations.
  • Direct budget priorities and optimize product margins and delivery timelines.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth in an innovative environment.
  • Recognition as one of Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology and the Bay Area.
  • Supportive team culture that prioritizes collaboration and mutual success.
  • Flexible time off and wellness resources to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Full Job Description
THE ROLE

As Director of Product Management for Subsystems, you will lead the strategic vision and portfolio execution for the hardware and networking infrastructure powering Everpure's FlashArray and FlashBlade platforms. Operating as an influential player-coach, you will build and empower a team of Subsystem PMs while partnering directly with VP leadership, Engineering, and Supply Chain to set operational objectives and budgets. Your leadership directly impacts overall enterprise success by transforming complex compute, chassis, and fabric innovations into resilient, market-leading storage architectures.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Build and Direct High-Performing Teams: Recruit, mentor, and lead a functional organization of Subsystem PMs, establishing clear team goals, operational work plans, and performance benchmarks to drive portfolio execution.
  • Define Multi-Year Subsystem Strategy: Own the long-term product definition, qualification criteria, and lifecycle roadmap for hardware (compute, chassis, interconnect) and networking fabrics (Ethernet, Fibre Channel, NVMe-oF) across FlashArray and FlashBlade lines.
  • Establish Architectural Guardrails: Drive strategic alignment across Engineering, Manufacturing, and Field teams by defining reference architectures that ensure consistent performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency across the portfolio.
  • Manage Executive & Field Collaborations: Serve as the authoritative technical partner in C-level roadmap reviews, high-stakes customer escalations, and competitive proof-of-concept engagements where deep hardware fluency drives enterprise revenue growth.
  • Govern Portfolio TCO and Delivery: Direct functional budget priorities, unit economics, and supply chain trade-offs to optimize product margins and accelerate market delivery across all platform subsystems.

WHAT YOU BRING
  • People Leadership & Organizational Development: Demonstrated capability recruiting, managing, and empowering technical product management or systems engineering teams, with expertise establishing operational procedures, resource allocation, and talent development.
  • Hardware & Networking Architecture Expertise: Deep technical command of enterprise storage hardware, server compute platforms, backend interconnects, and high-speed networking protocols (Ethernet, Fibre Channel, NVMe-oF).
  • Strategic & Financial Acumen: Advanced skill evaluating complex business variables, analyzing cost of goods sold (COGS), balancing supply chain constraints, and making final operational decisions to safeguard portfolio margin and schedule goals.
  • Executive Presence & Technical Influence: Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with proven ability to influence senior executive decisions, lead cross-functional architecture reviews, and build trust with major enterprise clients.
  • Location: We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the Santa Clara, CA office in compliance with Everpure's policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave.

#LI-ONSITE

Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations.

This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.

There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

The annual base salary range is:

$239,000-$359,000 USD

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:
  • Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge, and aspire to be trailblazers.
  • Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been named Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology™, Fortune's Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™, and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
  • Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events. Check out http://benefits.everpuredata.com/ for more information.

About Pure Storage

Pure Storage is a data storage company that provides all-flash storage solutions. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Pure Storage's products are designed to help businesses manage and store large amounts of data. The company has over 7,000 customers and operates in over 40 countries. Pure Storage went public in 2015 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PSTG.
Learn more about Pure Storage
Size
4,300 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$282 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+24.2%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
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