Senior Product Manager, Keysight Software Manager (KSM)

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Software is a strategic growth area for Keysight, and our enterprise entitlement management system - Keysight Software Manager (KSM) - plays a pivotal role by providing software management tools and enabling automated license delivery for all Keysight products. As a customer-facing enterprise system, KSM is instrumental in bringing new business models and products to market while delivering an industry-leading experience for customers. As an internal business system KSM enables efficient & scalable software operations for 30+ business units including R&D, NPI, BizOps, Manufacturing, and Customer Support.

As a Senior Product Manager on this team, you will drive the continued iterative improvement & innovation of capabilities within a segment of this platform. You will do so by deeply understanding your stakeholders needs, data / behavioral trends, and industry standards; developing bottoms-up roadmaps that align with organizational goals; and shepherding execution from ideation through engineering development, change management, user adoption, etc.. You should expect to work cross-functionally more often than not and be as comfortable communicating with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal / Compliance, InfoSec, etc. as you are with Software and R&D Engineers.

This is a high-scope role requiring attention to detail, ability to translate organizational strategy into tactics, curiosity to quickly build understanding of both industry & internal ecosystems, savvy to navigate evolving organizational dynamics, a data-driven mindset, and comfort leading through influence & well-crafted narratives.

The preferred location for this role is Santa Rosa (CA) or Seattle (WA). We will also consider the Remote (US ONLY) option for ideal candidates.

• Pro-actively develop vision, strategy, and roadmaps for innovation & iterative improvement of your platform segment
• Translate deep understanding of Keysight's monetization models, business strategy, and product usage into value-add features and tool capabilities
• Engage with customers, partners, and stakeholders to validate hypotheses & gather ideas
• Drive successful feature launches in partnership with engineering, QA, SME, and user enablement teams. This may include hands-on involvement in design, trade-off decisions, demoes, creation of collateral, etc. as needed to deliver the right results for a given initiative
• Pull, analyze, and communicate data to inform decision-making, create fact-based narratives, identify innovation opportunities, and root-cause complex issues
• Lead and contribute to cross-functional working groups exploring innovation opportunities, trade-offs, solutions options, and executional plans for Keysight's biggest strategic investments
• Manage expectations, communication, and conflict resolution across stakeholders at multiple levels, from peer-partners to executive sponsors
• Conduct primary and secondary research on industry trends, customer expectations, and competitive landscape to inform prioritization, innovation opportunities, and best practices
• Advocate for customer experience, usability, and needs throughout their entitlement & license management lifecycle, from product evaluation to purchase renewals
• Manage KPIs related to customer experience, usage, product health, development velocity, etc. for your platform segment
• Contribute to team process improvement & prodOps maturation projects

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in information systems, computer science, engineering, or related STEM field.
• 7+ years of experience in product management, program management, and/or leading enterprise-level cross-functional initiatives
• In depth understanding of the end-to-end B2B software customer journey, touchpoints, and key drivers & constraints
• Deep understanding of enterprise B2B software business models, monetization strategies, and licensing technologies & trends
• Proven ability to make data-driven decisions, navigate contradictory data-points, articulate anecdote & data-supported vision, build consensus, and create closed-loop mechanisms to ensure realization of value
• Demonstrated leadership & effectiveness working with cross-functional and globally-distributed teams
• Exceptional coordination, communication, and presentation skills across technical, non-technical, and executive sponsor stakeholders
• Intermediate SQL skills including but not limited to nested/sub-queries, temp-tables, multi-table joins, views, and generally being able to navigate data stored in a large number of normalized tables
• Hands-on experience with and/or detailed understanding of common development frameworks a must (Waterfall, Scrum, Kanban, Rapid Prototype)

Desired Qualifications:

• MBA or STEM-related Master's strongly preferred
• Experience with software entitlement, licensing, and enforcement technologies strongly preferred
• Experience working in globally distributed & multi-cultural environments strongly preferred
• Experience working within the context of common QTC / GTM business systems preferred (ex. Oracle, Salesforce, etc.)

The level of role will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed below.

California pay range: MIN $124,420- MAX $207,370

Washington pay range: MIN $115,400- MAX $207,370

Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region

US Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, Accident, Disability insurance
• Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Paid Family Leave
• Discounts, Perks
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)

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