Product Manager - Search (OpenSearch, Apache Solr/Lucene)

Business Area:

Product Mgmt.

Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Job Description: 

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry.  Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

Cloudera is looking for a product manager for the Operational Database team to focus on Search including OpenSearch and Apache Solr/Lucene. Cloudera operational database is cloud-native operational database with unparalleled scale, performance, and reliability. This is a highly visible role that will have a lasting impact on the strategic direction of the company and customer success.

As product manager you will be responsible for all product lifecycle activities from vision to implementation, including customer development, product strategy and roadmap, coordination with engineering, marketing, business development, and substantial pre- and post-sales field engagement. We need a product leader to expand the Search capabilities taking Cloudera Operational Database to the next level.

You are empathetic, data-driven, and relentlessly focused on making your users more productive. Your experience with big data applications and data processing enables you to set a compelling vision for your product and ensure its success in the market. 

At Cloudera you will work everyday with world-class customers, partners, technical field experts, and software engineers to define and advocate for the future of multi-modal big data processing. We value thoughtfulness, a love of learning new things, creativity, diverse perspectives, and a sense of humor.

As a Product Manager you will:

• Create and execute a vision and product strategy that appeals to the unique needs and requirements of Cloudera Operational Database customers 

• Manage the entire product life cycle from strategic planning to tactical execution

• Define product requirements based on knowledge of the specific market segments, customers problems, and existing product capabilities

• Drive field enablement, working to ensure that solution engineers and account executives have what they need to successfully sell to new customers and expand use cases at existing customers

• Work directly with customers on the front line to help drive adoption and consumption growth

• Build relationships with key customer stakeholders to gain trust and ensure that we remain laser focused on the customers’ experience

• Identify new opportunities for Cloudera to innovate on behalf of our customers

• Support sales teams, leading calls with key customers to ensure all parties have confidence in Cloudera’s capabilities today and in the future to meet their operational big data processing needs

• Establish goals and review metrics to prove the effectiveness of the delivered capabilities

• Work closely with our sales, engineering, documentation and partner teams to define success and win together

We’re excited about you if you have...

• Ability to operate at high bandwidth, context switching regularly across multiple work streams

• Technical and business acumen to interface with teams of all levels and disciplines within an organization, from engineers to senior leadership

• Understanding of big data processing concepts and techniques

• Conceptual and practical expertise with database management systems - e.g. query optimization, ACID, indexes, data modeling, etc

• Knowledge of distributed data systems - e.g. consistency, CAP theorem, performance optimization, etc.

• 3+ years in product management

• 5+ years of industry experience in the big data processing industry

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field 

You may also have…

• MBA, or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

• Understanding of Kubernetes concepts, architectures, tooling, etc

• Experience working with OpenSearch and/or Apache Solr/Lucene 

• Deep knowledge of either AWS, Azure, or GCP. 

• Ability to design an end-to-end architecture for a data solution in the analytics space

What you can expect from us:

• Generous PTO Policy 

• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

• Flexible WFH Policy 

• Mental & Physical Wellness programs 

• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program 

• Access to Continued Career Development 

• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages 

• Paid Volunteer Time

• Employee Resource Groups

Cloudera is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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