Sr. Product Manager

Overview

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC 

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA 

DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence. 

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management. 

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage. 

Job Description

DDN is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead strategic product areas for Infinia. This role shapes product direction, drives cross-team alignment, and represents the product with senior customers and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the multi-release strategy and roadmap for major product domains
• Translate strategy into prioritized, outcome-driven roadmaps, clear PRDs, and detailed user stories with measurable success criteria.
• Partner with engineering leadership to make architecture, investment, and sequencing decisions, balancing innovation with reliability and technical debt reduction.
• Act as a senior product voice with customers and partners, including executive briefings, roadmap deep dives, and joint solution planning for strategic AI deployments.
• Shape competitive strategy for Infinia in AI and cloud data infrastructure, including pricing/packaging input, win/loss analysis, and differentiation.
• Use data (product analytics, customer feedback, financials) to drive portfolio-level decisions and trade-offs.

Qualifications

Must Have:

• 7+ years of product management experience in infrastructure, data platforms, storage, or cloud services.
• Proven track record of delivering production features at scale, from definition through launch and iteration.
• Demonstrated ability to write concise PRDs and user stories with clear acceptance criteria and success metrics.
• Experience working closely with sales, SEs, and customers on POCs, roadmap discussions, and escalations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with data infrastructure for AI (training and inference pipelines, large-scale unstructured data, or AI factory architectures).
• Background in cloud-native architectures (microservices, containers, observability, APIs).
• Strong technical depth in at least one of:
  • Distributed storage or data platforms (object, file, block, or key-value).
  • Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) or Kubernetes-based environments.
• Prior experience in a B2B enterprise or high-growth infrastructure environment.

Why DDN / Why Infinia

At DDN, you will work on technology at the center of AI innovation. Infinia enables customers to deploy AI faster and at scale by solving the hardest data challenges.

DDN

Join our dynamic and driven team, where engineering excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We seek individuals who love to challenge themselves and are fueled by curiosity. Here, you'll have the opportunity to work across various areas of the company, thanks to our flat organizational structure that encourages hands-on involvement and direct contributions to our mission. Leadership is earned by those who take initiative and consistently deliver outstanding results, both in their work ethic and deliverables, making strong prioritization skills essential. Additionally, we value strong communication skills in all our engineers and researchers, as they are crucial for the success of our teams and the company as a whole.

Interview Process: After submitting your application, one of our recruiters will review your resume. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the interview, you will enter the main process, which can consist of up to four interviews in total:

• Coding assessment: Often in a language of your choice.
• Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service (depending on role).
• Real-time problem-solving: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
• Meet and greet with the wider team.
• Our goal is to finish the main process in 2-3 weeks at most.

DataDirect Networks (DDN) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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