Senior Product Manager, Cloud Networking

Details

Confluent Cloud delivers a complete end-to-end streaming experience through a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. The Cloud Networking Product team is focused on making connectivity to and from Confluent Cloud reliable, scalable, secure, cost-efficient, and simple to use. Private networking is a strategic investment area that enables services including Kafka, Flink, Connectors, and Data Governance.

The Senior Product Manager will be responsible for major product initiatives from conception through execution, launch, and ongoing iteration. This role partners with engineering, design, sales, and marketing to make product tradeoffs, build the right solutions, and grow them successfully in the market.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user interviews and analyze data to define personas, user journeys, and key jobs to be done.
• Drive the Confluent Cloud Network roadmap, with a strong focus on user experience and cost efficiency.
• Define flexible interfaces for APIs, CLIs, Terraform, data models, and processes.
• Launch new network options and iterate rapidly on existing ones.
• Drive multi-team, cross-functional initiatives from conception through delivery and post-launch iteration.
• Define quantitative and qualitative targets, measure performance, share results with stakeholders, and incorporate learnings into the product.
• Manage complexity while delivering value in a rapidly evolving product and organization.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager focused on cloud technologies.
• Experience building and supporting enterprise-grade products as a product manager, engineer, or solutions architect.
• Experience building, writing, maintaining, and defending product roadmaps and backlogs based on user stories and customer research.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues and customers around the world.
• Demonstrated ability to drive business outcomes through product changes.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in networking in a product management or technical role.
• Experience enabling AWS, Azure, or GCP private networking features such as Private Link, VPC Peering, and Transit Gateway for a SaaS product.
• Experience with Envoy, service mesh, DNS, and Kubernetes networking.
• Experience with network traffic metering and billing.
• Domain expertise in networking technologies combined with product management experience.
• An MBA is a plus.

Company Information

Confluent is an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria without regard to legally protected characteristics.

Confluent is an IBM subsidiary acquired by IBM and being integrated into the IBM organization. By applying, candidates understand that Confluent may share personal information with IBM affiliates involved in the recruitment process.