Want to join a fast growing enterprise software company on it’s way to 2012 IPO that has doubled in both revenue and employees in the past 12 months? Interested in making Big Data accessible to the masses?

Then come learn more about Splunk.  We’re based in SF and are looking for rockstar product managers who will eventually run their own line of business. Titles, responsibility, etc all negotiable depending on skills/experience. Some evidence of technical proficiency is a must.  If you’re interested, please contact Jacob Flomenberg (HBS ’10) at jflomenberg@splunk.com.

Job Description:

The Product Manager for Splunk’s Core Engine and User Interface will be responsible for maintaining market leadership for Splunk’s core search, indexing, reporting and user interface features through continual innovation. They will drive the product definition process by triaging all forms of product input and distilling them into compelling problems for engineering to solve. They will then work with engineering to define, track and deliver product requirements. The Splunk Core Engine and User Interface product manager will also act as the internal company expert on how Splunk compares competitively with other IT data-related analytics products and represent the

company’s core product strategy with key customers and partners.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to be a product leader for the most disruptive technology in IT management and data analytics today. It’s also an opportunity to join a team that is pioneering new approaches to product management to align effectively with agile development methodologies.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As with any product management role in a fast-growing company, day-to-day responsibilities will span the entire product management lifecycle and include deep interaction with customers, sales, and engineering. Specific responsibilities include:

• Gathering requirements from customers, sales and support and driving ongoing prioritization of product investments
• Develop detailed personas, use cases and functional requirements to communicate these needs to engineering
• Driving roadmap, positioning, requirements and feature delivery for Splunk’s core engine and user interface framework
• Collaborating with product marketing to support creation of customer driven messaging and content
• Serving as the subject matter expert with the technical sales force to ensure they are effectively prepared to demo and sell our core offering

Requirements:

Success in this role will require both a strong ability to understand customer requirements and translate those into use cases to drive engineering and an ability to think strategically about our business and the competitive landscape. Candidates should have:

• Experience working directly with developers
• Proven leadership skills
• Technical aptitude and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Programming experience is a plus
• BS/BA Degree, preferably in a technical discipline

About Us:

Splunk is the world’s leading Operational Intelligence software used to monitor, report and analyze live streaming IT data as well as terabytes of historical data located on-premise or in the cloud. Almost half of the Fortune 100 and more than 2,000 enterprises, service providers and government organizations in 74 countries use Splunk to improve service levels, reduce IT operations costs, mitigate security risks, and drive new levels of operational visibility.