Durham Hiring Product Manager Spring Co-op 2027

Product Manager Spring Co-op 2027

At IBM Software, we turn client challenges into solutions, building leading AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. IBM's long history of innovation gives IBMers many chances to learn, grow, and make an impact on a global scale.

Working in Software means joining a team driven by curiosity and collaboration. You will work with diverse technologies, partners, and industries to design, develop, and deliver solutions that support digital transformation. IBM Software places you at the center of IBM's product and technology landscape, with tools and opportunities to advance your career while building software that changes the world.

As a Product Manager, you will help deliver business results by bringing high-quality products to market. You will help define strategy and execution plans while continuously innovating toward market leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Learn Market Analysis: Observe market and business analysis to understand product definition, product roadmap, pricing, ecosystem, and channel strategy, and explore how to analyze competitive landscapes and find opportunities for innovation.
• Assist in Product Lifecycle Management: Take part in managing the product lifecycle from inception through growth, maturity, and end of life, working with cross-functional teams to deliver a successful product with defined routes to market.
• Support Partnership Strategy: Contribute to defining partnership and ecosystem strategy for product execution, helping maximize relationships with design, product marketing, ecosystem partners, analysts, engineering, sales, and services teams.
• Engage in Cross-Functional Collaboration: Join discussions with design, product marketing, ecosystem partners, analysts, engineering, sales, and services teams to keep collaboration effective.
• Explore Industry Expertise: Learn from field experts and explore how to become a credible voice in the market by observing industry trends and best practices.

What We Are Looking For

• Basic understanding of market and business analysis concepts, including product definition, product roadmap, pricing, ecosystem, and channel strategy.
• Interest in managing the product lifecycle from inception through end of life.
• Exposure to defining partnership and ecosystem strategy for product execution.
• Curiosity about collaborating with various teams, including design, product marketing, ecosystem partners, analysts, engineering, sales, and services teams.
• Basic understanding of industry trends and best practices in product management.
• Exposure to analyzing competitive landscapes and identifying opportunities for innovation.