Senior Product Manager II

Alation

121d • $190,631 - $257,352

About The Position

We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager II with a strong technical background to lead the Cloud Platform and help productize our internal platforms into durable services. This role sits at the intersection of customer trust, enterprise adoption, and developer experience. If done well, it will unlock migrations to our cloud offering, accelerate security approvals, and pave the way for an internal API and platform services ecosystem. This is not a 'roadmap PM' role. We need someone who can dig into the details, understand the technical aspects, get to the real why behind customer asks, and turn complex systems into clear, managed services. One more thing… We work in a hybrid model—you’ll join us in our Redwood City office to collaborate, connect, and enjoy a team atmosphere!

Requirements

• Built or PM’d technical products (platforms, APIs, infra, developer tools, or security-sensitive features).
• Worked with cloud infrastructure concepts (containers, networking, observability, k8s etc.).
• Worked closely with engineers and architects to author specs, APIs, or architecture diagrams that shipped.
• Navigated tough enterprise conversations around security, compliance, or data residency.
• Made complex systems understandable to executives, sellers, and customers.

Nice To Haves

• An architecture diagram or spec you authored, and how it guided decisions.
• A time you defined an interface or API and managed versioning/release notes.
• A customer or internal situation where you pushed back, uncovered the real need, and changed the plan.
• Any experience accelerating enterprise security reviews or migrations through clarity and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Zero Data initiative to enable customers to use our product while data does not leave their network.
• Clarify and validate customer requirements to understand the real blockers before engineering invests.
• Productize internal platforms by turning foundational systems into documented, spec-first services with clear APIs.
• Communicate complexity simply through diagrams, service definitions, and security packets.
• Support enterprise adoption by partnering with Sales and Product Marketing to navigate security reviews and escalations.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and health offerings including commuter benefits.
• Flexible time off to relax and recharge.
• Continuous learning, enrichment and development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees