Quantum · 1 day ago
Product Manager - StorNext Platform
Mendota Heights, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expQuantum is seeking an experienced Product Manager to drive strategy, roadmap development, and lifecycle ownership for the StorNext product family. The role involves defining product vision, gathering customer requirements, and collaborating with various teams to enhance the product's success in enterprise, media, HPC, and AI markets.
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Responsibilities
Own the combined strategic direction for StorNext across performance, scalability, workflow integration, and AI/HPC/media pipeline requirements
Identify market opportunities in AI/ML workloads, high-throughput video workflows, scientific data management, edge-to-core pipelines, and cloud-enabled architectures
Track competitive offerings in scale-out NAS, all-flash performance storage, distributed file systems, and parallel I/O platforms
Develop and maintain product roadmaps for StorNext, balancing customer requirements, competitive pressures, and technical feasibility
Define feature priorities, working collaboratively with Engineering leadership to scope releases and set milestones
Ensure alignment across hardware, software, management tools, and cloud integration initiatives
Translate customer feedback, workflow analysis, and ecosystem needs into detailed requirements and user stories
Define specifications for metadata service scaling, parallel I/O enhancements, cloud connectors, workflow automation, Windows/macOS client improvements, NVMe performance features, multi-protocol support, AI/ML integration, object or cloud tiering, QoS, telemetry, high-availability enhancements and media pipeline optimizations
Collaborate with UX, architecture, QA, and engineering teams to design intuitive management experiences and integration workflows
Serve as the product focal point between Engineering, Sales, Support, Marketing, Operations, and the executive team
Work closely with Support and L3 Engineering to identify systemic issues, set reliability goals, and improve long-term product quality
Partner with Sales Engineering to create reference architectures, performance guidance, competitive positioning, and workflow solutions
Engage directly with customers in media & entertainment, HPC, research, government, AI/ML, and enterprise IT to validate priorities and gather deep workflow insights
Present product roadmap updates, deliver technical briefings, and oversee strategic customer evaluations
Foster relationships with ecosystem partners including video production vendors, AI pipeline tools, data movers, and cloud workflow platforms
Work with Marketing to develop messaging, competitive analysis, content strategy, and product launch materials
Support Sales with training, positioning guides, and technical collateral
Drive successful product introductions across hardware models, software releases, and ecosystem integrations
Manage the lifecycle of StorNext from concept through GA, ongoing maintenance, refresh cycles, and EOL planning
Contribute to pricing strategy, licensing models, hardware platform planning, and long-term capacity/cost projections
Use deployment data, telemetry, and customer insights to inform ongoing improvements
Qualification
Required
5–10+ years of product management experience in enterprise storage, HPC storage, file systems, or performance-oriented infrastructure
Strong understanding of: Scale-out NAS, parallel file systems, or high-performance storage; NVMe storage, flash architectures, and multi-protocol access; HPC/data-intensive workflows and AI/ML data pipelines; Media & entertainment, video production, and multi-stream I/O workflows
Ability to build requirements from complex technical use cases and customer workflows
Proven success working cross-functionally with engineering, support, and go-to-market teams
Excellent communication, analytical, and executive presentation skills
Preferred
Hands-on knowledge of Myriad, StorNext, or competitive technologies (GPFS/Spectrum Scale, Lustre, Isilon/PowerScale, NetApp, Weka, VAST, Qumulo)
Experience with cloud integration, hybrid workflows, or data orchestration platforms
Technical background in computer science, engineering, or a related field
Familiarity with Kubernetes, containerized workloads, and AI model training pipelines
Certifications in product management, storage, cloud, or HPC
Benefits
Quantum provides a diverse portfolio of health plans for medical and prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental medical insurance options.
We also support our team members’ efforts to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle through reimbursement and educational programs.
Quantum offers a company-matched 401(k) plan to help employees save for retirement in a tax-advantaged way.
We also have an Employee Stock Purchase Program for purchasing Quantum stock at a discounted rate.
Company
Quantum
Quantum develops data protection, retention, and management software systems for small and large enterprises.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$271.1MKey Investors
Yorkville Advisors
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Leadership Team
Hugues Meyrath
President and CEO
J. Michael Dodson
CFO
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