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Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.\nIf you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career with flexibility and a world-class employee experience, you'll find it here. We're recognized around the world for our inclusive, meaningful culture and innovative technologies by organizations like Fast Company, Forbes, Newsweek and more.\nAbout the job\nAs a Product Manager for Data Acceleration, in collaboration with the wider product strategy team, you will be responsible for driving product strategy across the SAS platform for high-performance data processing and model execution. In this high-impact role, you will define and evolve the product direction for a portfolio of technologies that accelerate data access, transformation, and analytics execution across hybrid and cloud-native environments.\nThis includes ownership of SAS SpeedyStore and SAS Data Accelerator, which enable high-speed model scoring, code acceleration, SAS Visual Analytics (VA) acceleration, and model training. You will also lead the strategy for integrating with open file formats such as Parquet and Iceberg, and enabling remote access to cloud storage platforms like AWS S3, Azure Data Lake Storage, and Google Cloud Storage.\nYou will work closely with software engineering teams to develop a platform product vision for this domain and craft detailed requirements to support the development of a robust and scalable product roadmap.\nAs a Product Manager, you will:\nShape the strategic direction for interoperability with modern data platforms, lakehouse technologies, cloud storage services, and open-table formats to ensure SAS remains an integral component of customer data architectures, while aligning product plans with corporate strategy and business objectives.\nDefine and maintain product roadmaps, priorities, and OKRs; communicate product risks, decisions, and roadmap updates to stakeholders.\nLead product requirements definition and prioritization based on customer, stakeholder, prospect, and market input, and conduct discovery to translate findings into product strategy.\nDrive alignment across Engineering, Design, UX, Program Management, and related teams to deliver customer and business outcomes.\nDefine success measures, own post-launch analysis, and develop business cases and product investment recommendations based on customer, market, financial, and product-health data.\nHelp shape pricing, positioning, collateral, launch readiness, support readiness, and knowledge transfer, while representing the product externally with customers and prospects.\nOwn product lifecycle management decisions and identify emerging technologies, business threats, and new market opportunities.\nEmbrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.\nRequired qualifications\n5+ years of experience in product management and/or software engineering related to data management, decision management, or AI/analytics.\nBachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in data science, computer science, or a related quantitative discipline.\nEquivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.\nSolid working knowledge of modern data management, cloud databases (SingleStore, Snowflake, Google BigQuery, Azure Synapse), and Spark-based environments like Databricks.\nFamiliarity with one or more open-source runtimes, packages, and libraries (like Python).\nUnderstand concepts of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and/or Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business models.\nFamiliarity with Cloud Platform provider technologies.\nAbility to translate complex technical and business information for diverse audiences.\nAdditional competencies, knowledge and skills\nExceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage in technical discussions with customers, partners, and industry analysts.\nExcellent critical-thinking skills with a demonstrated history of making sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.\nProven ability to work in a highly collaborative, global environment across multiple business units.\nAbility to innovate and define creative solutions with compelling user experiences that exceed customer expectations.\nWorld-class benefits\nHighlights include...\nComprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.\nMedical plan options include:PPO with low annual deductible and copays.\nHDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).\n\nOnsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!\nAn industry-leading 401k plan.\nTuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development\nGenerous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.\nVolunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.\nGenerous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.\nYou are welcome here.\nAt SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture - it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our inclusive workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers.\nAdditional Information:\nTo qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Scotland, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights.\nResumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.\nSAS only sends emails from verified “sas.com” email addresses and never asks for sensitive, personal information or money. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of any type of communication from, or on behalf of SAS, please contact .\nLet's stay in touch! 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