Sr Product Manager - Network Automation

Fujitsu at a Glance

Fujitsu is a leading information and communication technology (ICT) company, headquartered in Japan, offering a full range of technology products, solutions, and services. Approximately 132,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers.

We are a corporate culture that places great value on the pursuit of new possibilities previously unimagined and brings them to fruition has been the foundation of the Fujitsu’s success since its inception.  In an increasingly competitive world, in which the pace of change continues to accelerate, Fujitsu must strive for continuous innovation. Each and every employee will rise to the challenge of creating new value amid changes in the management environment, technology, society and the marketplace. With a spirit of challenge, we are committed to the continuous creation of new value.  Fujitsu wants innovators like you!
Req ID:16124 

About Fujitsu Network Communications:

Fujitsu Network Communications, a part of the global Fujitsu technology group, empowers digital transformation (DX) for network operators, communications service providers, and internet content providers worldwide. With over 30 years of expertise in multivendor network technology, we deliver exceptional customer service and best-in-class network hardware, software, and services. We design, build, operate, and maintain critical infrastructure for wireless and wireline communications. Fujitsu is committed to ethical practices and supporting the communities we serve. We offer a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace with competitive compensation, benefits, and career development opportunities, along with flexible work options. Learn more about Fujitsu at https://www.linkedin.com/company/fujitsu/life/americas/ and http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom.

About Virtuora Platform:

Virtuora is a leading, comprehensive suite of software products that enable the creation, expansion and automation of virtualized, programmable networks. Virtuora cloud platform in the underlying framework for various Virtuora applications enabling end-to-end network control, planning & design, operations & management, service fulfillment, assurance and analytics. It's currently deployed by major telecom providers globally.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced product manager with a strong background in software-defined network management technologies to spearhead the evolution of the Virtuora SDN platform. Ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise to the Virtuora product line management team and will be responsible for the managing and driving the platform product roadmap. The role possesses a unique blend of business and technical skills, a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality.

Responsibilities and Success Factors:

• Drive vision, strategy and roadmap for Virtuora cloud platform evolution enabling Fujitsu’s network automation solutions 
• Lead software product lifecycle for Virtuora platform from conception, roadmap planning, feature prioritization, software release to maintenance
• Collect, define and prioritize customer and market requirements in core platform areas such as scalability, high-availability, data migration, diagnostics, logging, security etc. and translate those into epics and user stories
• Drive platform feature implementation by providing guidance on customer requirements, use-cases and acceptance criteria to software development teams
• Work closely with platform engineering team as customer proxy and participate in scrum meetings (bug reviews, sprint demos etc.)
• Define and influence common platform infrastructure tooling and best practices in driving synergies across various Virtuora applications
• Support customer engagement & pre-sales activities including product presentations, demos, proof-of-concept evaluations, trials, RFP responses, pricing proposals etc.
• Collaborate closely with various stakeholders (tech/product support, application teams, sales, engineering etc.) in guiding customer deployments, platform installation/upgrades, cloud migration and security assessments

• Maximize business performance for Fujitsu by accelerating the success of Fujitsu software products at Customers

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years experience in Software Product Management, Software Development, Systems Engineering, Systems Integration, or equivalent
• Experience and familiarity with large scale distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, Docker etc.).
• Experience with EMS/NMS network management systems, SDN platforms, OSS/BSS, network analytics/assurance or workflow automation tools is highly desirable
• Familiarity with networking protocols such as Netconf/YANG, RESTCONF, TL1, SNMP, gNMI/gRPC etc
• Experience with RKE2 Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms (OpenShift, AKS, EKS etc.)
• Proven experience in customer facing roles deploying software platforms to production and/or enabling cloud migrations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to collaborate cross functionally
• Comfortable working in a team-oriented, highly collaborative virtual environment that is geographically distributed

At Fujitsu, one of our corporate principles is "We respect human rights." This principle underpins our corporate and individual activities and guides the actions of every Fujitsu Group member. We embrace diversity and equal opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.  By empowering people, we can unleash our collective strengths to create a better experience for our employees, our customers, and our partners.

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