Job Description

Join Vultr

As a leading cloud service provider Vultr’s revenue is largely driven by cloud infrastructure; cloud computing (bare metal and virtual servers) and storage.

Those core offerings are supported by a sophisticated backend administration system, partner & distributor portals, and orchestration tools.

Additional customer-facing services are layered on top of the core infrastructure to enable deeper, more flexible compute options, like; Kubernetes, containers, virtual private networks, databases, load balancers, AI/ML GPU tools.

We are looking for a Technical Product Manager to help us shape, define, and develop the future of our services. As a TPM at Vultr you will be in the middle of it all, helping to shape and drive cloud service innovation.

You would be:

• Working directly with executives on core company strategy
• Collaborating with technical leads and architects on product roadmaps
• Planning and validating required functionality with solution engineering
• Work directly with sales and marketing on go-to-market strategies
• Perform market assessment and competitive analysis
• Work directly with customers to understand their business and technical needs

As we expand and improve our portfolio of products we may consider new offerings like; serverless technologies, API extensions, AI/ML functionality, LLM models, global distributed inferencing, etc…

Our core business is IaaS, but we also offer PaaS, and SaaS services and can further expand based on business value.

As market opportunities are identified, they must be researched, well understood, socialized, and agreed upon. Then that vision must be crystalized, road mapped, and shepherded through execution.

You should have direct experience with IaaS, data-center infrastructure, and cloud compute, as well as the many ways these technologies are adopted and leveraged within SMB and enterprise development teams.

Deep experience in product management best practices, both business analysis, and technical execution is a must. You should be competent and excited to drive a vision, strategy, and roadmap. Our team’s mission is to be the price / performance leader for the SMB cloud services market. This is your opportunity to join this uniquely positioned and impactful team and leave your mark on the future of Cloud Infrastructure.

What to expect: 

As we continue to invest in our ever-growing data center locations, we need to define our next-generation strategies for highly composable infrastructure that will maximize those investments.

Our product offerings will each need its own analysis, opportunity assessment, execution strategy, and roadmap that fits into a larger plan:

• Consolidate, synthesize, and communicate market assessment and opportunities for serverless products
• Apply and show data-driven decision-making
• Leverage a design thinking-based approach to identify user needs
• Work across silos with ‘event storming’ collaboration strategies to ensure the roadmap is accretive and effective across multiple product categories and teams
• Evaluate and assess current product capabilities
• Propose product roadmaps to maximize business value through strategic technical investments
• Create product roadmaps that outline a product’s evolution over time-based on market conditions and customer feedback
• Work with leadership to define and target market opportunities
• Work with engineering to define and sequence development efforts
• Research new technologies and identify opportunities for improvement or change
• Communicate with clients, including conducting workshops and seminars to educate them on new products or services
• Analyze customer needs and provide guidance on how to meet those needs by suggesting solutions and recommending products
• Identify potential challenges or problems with existing products or services and propose solutions
• Develop business cases for new products or services based on market research
• Work with engineering teams to develop new cloud computing products or services
• Manage the product life cycle from conception through retirement to ensure that all products meet the company’s standards for quality and performance
• Develop strategies to increase market share and improve customer satisfaction with existing products
• Evaluate existing and new cloud technologies, advance storage features, and new operational methodology to drive efficiency, availability, and effectiveness of our services

Our ideal candidate will have:

• 6+ years and extensive experience configuring, deploying, and managing distributed systems
• 5+ years of product management, technical program management, or related work experiences
• Solid experience with open-source serverless technologies
• History of driving product management requirements analysis and definition
• Solid understanding of common enterprise and SMB technical and business requirements
• Experience in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that requires independent time management, task prioritization, flexibility, and keen experience to identify problems and proactively work toward solutions
• Experience with effectively working with cross-functional teams including, but not limited to, executives, engineering, marketing, operations, and finance
• Track record of operating independently and taking initiative, embracing ambiguity, demonstrating creativity, being detail-oriented, and delivering results in a highly organized manner
• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to a broad range of audiences.

Compensation

$140,000 – $180,000

This salary can vary based on location, years of experience, background and skill set.