Staff Product Manager (Lifecycle and Operations)

As Staff Product Manager for Lifecycle & Operations, you will define and execute the strategy to establish Workato as the enterprise leader in Integration Platform Operations. Your goal is to build a unified platform that enables the entire integration lifecycle - from development to deployment to monitoring - eliminating the need for fragmented DevOps tools and enabling enterprises to create robust operational strategies for their integration ecosystems. 

In this role, you will also be responsible to:

• Leadership in Enterprise Integration Operations 

  • Develop and execute the product strategy for a unified Lifecycle & Operations Platform supporting Test, Deploy, Monitor, and Governance. 

  • Define and prioritize the roadmap for a leader in Enterprise Grade Integration Platform ● Deliver the best experience for Platform Engineers, Integration Developers, and Operations Teams 

• Drive Modern CI/CD & GitOps Innovation 

  • Build industry-leading CI/CD capabilities that enable rapid, reliable deployment of integration workflows across multi-cloud and hybrid environments 

  • Implement GitOps methodologies to provide declarative, version-controlled application deployment 

  • Design API-first, composable lifecycle capabilities that plug into customers' existing CI/CD toolchains enabling enterprises to orchestrate Workato deployments as a native step in their broader delivery pipelines rather than adopting a parallel workflow 

  • Leverage Configuration as Code principles to automate environment provisioning and management of environment variables and settings

  • Integrate advanced testing frameworks including unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end workflow validation 

• Drive AI-Powered Lifecycle & Operations Innovation 

  • Leverage AI to enhance deployment automation, predictive failure detection, and intelligent rollback capabilities 

  • Integrate machine learning to optimize CI/CD pipeline performance, reducing deployment times and improving success rates 

  • Implement AI-driven observability that automatically identifies anomalies, predicts integration failures, and suggests remediation actions 

  • infuse intelligent automation into Workato's lifecycle services, driving continuous optimization and smarter operational decision-making 

• Build End-to-End Operational Excellence 

  • Develop comprehensive observability and monitoring capabilities with distributed tracing, metrics collection, and intelligent alerting 

  • Build advanced deployment strategies including blue-green deployments, canary releases, and progressive delivery 

  • Ensure platform capabilities support enterprise requirements for security, compliance, audit trails, and governance 

  • Create self-service capabilities that enable development teams to independently deploy and manage their integration workloads 

• Lead Cross-Functional Execution 

  • Collaborate with engineering, UX, and GTM teams to ensure seamless feature adoption ● Act as a thought leader internally and externally, driving customer trust and enterprise adoption 

• Leadership & Product Management 

  • 7+ years of product management experience in SaaS or B2B environments, specializing in DevOps, CI/CD, or Platform Engineering products 

  • Proven success in shipping and scaling complex platform products with measurable business impact 

  • Strong track record in leading cross-functional teams, influencing product strategy, and driving execution in fast-paced environments

• Platform Engineering, CI/CD & Operations Expertise 

  • Deep familiarity with modern CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, Infrastructure as Code, and deployment strategies (blue-green, canary, progressive delivery) with the ability to translate these concepts into product requirements, not just implement them 

  • Strong conceptual understanding of cloud-native architectures, containerization, orchestration, and observability toolchains, and an informed perspective on when and why customers adopt specific tools across these categories 

  • Experience building or managing developer platforms, internal tooling, or integration lifecycle products that improve engineering productivity and operational reliability ● Familiarity with the shift toward composable, API-first platform design including how enterprises embed vendor tooling into their existing CI/CD and delivery pipelines rather than adopting standalone workflows 

  • Knowledge of security best practices in CI/CD pipelines including secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and compliance automation 

• Customer-Centric Execution 

  • Ability to deeply understand customer needs across platform teams, development teams, and operations teams 

  • Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into intuitive, user-friendly product capabilities 

  • Skilled at collaborating with engineering, UX, security, and go-to-market teams to drive enterprise adoption 

• Analytical & Data-Driven Decision Making 

  • Strong ability to use customer research, data analytics, and competitive insights to inform product decisions 

  • Experience analyzing large-scale platform usage to optimize developer experience and operational efficiency

(REQ ID: 2672)