Product Manager - Cloud Infrastructure

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the strategy and development of a cloud-based research computing platform., * Manage the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for a cloud-based platform to support economic research.

• Partner closely with researchers across our economic divisions to gather requirements and translate them into clear product specifications and priorities

• Deeply understand user needs and pain points across different use cases and use that insight to drive prioritization and solutioning.

• Partner with architecture, cloud engineering, enterprise data platform, security and the platform delivery team to design and develop a platform that meets the needs of researchers while ensuring proper data governance and security.

• Lead discovery efforts including user research, journey mapping, and workflow design to ensure solutions are usable and aligned with real world processes

• Demonstrate ownership, operate with high agency and hold teams accountable to ensure cross team alignment and timely delivery of outcomes and deliverables.

• Balance short term delivery with long term platform strategy to support scalable solutions.

• Define success metrics and continuously measure, iterate, and improve the product based on usage data and user feedback.

• Manage stakeholder expectations and implement processes for sharing relevant information and project updates with business stakeholders in a clear and consistent manner.

• Communicate product vision, progress, and tradeoffs clearly to technical, non-technical and executive stakeholders.

• Minimum 6 years of technical Product Management experience, with at least 4 years of experience working directly with Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) in a product or engineering capacity.

Candidates with only project or program management experience need not apply.

• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and services including compute, storage, networking, security, containers, orchestration etc.

• Hands-on experience with system design for cloud-based applications and systems.

• Proficiency in platform engineering principles like CI/CD pipelines, IaC, observability and monitoring.

• Strong understanding of modern AI based development workflows.

• Proven track record of shipping successful enterprise or research and development focused products from conception to launch

• Experience collaborating closely with security and compliance teams, including Navigating Data Governance, access controls and risk review processes.

• Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally across engineering, security, data and business/end-user stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience defining strategy and roadmaps for enterprise platforms.

• Excellent communication skills, ability to engage effectively with business, technical and executive stakeholders.

• Experience with academic research-based workflows is a huge plus.