Sr Product Manager - App Modernisation

About VMware MAPBU (VMware Tanzu™)

Ready to build? So are we. Come join VMware’s new exciting Modern Applications Platform Business Unit (MAPBU), made up of products and services under the VMware Tanzu™ portfolio to help customers build, run and manage their most important applications. We build applications with velocity to run in a cloud-native environment, run open-source Kubernetes with consistency, and manage our customers’ entire footprint with confidence to help them achieve their business outcomes.

Our way of working:
Agile, lean and domain driven design concepts are at the core of our process. We have a whole host of Practices around reducing risk and getting value into the hands of users early. We are excited to teach these to you and innovate with you on their implementation.

A typical day in this role:
Application Transformation is a regional consulting team, and a recognized leader in software modernization. We work with many of the world’s most influential companies, helping them not only build great software but modernize existing, mission-critical software into cloud-native applications so they can leverage VMware cloud-based IAAS and PAAS offerings (Platform / Infrastructure as a Service). Our approach is constantly evolving and is informed by over 30 years of experience and continuous improvement and blends agile/XP with Domain-Driven Design and cutting cloud-native application transformation strategies.

A typical day in this role:

Work on short, sharp, focused projects, primarily in our clients’ offices around the region, as part of a balanced team of solution architects, product managers, designers and business people as part of a blended team of Pivotal and client staff.

Run strategy and implementation enablement-oriented modernisation projects
Collaborate with Architects, engineers, product managers, and other members of your team to articulate and manage the best way forward, and work together with the client program project manager to overcome any challenges along the way.

Advocate for incremental delivery and look for opportunities to release early and often to achieve business outcomes.

Enjoy coaching a client Product / Project Manager and team while you work on products together.

While most projects will be dedicated assignments, there will be opportunities to juggle multiple projects as well.

Help customers solve their problems with software, across a vast spectrum of products in terms of industry and type ranging from Greenfield to Brownfield (replatforming, rewrites and modernization).

Continuously learn and be at the leading edge of Pivotal and industry trends
Experienced in leading customer discovery and proposal preparation.

Work with C-Suite executives to negotiate outcomes that benefit from the VMware Way.

Required Skills and Experience:

Business acumen & good understanding of commercial drivers

Experience product / project managing across multiple industries

Facilitation skills

Strong communication skills and ability to consult and coach

C-Suite Stakeholder management

Familiar with waterfall and Agile methodologies

Exposure to microservices projects

Experience working in cross-functional teams of engineers and designers

Passion for growing your skills, tackling interesting work and challenging problems

Experience with managing modernisation / transformation projects / programs

Welcome JoinTeamTanzu

Category : Marketing
Subcategory: Product Management
Experience: Manager and Professional
Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time
Posted Date: 2020-05-28

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