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About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience. The company empowers customers to uncover, take action, and rapidly recover from cyberattacks – keeping data safe and businesses resilient. The company’s unique AI-powered platform combines best-in-class data protection, exceptional data security, advanced data intelligence, and lightning-fast recovery across any workload or cloud at the lowest TCO. For over 25 years, more than 100,000 organizations and a vast partner ecosystem have relied on Commvault to reduce risks, improve governance, and do more with data.
Commvault is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead product strategy for our container and cloud portfolio. This is a senior individual contributor role that combines strong product management leadership with hands-on technical fluency in Kubernetes/OpenShift and cloud-native environments. You will define product vision and roadmap, collaborate closely with engineering, field engineering, and customers to inform product decisions, and serve as a credible voice that bridges business strategy with technical execution. The ideal candidate has a track record of shipping complex infrastructure products, thrives in cross-functional collaboration, and brings enough architectural depth to engage meaningfully with engineering teams and technical customers alike.
Technical Vision & Architecture Leadership
- Collaborate with engineering, field engineering, and customers/prospects to shape the technical vision and roadmap for container and cloud product lines—bringing hands-on Kubernetes/OpenShift architecture experience to every conversation.
- Translate real-world customer environments and emerging technology trends into actionable product direction, contributing credibly to architecture discussions and design reviews.
- Own the end-to-end product roadmap for containers and cloud, prioritizing features based on technical feasibility, customer impact, and competitive positioning.
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to make build-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions grounded in deep understanding of the underlying technology stack.
- Conduct deep technical discovery with enterprise customers, engaging directly with their platform engineering and DevOps teams to understand infrastructure architectures, pain points, and workflows.
- Perform competitive and market analysis with a focus on Kubernetes/OpenShift ecosystem trends and cloud provider roadmaps.
- Build and maintain technical demos, reference architectures, best-practice guides, and white papers that reflect production-grade Kubernetes/OpenShift and cloud-native deployments.
- Partner with marketing and sales engineering to create differentiated technical collateral grounded in hands-on expertise.
- Act as the senior technical bridge between product, engineering, UX, sales, and support—ensuring product decisions are technically sound and customer-validated.
- Mentor and elevate the technical depth of the broader product management team on cloud-native topics.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (Master’s degree or MBA is a plus).
- 10+ years of combined experience in product management, platform engineering, or cloud infrastructure roles, with at least 5 years in product management.
- Proven track record of defining and executing product roadmaps for technically complex, infrastructure-level products.
- Hands-on experience architecting and operating Kubernetes/OpenShift environments, with strong working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Ability to translate deep technical knowledge into compelling narratives for audiences ranging from engineering teams to C-level executives.
- Experience influencing without authority across engineering, sales, and executive leadership in a matrixed organization.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
- Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, OpenStack, or OpenShift virtualization) and data protection in containerized and cloud environments is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to produce technical demos, white papers, and solution briefs; recognized industry presence is a strong plus.
- Willingness to travel up to 20–30% of time.
You’ll love working here because...
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Employee Groups
- Generous benefits supporting your health, financial security, and work-life balance
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
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Thank you for your interest in Commvault. Reflected below is the minimum and maximum base salary range for this role. At Commvault we use broad salary ranges in our job postings to reflect the diverse levels of expertise and experience among our candidates and is not reflective of the total compensation and benefits package. The specific salary offered will be determined based on your unique qualifications, including your relevant experience, skills, and the value you bring to the role. While the range provides a general idea of the compensation, it is important to note that placements within the range are not automatic and will be carefully considered to ensure a fair and competitive offer. We are committed to rewarding talent and experience.
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