Position: Director of Product Management - Parallels Automation

Reporting to: VP, Automation

Location: Moscow, Russia

Contact: Ilya Baimetov, ilya.baimetov@parallels.com, mobile +1-703-340-9505

Executive Summary

Parallels (http://www.parallels.com), a leading provider of cloud computing, virtualization and hosting automation software, is looking for Director of Product Management for Parallels Automation business unit.

This highly motivated individual with extensive experience in technical product management the areas of system management and automation will be responsible for building a world-class Product Management organization and designing datacenter automation software products to power cloud computing infrastructure of hundreds of the largest enterprises, telcos and hosting service providers in the world.

This high-impact position provides a unique opportunity to influence and contribute to success of a dynamic fast-growing software company.

Parallels Automation product line includes:

• Parallels Virtualization Automation - automation of provisioning and management of physical and virtual servers in the data center.
• Parallels Operations Automation - automation of provisioning and management of internet and enterprise cloud computing services, such as internet domains, e-mail, web sites, virtual private servers and cloud applications.
• Parallels Business Automation - automation of business workflows and billing.

Responsibilities

The Director of Product Management will be responsible for driving design and development of Parallels Automation software products, specifically

• Building a world-class Product Management organization. Implementing industry-best processes and practices for gathering and analyzing requirements, designing and shipping complex software products.
• Working with customers and Parallels executives to define and execute on Parallels Automation vision and product roadmaps.
• Improving collaboration across all Parallels Automation organizations - sales, marketing, support, PM, development, QA, professional services.
• Leading and empowering other members of Parallels Automation team.

PM organization

o       Mentor and hire Product Managers for Parallels Automation organization with a goal of building a strong team of individuals capable of being an effective communication channel between customers and developers.

o       Coach Product Managers to be excellent product designers and effective drivers and coordinators of product development.

o       Establish a customer-focused culture within Parallels Automation PM organization that emphasizes value of solving real world problems of real world business partners.

o       Implementing industry-best PM processes and practices targeted at improving overall quality and customer satisfaction of Parallels Automation products.

Product design

o       Educate and mentor members of Product Management team as well as Development and QA team on the industry-best practices in software design.

o       Work with customers and Parallels executives to create medium and long-term vision for Parallels Automation product line, including business requirements and technical roadmaps.

o       Implement effective mechanisms of channeling customer requirements coming from sales, marketing and support organizations to software development organization.

o       Drive high-level architectural and technical decision making to ensure that Parallels Automation products can quickly adapt to the fast-changing customer requirements of the cloud computing and internet hosting industries.

Cross-group collaboration

o       Work with development and test organization to ensure that they deliver the product that the customers need.

o       Work with sales, marketing, support and professional services organizations to ensure effective communication of feedback from the broad range of Parallels customers as well as delivery of Parallels Automation message and roadmap to the customers and partners.

Personal excellence

o       Exhibits excellent judgment. Hires and develops great people.

o       Thinks strategically, thinks big and has convictions.

o       Is result-oriented and stays on top of tactical execution.

o       Expects and requires innovation from Product Management and other teams. Has the innate ability to inspire passion in others.

Requirements

The Director of Product Management needs to have:

• 10 years or more of technical product management experience with at least 5 years as manager.
• Extensive experience with the enterprise management and automation products and related technologies.
• Extensive experience with Web Services/SOA architectures.
• Proven success record in driving design and development and shipping complex software products.
• Excellent communicator and consensus builder.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - both in English and Russian.
• Bachelor degree in mathematics, physics, computer science or electronic engineering. Master degree is a plus.
• Excellent skills in analyzing and formalizing requirements for software products.

Compensation includes a competitive salary, bonus and benefits package, a very attractive stock option plan and a complete ex-pat package - business-class apartment a car in Moscow paid for by Parallels.

The position reports directly to the VP of Automation. The position is based in Moscow, Russia with a 2-year commitment required. Fluent conversational Russian is a must.