Senior Principal Product Manager - Trusted Software Supply Chain

About the Job

Are you ready to lead the future of secure cloud-native software delivery?

We are seeking a Senior Principal Product Manager to drive the alignment and commercialization of our internal software build system, Konflux, as the core technology powering the Red Hat Advanced Developer Suite (RHADS) secure software supply chain. This is a strategic role critical to Red Hat's success.
 

Red Hat’s internal build system, Konflux, has transformed the way Red Hat delivers software by ensuring security is built-in, not bolted on. You will be responsible for bringing this proven security foundation to the market.

This position is at the intersection of Red Hat's most critical strategic growth areas: Application Platform, Secure Software Supply Chain, and Developer Experience. By focusing on the strategic alignment of Konflux and RHADS, you will be instrumental in ensuring Red Hat's continued leadership position as the platform for the future.

Your mission is to ensure that all work done within Konflux is executed with shipping Konflux as RHADS in mind, solving critical market problems simultaneously.

What You Will Do

Drive Strategic Product Leadership and Alignment

• Drive Full Alignment: Lead the effort for the full alignment of Konflux and RHADS.

• Go-to-Market Execution: Position RHADS as a leading solution for improving security posture, aligning with the broader GTM strategy.

• Market Defense: Strategize and execute product plans to defend against competitive threats.

Secure Delivery System Architecture

• Enforce Security by Policy: Define product requirements that leverage Konflux's foundation, where security is enforced through policy rather than documentation. Ensure the system embeds Secure SDLC activities directly into build and release pipelines, making security automatic rather than an external gate.

• Scalable CI/CD: Utilize Konflux’s design, which uses dedicated clusters to replace traditional concurrency limits, enabling heavy-duty teams to deliver faster and allowing for enough scale for ambitious goals, such as daily releases for supported product versions.

• Traceability and Artifact Management: Lead enhancements in Pipelines and GitOps to enable full traceability from Git commit, to build and image artifacts, and to supply chain security artifacts (sig, sbom, etc.). The system must be capable of generating accurate SBOMs and monitoring product releases with precision.

Feature Delivery and Innovation

• Commercializing Upstream: Manage the delivery of a key 2026 milestone: ensuring Konflux is Deployable and Consumable Upstream for customers and community members to self-install and start using as a secure build system.

• Trusted Artifacts: Drive the successful delivery of trusted content, which uses SLSA Level 3 Konflux to build popular software packages.

• AI Integration: Determine the productization plan for bringing applied AI to Konflux as a build system and to market via RHADS.

• Component Strategy: Define the evolution of related supply chain products, such as incorporating Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer (NIST based assessment for regulatory compliance) and supporting the extension of Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer (including Post Quantum Crypto support).

What You Will Bring

• 10+ years of enterprise software industry experience in product management, technical marketing, or a similar technical product or customer-facing role, specifically focused on developer tools, DevOps, or secure/trusted software supply chain solutions

• Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), particularly in large, complex enterprise environments, and a passion for improving the developer experience

• Expert-level knowledge of developer tooling and build systems, with direct experience or familiarity with the concepts and challenges involved in operating an internal build and dependency system (like the one that will become RHADS)

• Extensive knowledge of trusted software supply chain concepts, including security standards, best practices (e.g., SLSA), dependency management, vulnerability scanning, signing, provenance, and the use of tools like Tekton, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD pipelines

• Direct experience with Red Hat technologies or the open source equivalents, including OpenShift, Kubernetes, and Linux container technologies, and a focus on how these platforms are used to deploy secure applications

• Proven ability to translate highly technical internal systems and complex security concepts into customer-facing product features, value propositions, and compelling roadmaps

• Experience with Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) projects related to CI/CD, security, and developer workflow (e.g., Argo, Tekton, Sigstore, OpenVEX)

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with a track record of successfully engaging with engineering, sales, partners, and executive stakeholders

• Bachelor's or graduate degree preferred; or equivalent experience

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About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

Benefits
●    Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
●    Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
●    Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
●    Retirement 401(k) with employer match
●    Paid time off and holidays
●    Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
●    Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
●    Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more! 

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States. 

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