Oracle Database Cloud Services is one of the most popular database cloud services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, with broad adoption across the globe. We seek a dynamic and creative world-class Principal Product Manager with expertise and passion in delivering best-in-class Database Cloud Services, including Exadata Cloud Service in OCI public cloud and across multi-cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP), Exadata Cloud At Customer, and Database Cloud Service on VM. As a product leader, you should be customer-focused, possess a product development mindset, and be able to envision the next-generation capabilities and functionality for Database Cloud Services. You will drive innovation in critical areas related to roadmap definition, product requirements, feature prioritization, collateral creation, outbound communication, reference generation, and pre-sales and post-sales support.

Our development team is a close-knit, exciting, and diverse group passionate about the product. We continually engage with our customers to ensure their successful adoption of our services and take great pride in empowering them. As a product manager, you will lead product management for major innovations of Oracle’s Database Cloud Services. You should be able to understand functional requirements and architect solutions while being very hands-on and able to dive deep into any part of the stack. You should be able to work comfortably in a collaborative, agile, and fast-paced environment. If this is you, at Oracle, you can design and build innovative solutions and will have the highly visible opportunity to work on high-performance, mission-critical database solutions.

The ideal candidate will provide:

Leadership:

Thought leadership and executive direction in establishing and developing processes and methodologies to meet and execute product strategy Proven track record of building and leading results-focused teams Ability to influence and communicate with geographically distributed cross-functional teams across all levels of management Ability to guide functional projects from design through implementation Ability to work collaboratively with engineering on product requirements and designs Experience engaging with customers and influencing business leaders

Product Definition:

Define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap Gather, manage, and prioritize market/customer requirements and product features Create business cases and requirements for new features Advocate for the customer by articulating the user's needs Documentation review Provide feedback to engineering on how well the product meets business and customer goals

Go-To-Market Activities:

Develop product positioning Introduce new products to sales, customers, and support Webcasts, datasheets, FAQs, white papers, websites, blogs, etc. Customer references and stories Evangelize product both internally and externally

Support:

Review and test new features to ensure customer expectations are met Ongoing product support Product Training Customer briefings and assistance Customer forums Escalation management

Market analysis:

Market research Competitive analysis

Requirements:

Six or more years of technical product management, preferably in enterprise computing, database technologies, cloud infrastructure, and systems (virtualization, storage, networking, OS). Candidates from engineering technical sales may also apply for this position.  BS / MS in Computer Science or other technical backgrounds Technical expertise in enterprise cloud and database architectures Deep knowledge of the public cloud and database market Analytical skills with a passion for solving complex technology problems Demonstrated ability to learn fast, adapt, and manage multiple complex projects/priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment Demonstrated ability to work across geographically dispersed cross-functional teams. Experience interacting directly with customers Superior analytical and quantitative skills Excellent writing and presentation skills

Career Level - IC4