Pincipal, Product Manager

Confluent
$273,300 - $328,000

About The Position

This Principal Product Manager role is a high-leverage Individual Contributor position responsible for the complete product strategy and execution for Apache Flink across Confluent Cloud and Platform. This is an ambiguous and technical domain that requires a seasoned leader who can build durable platform capabilities, translate complex systems into clear strategy, and operate independently.

Requirements

  • Proven ability to own and deliver product strategy for complex cloud data products for customers ranging from data engineers to software developers.
  • Deep technical expertise in distributed systems, data engineering, and cloud.
  • Experience leading product development across the entire lifecycle, scaling businesses from early product-market fit to substantial revenue.
  • 10+ years of experience in product management for a technical software or cloud service product.

Nice To Haves

  • Domain expertise in streaming technologies such as Kafka, Flink, or Spark is a plus but not required.
  • Hands-on engineering or technical background, including comfort with systems design, API design, and several languages (e.g., Python, Java, Scala, SQL, etc.).
  • Experience with open-source software and determining commercialization strategy while building the community.
  • Track record in data infrastructure, analytics, AI/ML platforms, real-time systems, or streaming systems, especially where the product serves customers with a diversity of technical depth.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the multi-year product strategy and roadmap for Apache Flink across cloud and on-prem products.
  • Establish structured processes to align product, engineering, GTM, and executive stakeholders.
  • Identify high-leverage, 0-to-1 product opportunities for Flink and in adjacent areas like AI, data engineering, data warehousing, and event-driven applications.
  • Define how Confluent Flink offerings will work across Confluent and IBM product portfolio.

Benefits

  • We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives.
  • We make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible.
  • We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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