Product Portfolio Analyst​

Product Analyst – Portfolio Strategy

Product Analyst – Portfolio Strategy

Location: US San Diego | US Walnut Creek | US Boston

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability.

Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company's software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We've achieved recent 5G milestones including the world's first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone. The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a "Top Workplace" for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.

We are seeking a motivated and analytical Product Analyst to join our Product Portfolio Strategy team. In this role, you will help shape the future of our product portfolio offerings, including platforms from RTOS and Linux operating systems to Wind River Cloud Platform, DevOps tooling suite, and services offerings. You'll play a key role in supporting strategic decision-making by aggregating and analyzing inputs from customers, sales, partners, and market research. Your insights will help inform product strategy, identify emerging trends, and support investment planning across our mission-critical edge, cloud, and tooling solutions.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and leaders across Product, Engineering, Partner, Sales, and Marketing to ensure alignment on strategy, execution, and go-to-market readiness. From conducting competitive research and contributing to product solution fit, to supporting portfolio strategy development and tracking performance, you'll be at the heart of our efforts to define and scale differentiated, customer-focused offerings. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in product strategy while working on cutting-edge technologies that power the next generation of intelligent systems.

Requirements & Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in a product analyst, business analyst, or consulting role, preferably with a focus on software or technology products.
• Familiarity with product delivery lifecycle and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
• Thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like team with a collaborative mindset and strong sense of ownership.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate data and strategy into clear, actionable insights.
• Experience leveraging data and research to identify trends, evaluate opportunities, and inform product decisions.
• Ability to adapt across product strategy, technical discussions, and go-to-market or partner enablement activities.
• Eagerness to learn and grow within product management and strategy.
• Familiarity with technical concepts such as RTOS/Linux, AI/ML and/or data science, DevOps, security, containerization & orchestration concepts, and cloud technologies (i.e., containers, Kubernetes, etc.) is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required. Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field preferred.

At Wind River, we are committed to empowering our customers to thrive in a connected, intelligent world by providing cutting-edge technologies and unparalleled support. Join us in driving innovation and making a lasting impact on industries that matter most.

Benefits

• Named Top Workplace for the 8th year in a row
• Wind River's commitment to DEIB
• 100% Employee covered Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance*
• Flexible Time Off policy* + 12 observed Holidays
• 401K with company match
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Wellness Benefits through Unmind

Compensation

The annual base salary range for this role's listed grade level is currently $90,000 to $110,000.