Product Manager - Storage

About LeaseWeb

LeaseWeb is a global Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider – offering customers on-demand, world-class hosting solutions to boost their business, cut IT costs and help them reach new goals.

The LeaseWeb platform resides on one of the largest, most reliable networks in the world, boasting 5.5 Tbps bandwidth capacity and 99.99999% core uptime. Thanks also to state-of-the-art data centers, and a broad choice of technologies, we are able to deliver an industry-leading portfolio of solutions – from bare metal to public and private clouds.

With such ingredients to hand, we can help you find the perfect combination of IaaS options to maximize the performance of every workload – in the most efficient way for your business now – and as your requirements change.

All LeaseWeb solutions are easy to configure and manage too. Our intuitive customer portal and API allows you to set up your infrastructure exactly as you want it, deploy new services on-demand and keep on top of your costs.

Position

The Leaseweb Product Management Team is looking for an experienced and talented Product Manager Storage to join our Product Management team. Do you know the IT, cloud and hosting market like the back of your hand? Are you passionate about technology and keen to develop and implement your own vision? Are you looking to join a fast moving, innovative company within the cloud and hosting industry? Get in touch.

What is the role about?

The Product Manager Storage will be in charge of developing and executing the commercial product strategy for our Cloud Storage products. You will help us grow Leaseweb’s business through a combination of using your product expertise, insight into market competition, and top-notch communication skills. You will develop a deep knowledge of our current offerings, map out the market, and identify the gaps. In close collaboration with sales, marketing, product owners and scrum teams, you will ensure that the right features are developed, launched, and maintained over the course of their lifecycle.

Part of your responsibility will be to build and grow partnerships with technology partners, vendors, as well as multiple internal technology and support teams in order to build the next generation of cloud hosting products. As well as manage the ongoing lifecycle of current offerings. You will also guide product positioning and messaging, and drive the strategic direction of product portfolios.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for the product category strategy and development execution
• Maintain and optimize the overall value stream of the product by defining the commercial terms (pricing strategy and commercials), enabling the sales channel and facilitating deals
• Interact with both current and potential customers to develop a deep understanding of their needs
• Translate technology into relevant value propositions for customers and partners
• Responsible for a clear and competitive portfolio of services
• Ensuring that the right infrastructure (make, buy, or partner) for the delivery of products is in place and optimized during their life-cycle
• Leading the go-to-market for the various functional organizations (e.g. channels, sales, legal, marketing, customer care), needed to make the proposition successfully
• Deliver the sales tooling and training to enable sales to be successful
• Act as thought leader for customers through online and live engagement and to industry analysts, helping to position Leaseweb globally

Your qualification

• 6+ years as a Product (Marketing) Manager or equivalent
• Knowledge of the IT and/or telecommunications market
• Knowledge about the Cloud, ISP or hosting industry, with a demonstrable understanding of Cloud and Cloud Storage products
• Strong commercial drive (profitability, pricing, targets)
• Outstanding communication skills, excellent command of English
• An excellent understanding of product management, balanced with the capability to work well with sales and technical specialists
• Analytical mindset
• Thrives in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Marketing required
• Strong motivational skills
• Collaborative by nature with an open and engaging style

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Annual company bonus
• Defined contribution pension plan and collective health care plan
• 25 days of paid time-off
• Free lunch
• Free parking
• VISA sponsorship when you are not living in the Netherlands
• The possibility to develop yourself and build up your career
• Team fun events, including a full two-day hackathon every quarter
• Ping-pong, game consoles, chilling area, monthly happy hours and other fun events
• The chance to leave your mark in a company that grows quickly but still manages to keep a pioneer spirit