Staff Product Manager

About The Role

What You Will Do

• Define and execute the product strategy and roadmap for Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK), ensuring it meets the evolving needs of customers deploying and managing Confluent Platform on Kubernetes.
• Drive the product strategy and roadmap for Confluent's Ansible playbooks, catering to users who prefer or require Ansible for automation and deployment.
• Develop and champion the product strategy for Confluent's OEM program, identifying target partners, defining integration requirements, and enabling successful go-to-market motions.
• Gather and prioritize product requirements from a variety of sources, including customer feedback, market analysis, competitive landscape, and internal stakeholders.
• Work closely with engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch and iteration.
• Collaborate with product marketing, sales, and partner teams to develop go-to-market strategies, messaging, and sales enablement materials for deployment automation and OEM solutions.
• Analyze product usage and market trends to identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Act as a subject matter expert for CFK, Ansible, and Confluent's OEM capabilities internally and externally.
• Present product strategies and updates to internal teams, customers, and partners.
  

What You Will Bring

• Experience with Enterprise software deployment, monitoring and security architectures
• Proven track record owning 0→1 or complex technical products at scale.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes, distributed systems, and cloud-native infrastructure (preferred: AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience building and supporting enterprise-grade products as an engineer, product manager, or solutions architect.
• Experience building, writing, maintaining and defending a clear product roadmap and backlog backed by user stories and customer research.
• 7+ years of product management experience, with at least 3+ in platform/infrastructure domains.
• Exceptional written and presentation skills. At Confluent we rely heavily on documents to explain the vision and facilitate concrete communication.
• Ability to build relationships with co-workers and customers located around the world.
• Demonstrated ability to drive business outcomes through product changes
  

Come As You Are