Job Description

　　Why will you enjoy this new opportunity?

　　The mission of the VMware End User Computing (EUC) Business is to create consumer simple, enterprise secure technology that enhances the skills and lifestyles of the most valuable resource within every organization - their people. We enable individuals to pick the digital tools that empower them to do their best work, from anywhere, so they can accomplish their ambitions and enjoy their lives. We do this by creating software that enables enterprises to deliver streamlined, simple experiences for their employees so they can use the digital tools of their choice while providing the connectivity, security, and management that enterprises require to operate at scale. Join our fast-paced team that is driving VMware's success in End User Computing and the Anywhere Workspace.

　　As a Senior Product Manager, you will contribute to and build strategies for Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management, VMware's intelligence-driven digital workspace platform. To do so, you'll work cross functionally with our amazing engineers, designers, fellow product managers, and our customers. Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management is deployed by some of the largest brands on the planet, and you'll be working closely with them to drive enablement, adoption, and awareness.

　　The highly collaborative role requires an individual with exemplary leadership, collaboration, and communication skills, as well as business and technical acumen, to drive success across a multitude of teams and disciplines. The role requires passion for building outstanding products that customers love to use, great empathy for customer challenges, willingness to do what it takes to help the field grow the business, and the ability to align teams to a common vision.

　　Success in the Role: What are the performance outcomes over the first 6-12 months you will work toward completing?

　　• 1st Day: You've had a great first day, met your manager and a couple of your peers who've welcomed you to the company and answered any burning questions you have. You also have a nice new computer setup!

　　• 1st Week: You have a good sense of our product development practices and shadowed some sessions to see it work in practice. You have learned about our customers, tools, techniques, and role within VMware. You're more integrated into the wider Product Management practice and understand how you're a critical part of that.

　　• 1st Month: You're caught up on the Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management product, the existing user experience, product functionality and our roadmap focus areas. You are actively participating in scrum activities. Your Engineer and Designer teammates are excited to collaborate with you.

　　• 1st Quarter: - You've made amazing improvements to your PM skills! You've contributed to the product roadmap decisions for the next quarter and have written technical requirements in close collaboration with engineering and user experience. You've set metrics to track the success of your product decisions. You've paired with your manager to create goals aligned to your career and development interests. You have the support and resources at hand to go on that journey. You've spoken to and started to build relationships with our customer facing teams, and customers themselves.

　　• 1st Year: You've succeeded in shipping a lot of valuable software! You're a trusted advisor for Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management for our customer facing teams and customers themselves. You've participated in marketing efforts and briefed multiple customers on our roadmap and product direction. You track the consumption of our products and have defined our product direction for the next year to meet our north star metrics. You've become an active member of our diverse PM community!

　　The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?

　　Your regular activities may be modified to suit your professional strengths, but daily life at EUC may have you doing many or all the following:

　　• Work directly with customers, field teams, and partners to understand the issues and opportunities not currently addressed.

　　• Collaborate/Pair daily with client Product Managers, Product Owners, and stakeholders to solve complex problems in uncertain environments using a combination of their domain knowledge and your skills.

　　• Perform research, brainstorm solutions, and help guide product direction. Balance opportunities and business needs while keeping stakeholders aligned and supportive.

　　• Facilitate software demos, stakeholder check ins, and other key meetings virtually or in-person.

　　• Collaborate with our product and technical marketing teams to showcase new product releases to drive awareness and adoption.

　　• Learn new skills and grow in your own career while contributing learnings back to others in our Product Management practice so we can all grow and thrive together.

　　Required Skills

　　• Strong empathy for our customers and partners to better shape our solutions.

　　• Strong cross-team collaboration with the ability to moderate conversations across both business and technical teams.

　　• Easily handle multiple projects simultaneously with meticulous attention to detail, while never losing focus of the overall product strategy.

　　• Ability to influence people at all levels across a broad variety of job functions.

　　• Superb written and verbal communication skills characterized by clarity and brevity.

　　• Drive to achieve quick results and the capacity to assume increasing responsibility in a dynamic, constantly moving organization.

　　• Positive personality with strong interpersonal skills and an upbeat "can-do" attitude.

　　• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills to juggle many tasks without losing sight of what's most important.

　　• Creative out-of-box thinking to develop innovate solutions.

　　• Provide leadership while never forgetting that you're a team player.

　　• Demonstrate analytical skills and a natural predisposition toward data-driven decision making. You should nevertheless be able to make reasoned decisions in situations of uncertainty or imperfect data.

　　Preferred Skills

　　• A minimum of 3 years of experience in product management in the B2B enterprise space.`

　　• Experience delivering solutions for enterprise customers within the End User Computing market is a plus.

　　• Prior experience with endpoint management technologies is a plus.

　　• Willing to travel up to 10% time.

　　• BS in Computer Science or related technical field with MS or MBA a plus.

　　What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team like?

　　We believe in collaborative, autonomous teams dedicated to achieving our customer's goals. Our leadership strives to create a healthy environment for you to do your best work and will empower you to work directly with your product management peers, engineering, designers, and customers to deliver on the strategy.

　　Your manager will be an experienced Product Manager. They will support your growth through training, mentorship, and stretch opportunities. You should expect regular 1:1 meetings with your manager that are focused on project support and career planning. We are passionate about building valuable software and software teams set up for long term success. We have a bias towards action and love to test ideas so we can learn and improve. We have learned that being empathetic, inclusive, and kind empowers people to achieve greatness. We look forward to welcoming new team members!

　　Where is this role located?

　　Remote: This role is fully remote, allowing you the flexibility to work from the location you feel most productive and comfortable. You will be expected to live within 0-4 time zones of the primary location. What are the benefits and perks of working at VMware?

　　You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Below are some highlights, or you can view the complete benefits package by visiting www.benefits.vmware.com.

　　• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

　　• Medical Coverage, Retirement, and Parental Leave Plans for All Family Types

　　• Generous Time Off Programs

　　• 40 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community

　　• Rethink's Neurodiversity program to support parents raising children with learning or behavior challenges, or developmental disabilities

　　• Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference participation, trainings, course work, etc.)

　　• Wellness reimbursement and online fitness and wellbeing classes

　　VMware is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: VMware is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at VMware are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. VMware will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. VMware encourages applicants of all ages. VMware will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law.