DescriptionDescription: Development and implementation of business plans, marketing strategy, and forecasts for a product/service or vertical market. As a product analyst you will participate in every stage of the product life cycle to ensure product meets the needs of users. Drive the implementation of programs in support of the marketing strategy, business plans, and forecasts for assigned product lines. Maintains current status of customer specifications for existing and future products. Identify, evaluate, and recommend marketing opportunities in support of product line objectives. Drive product functionality delivering high quality product documentation. Lead products through scheduled release assisting others to manage commitments and resources. Measure and report progress and review deliverables. Acknowledged authority within the Corporation. Provides leadership and expertise in the development of new products/services/processes, frequently operating at the leading edge of technology. Demonstrated product/project management experience. Ability to work with Executives. Strong interpersonal skills. Excellent written and verbal communication. Demonstrated product/project management experience. Creative, energetic, and enthusiastic. Team player. Experience using or implementing Oracle, SAP, or Peoplesoft applications. Basic HTML and web technology skills a plus. BA/BS/MBA degree.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:- Develop and communicate differentiated value propositions and messaging for Oracle's Linux and Virtualization product line, and work with product teams to create clear proof points that illustrate these value propositions
- Develop primary customer facing collateral (web, white papers, videos, etc) with strong customer business value messaging focused on the Linux portfolio, as well as more technically rich use case and competitive displacement materials for follow-up contacts.
- Create training material for Oracle Sales and Channel Partners around Oracle's Linux product lines
- Develop relationships with development teams, field personnel, and customers in order to better depict Oracle Linux and Oracle Virtual Machine's added value and generate customer references for Oracle data protection solutions.
Critical Skills Needed for the Job:- 5+ years experience in marketing Linux or infrastructure solutions with a focus on data center
- Demonstrated success in defining and implementing marketing strategies that cross organizational boundaries
- Demonstrated success in implementing end-to-end marketing activities involving multiple products, groups, audiences and deliverables
- Proven communication and writing skills with the ability to effectively present to business and technical audiences
- Demonstrated ability to identify customer pain points, repeatable use cases, target markets and target customers and deliver solution-focused sales materials to accelerate the sales and new product adoption cycle.
- Proven ability to implement successful go-to-market strategies for data center type products
- Undergraduate degree. MBA preferred.