Worker Sub-Type: Regular

* Job Description: *

Location: Ottawa preferred

BlackBerry® QNX® is a trusted supplier of safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, frameworks and development tools, and provides expert support and services for building the world’s most critical embedded systems.   We are the embedded experts. BlackBerry QNX was born in embedded, and provides time-tested and trusted foundation software, including our deterministic microkernel real-time operating system (RTOS), safety-certified products, middleware and security solutions, all purpose-built for embedded systems.  

BlackBerry QNX software is trusted by more than  , 24 of the top 25 EV manufacturers and is running in more than 235 million + vehicles globally.  Our foundation products have been pre-certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D and we offer a broad range of board support packages, professional services, AUTOSAR adaptive support and middleware solutions – from acoustic management, to digital cockpits to advanced driving assistance (ADAS) - to accelerate development and help OEMs meet Start of Production (SOP) dates. 

Summary

BlackBerry QNX is seeking to fill the role of Senior Product Manager, Cloud. This exciting new role will help lead the definition and management of our new next generation cloud enabled products.

In this role, you will work with your Product Management colleagues to help define and execute our strategic BlackBerry QNX cloud enablement roadmap to complement our suite of foundation edge products in the automotive and general embedded markets. Cloud enablement of our products is a key pillar of our strategic roadmap, and this role is a ground-floor opportunity to build something great.

To be successful in this role, you should have strong technical, business, and organizational skills with a proven ability to engage internally and externally with multiple stakeholders successfully. The ability to articulate and manage at the conceptual level as well as to dive deep into the solution details when required are important success factors for this role. This role will bring the opportunity to work closely with our customers wherever they are in their cloud adoption journey.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the full lifecycle of our new Cloud enabled products and related services.
• Drive the go-to-market strategy to successfully launch new products and lead successful execution of this plan across functional teams.
• In conjunction with our marketing team, develop positioning and messaging that resonates with customers and partners to drive business capture and thought leadership.
• Work closely with Engineering, Legal, Finance and other groups to manage the BlackBerry QNX cloud product releases from inception to general availability, participating and leading cross-functional initiatives as required
• Assess our target market and identify opportunities using market research, segmentation analysis and 1:1 customer and partner interviews.
• Perform competitive analysis on an ongoing basis.
• Assisting in the development of business case justification and financials to support investments in the cloud-enabled portfolio

• Prime for Webinars, tradeshows, customer / prospect tours, other outbound events

   

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of* product management experience related to Cloud (AWS, GPC or Azure)*
• Bachelors or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent technical degree or diploma program
• 5+ years of product management experience related to Automotive electronic systems and/or other mission critical embedded devices
• Experience in cloud enablement of edge products
• Ability to clearly articulate product requirements and prioritize enhancement requests
• Strong experience with public cloud (AWS, GPC or Azure) products and services
• Knowledge of multiple functional areas such as product management, engineering, finance and marketing

• Demonstrated experience communicating and presenting to C-Suite and technical subject matter experts across an organization

   

ADDITIONAL ASSETS

• Proven ability to work and engage with world-class engineering talent
• Knowledge of embedded OS, Hypervisor and Development tools software and related functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC 61508) and/or security standards (e.g. ISO 21434)
• Strong verbal, written, project management, and interpersonal communication skills as well as strong customer service orientation are required

• Strong technical background to be able to successfully engage with automotive and general embedded customers

  Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

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BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) is a trusted security software and services company that provides enterprises and governments with the technology they need to secure the Internet of Things. Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, the company is unwavering in its commitment to safety, cybersecurity and data privacy, and leads in key areas such as artificial intelligence, endpoint security and management, encryption and embedded systems. You couldn’t choose a more exciting time to consider joining us! For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow @BlackBerry.

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