Lead vision, strategy, and execution for DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS). Build roadmaps focused on scalability, performance, security and developer experience. Engage customers, drive product lifecycle from planning to launch, present business cases, and collaborate cross-functionally to increase adoption and revenue.
Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
At Digital Ocean, we want people who are passionate about creating products that millions of developers will love. We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead the vision, strategy, and execution for our Digital Ocean Kubernetes (DOKS) offering. This is a key role where you’ll work on building and scaling cloud-native platforms that enable developers to rapidly deploy and manage applications with ease, flexibility, and security.You will collaborate with other high-energy Product Managers, Engineers, Designers, and Customer Success teams to deliver an intuitive, highly scalable platform that empowers our developer community.
This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned product leader with deep technical expertise in cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, and a customer-first mindset.In joining our team, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, great benefits, a creative and comfortable work environment, and the exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, growing technology company.
What You’ll Be Doing:- Lead the vision and strategy for the DOKS product, ensuring it aligns with the broader company objectives and meets the evolving needs of developers.
- Build a prioritized product roadmap that focuses on scalability, performance, security and developer experience.
- Engage directly with customers to understand their pain points and identify areas for innovation in the Kubernetes landscape.
- Use these insights to create and improve platform features that delight our users.
- Evangelize the product via Blogs and conferences.
- Work across the organization—including product marketing, sales, engineering, and leadership- to influence and ensure alignment on product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
- Actively lead product management efforts through all phases of the product lifecycle—strategic planning, defining scope and objectives, key result tracking, and driving the execution of the roadmap.
- Ensure successful launches and continuous improvements.Support executive leadership with clear roadmap prioritization, development of business cases, and data-driven proposals.
- Present business cases that simplify decision-making and maximize impact on both product adoption and revenue growth.
- Contribute towards Product Management best practices, improve consistency, and accelerate delivery cadence.
- Strong technical expertise in cloud-native technologies, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), GPU and AI infrastructure, microservices, and DevOps practices.
- You understand how these enable developers to build, deploy, and scale applications efficiently.
- A deep understanding of customer needs in the developer and Kubernetes space, including AI inference requirements on Kubernetes, with experience creating and delivering solutions that improve developer productivity and experience.
- Ability to navigate complex, ambiguous requirements and develop clear, actionable product strategies.
- Solid understanding of billing meters, financial modeling and business case development.
- Experience analyzing P&L data and making data-driven decisions.
- Proven ability to work in fast-paced, agile product development environments.
- You’re comfortable managing competing priorities while maintaining a clear focus on key product goals and deliverables.
- Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical or business field such as Computer Science and Engineering.
- $131,200 - $164,000
*This is a remote role
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Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
- We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.
Top Skills
Ai Infrastructure
Cloud-Native
DevOps
Docker
Doks
Gpu
Kubernetes
Microservices
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