Senior Director, Product Management – Compute and AI Infrastructure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure delivers high-performance, secure, and scalable compute and AI infrastructure for mission-critical workloads. We are seeking a Senior Director (M5) to lead the Outbound Product Management organization for OCI's Compute and AI Infrastructure portfolio. This single-threaded leader will own market and competitive insights, benchmarking strategy, data and analytics for product health, and customer adoption programs. The role partners closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Success to inform roadmap and investment decisions, accelerate adoption of newly launched services, and drive customer and revenue growth with clear, executive-ready communications and recommendations.
Strategy and Insight
Perform continuous market, customer, and competitive analysis across cloud compute and AI infrastructure to inform roadmap, positioning, and investments.
Establish an insights operating cadence and narrative that delivers timely, data-driven recommendations to OCI leadership.
Benchmarks
Define and execute end-to-end benchmarking strategy for competitive advantage across compute and AI workloads.
Own benchmark program management : definitions, proof-of-concept plans, execution coordination, and publication.
Align benchmark results with pricing, positioning, and field guidance.
Data and Analytics
Build the product health and business analytics foundation : customer segmentation, growth funnels, top customer health, regional profitability, demand projections, and margin / COGS analysis.
Generate dashboards and metrics that inform product performance and roadmap decisions; ensure data quality, repeatability, and auditability.
Adoption and Growth
Own adoption targets for newly launched services; design and execute structured adoption plays by segment, workload, and region.
Identify friction points across the customer journey and partner with Product, Engineering, and Field to remove barriers and improve time-to-value.
Communications and Thought Leadership
Own outbound communications for insights, benchmarks, and adoption programs, including PR plans, technical blogs, and analyst briefings in partnership with Comms / Marketing.
Ensure message consistency and alignment with OCI priorities across internal and external channels.
Team Leadership
Hire, mentor, and lead a high-performing PM team; set goals, define operating mechanisms, and foster a customer-centric, data-driven culture.
Standardize best practices for research, benchmarking, analytics, and enablement across the portfolio.
Responsibilities
Perform continuous market, customer, and competitive analysis across cloud compute and AI infrastructure to inform roadmap, positioning, and investments.
Establish an insights operating cadence and narrative that delivers timely, data-driven recommendations to OCI leadership.
Define and execute end-to-end benchmarking strategy for competitive advantage across compute and AI workloads.
Own benchmark program management : definitions, proof-of-concept plans, execution coordination, and publication.
Align benchmark results with pricing, positioning, and field guidance.
Build the product health and business analytics foundation : customer segmentation, growth funnels, top customer health, regional profitability, demand projections, and margin / COGS analysis.
Generate dashboards and metrics that inform product performance and roadmap decisions; ensure data quality, repeatability, and auditability.
Own adoption targets for newly launched services; design and execute structured adoption plays by segment, workload, and region.
Identify friction points across the customer journey and partner with Product, Engineering, and Field to remove barriers and improve time-to-value.
Own outbound communications for insights, benchmarks, and adoption programs, including PR plans, technical blogs, and analyst briefings in partnership with Comms / Marketing.
Ensure message consistency and alignment with OCI priorities across internal and external channels.
Hire, mentor, and lead a high-performing PM team; set goals, define operating mechanisms, and foster a customer-centric, data-driven culture.
Standardize best practices for research, benchmarking, analytics, and enablement across the portfolio.
Minimum Qualifications
12+ years in product management, product strategy, or product marketing for cloud infrastructure or adjacent enterprise platforms; experience at scale strongly preferred.
Proven leadership building market / competitive intelligence, benchmarking programs, and data-driven product health analytics that influence roadmap and investments.
Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (compute, storage, networking) and AI accelerators; ability to engage credibly with engineering and field architects.
Demonstrated success driving adoption and growth programs for new services, with measurable impact on pipeline, win rates, and revenue.
Exceptional executive communication skills; able to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable recommendations.
Strong analytical skills and familiarity with business metrics, forecasting, unit economics, and cost / margin analysis.
BS / BA in a technical or quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics) or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading competitive intelligence functions for hyperscale cloud or semiconductor / infrastructure providers.
Hands-on experience with industry-standard compute / AI benchmarking methodologies and translating results into pricing and positioning guidance.
Proficiency with data tooling and experimentation frameworks.
Track record establishing KPIs and governance for insights, adoption, and enablement programs.
Thought leadership : technical blogs, conference talks, analyst / customer briefings.
Disclaimer
Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.
Range and Benefit Information
US : Hiring Range in USD from $155,600 - $338,500 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee / Spouse / Child)
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
Paid time off : Flexible Vacation for salaried employees; Accrued Vacation for others, with specified accrual rates within the text.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave (72 hours at hire, refreshes annually, unused balance carries up to 112 hours)
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level
M5
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