Job Overview:
Requirement/Must Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of relevant work experience in Product Management or related fields.
- Strong understanding of product lifecycle management.
- Experience defining product value propositions, target customer segments, and business cases.
- Expertise in financial analysis, cost modeling, and pricing strategy development.
- Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
- Technical understanding and industry knowledge relevant to data protection technologies and solutions.
Experience:
- Experience leading end-to-end product strategy and operational roadmaps.
- Experience working with engineering, supply chain, marketing, pricing, and sales teams.
- Experience managing third-party product integrations and joint solution positioning.
- Experience supporting product launches and governance requirements.
- Experience working with go-to-market initiatives and customer engagement activities.
- Experience with partner relationship management and quarterly business reviews.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and drive end-to-end strategy and operational product roadmaps for one or more products.
- Define value propositions, customer segments, and business cases for joint solutions with third-party products.
- Develop hardware bill of materials for optimized performance with third-party software.
- Advise stakeholders on portfolio strategy across all product lifecycle phases.
- Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, marketing, and pricing teams to optimize product success and margins.
- Demonstrate understanding of data protection technology, market trends, and customer needs for effective market positioning.
- Work closely with technical and business teams to structure and position competitive joint solutions.
- Perform cost modeling and develop pricing structures to meet margin expectations.
- Ensure compliance with new product introduction and launch governance requirements.
- Support development of technical and marketing content including white papers, reference architectures, and communication packages.
- Collaborate with sales teams to generate demand and build sales pipelines.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for products and joint solutions.
- Support customer deal engagement, product configuration, quoting, and pricing escalations.
- Build and maintain strong partner relationships and support quarterly business reviews.
Should Have:
- MBA or advanced degree in Computer Science or Engineering preferred.
- Strong leadership and influencing skills.
- Ability to drive extended cross-functional teams toward successful outcomes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Skills:
- Product Management.
- Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy.
- Product Lifecycle Management.
- Cost Modeling and Financial Analysis.
- Partner Management.
- Data Protection Technology.
- Cross-functional Collaboration.
- Pricing Strategy.
- Market Positioning.
- Communication and Negotiation Skills.
Qualification and Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required.
- MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area, Cynet Systems Inc. is a leading staffing and recruiting powerhouse. Proudly recognized as a nationally and locally certified diversity firm, Cynet delivers agile, scalable talent solutions across industries. With an active footprint in all 50 U.S. states and Canada, we support thousands of consultants through our expansive, high-performing recruitment engine operating across North America and Asia—ensuring speed, quality, and consistency in every hire.