MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that’s used to store and manage data. Its reliability, performance, scalability, and ease of use make MySQL a popular choice for developers. In fact, you’ll find it at the heart of demanding, high-traffic applications such as Facebook, Netflix, Uber, Airbnb, Shopify, and Booking.com.

Although MySQL rose to prominence nearly three decades ago, it shows no sign of fading and ranks as the second most popular database overall, second only to Oracle Database, according to DB-Engines. MySQL is versatile enough to underpin a wide variety of applications, from small personal projects to enterprise-level, business-critical systems, and it’s backed by a large and enthusiastic open-source community.

We seek a dynamic and creative world-class Product Manager with expertise and passion in delivering best-in-class open-source database MySQL and drive the community adoption including On-premises and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.  

Product Managers (PMs) are often referred to as “CEOs of the product.”  What that means is that PMs play a strategic role in the lifecycle of everything we ultimately provide to customers, including understanding market trends and customer needs (requirements definition), working with engineering team to respond to those needs (designing the offerings, including weighing build/buy/partner decisions), taking those offerings to market (including channel and partner enablement) and serving as ongoing product evangelists (delivering tech talks, authoring white papers, blogs and presentations, working with customers to make them successful) – all the while planning ahead to the next generation of each offering.  

The role requires strategic thinkers who are curious and excited about both participating in and shaping the next phase of the IT Operations market, with strong technical fluency (these are technical products) but also an interest in making products easier for real humans to use.  This position requires collaboration with many stakeholders, so strong verbal and written communications skills are a must, as is a desire to work with a diverse set of people.

 1 – 4 years of engineering / product management / technical sales experience, preferably in enterprise computing, with strong familiarity around computer networks, cloud technologies, virtualization, data center infrastructure; familiarity with MySQL databases as a DBA is a strong plus

Excellent written and communication / presentation skills – writing samples will be required. BS, MS or MBA in Computer Science or related technical degree Balanced mix of leadership and technical skills, along with relevant hardware and database software experiences  Experience dealing with a broad spectrum of IT audience – ranging from CTO/CIO to database/systems/network/storage administrators.

Career Level - IC3