Principal, Product Manager

Confluent Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Remote, United States

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Define and drive the multi-year product strategy and roadmap for Apache Flink across Confluent Cloud and on-prem products.
• Establish structured processes to align product, engineering, go-to-market, and executive stakeholders around Flink’s product direction.
• Identify high-leverage, 0-to-1 product opportunities for Apache Flink and in adjacent domains including AI, data engineering, data warehousing, and event-driven applications.
• Define how Confluent’s Flink offerings will integrate and operate across the Confluent and IBM product portfolios.
• Own the complete product lifecycle for a complex cloud data product, from early concept through scaling to substantial revenue.
• Translate complex distributed systems and streaming technologies into clear, customer-centric product strategies.
• Operate independently in an ambiguous technical domain to build durable platform capabilities for data engineers and software developers.
• Lead product development for streaming technologies with deep technical depth, serving customers with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Collaborate across global teams to ensure alignment on product vision, technical feasibility, and market needs.
• Leverage domain expertise in data infrastructure, real-time systems, and streaming platforms to shape product priorities and roadmaps.
• Drive product decisions that balance technical innovation with commercial viability and customer adoption.
• Engage with open-source communities to inform commercialization strategy while fostering ecosystem growth.
• Work across time zones and diverse backgrounds to ensure inclusive, high-impact product outcomes.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in product management for a technical software or cloud service product.
• Proven ability to own and deliver product strategy for complex cloud data products targeting data engineers and software developers.
• Deep technical expertise in distributed systems, data engineering, and cloud technologies.

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work on Apache Flink at scale across Confluent Cloud and IBM’s product portfolio.
• Inclusive culture that values belonging, diverse perspectives, and leadership from all backgrounds.
• Equal opportunity workplace with employment decisions based solely on job-related criteria.

Skills & Technologies

Python

Java

Scala

React

Kafka

Product Management

Senior

Remote

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About Confluent Inc.

Confluent Inc. delivers a cloud-native data streaming platform built around Apache Kafka. It provides real-time data pipelines, stream processing, and event-driven architecture tools for enterprises. The company offers managed services, connectors, and analytics to unify data across on-premises and cloud environments. Industries use Confluent to power fraud detection, IoT, logistics, and customer experiences. Founded by Kafka creators, it operates globally with offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

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