Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, and AI to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®. Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and powers data-driven applications. Trusted by more than 800 of the world's leading enterprises, Astronomer lets businesses do more with their data. To learn more, visit www.astronomer.io.
About this role
Astronomer’s products run on a complex, multi-cloud platform — and where we're going as a product company requires a level of data infrastructure sophistication we're actively building towards. The work ahead in our Platform team isn't just about wrangling pipelines or curating datasets; it's about building the foundational systems that our products will depend on for years.
We’re looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead the strategic direction and development of our platform team for Astro, our flagship product.
Ideally, you have prior experience working on Platform teams (both product-driven and infrastructure-driven) for other SaaS/PaaS products and are execution oriented: you are able to set a compelling product vision and then deliver on it with predictability.
You will closely collaborate with engineering, sales, and customer teams to deliver innovative solutions that solve complex data problems for some of the largest & most advanced companies in the world.
Hybrid Work Model: For this role, you will embrace a flexible hybrid work model with at least 3 days per week in our office.
What you get to do:
Define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for our platform team, which owns the Management Layer and Control Infrastructure of our SaaS data orchestration product, Astro.
Engage deeply with our most strategic customers and customer facing teams to understand use cases and pain points, using evidence from that engagement to define a product roadmap for your team, in collaboration with our broader product and R&D organisation.
Develop detailed use-cases and product requirements, working closely with the engineering team through the design, development, and release processes.
Support product marketing and sales enablement to craft customer-focused messaging and content.
What you bring to the role:
8-9 years of experience with SaaS/PaaS product management
A technical focus, being able to engage as a peer with engineering partners across R&D.
A Bias to action, allowing you to deliver on the product vision you set for a group of teams within R&D.
Experience working with highly technical users who have big, sensible demands – and balancing that against a committed roadmap for our product story overall.
Experience being customer facing, and the ability to synthesize information from. customers, product data, and industry trends into an actionable, data-driven roadmap.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Confident problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with a track record of turning data into insights and action.
Bonus points if you have:
Experience delivering products in the data space, with a particular focus on APIs, authentication, billing and high fidelity/availability systems.
Familiarity with Apache Airflow or other modern data tools.
Interest or passion for open source projects and communities.
The estimated total compensation for this role ranges from $240,000 - $270,000 based on leveling and geography, along with an equity component and a comprehensive benefits package. This range is merely an estimate; actual compensation may deviate from this range based on skills, experience, and qualifications.
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At Astronomer, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Skills Required
- 8-9 years of experience with SaaS/PaaS product management
- Technical focus; able to engage as a peer with engineering partners across R&D
- Proven ability to set product vision and deliver on roadmap with predictable execution (bias to action)
- Experience working with highly technical users and balancing their demands with product roadmap
- Customer-facing experience and ability to synthesize customer input, product data, and trends into a roadmap
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Confident problem-solving and ability to turn data into insights and action
- Willingness to work hybrid with at least 3 days per week in office
- Experience delivering products in the data space, including APIs, authentication, billing, and high-availability systems
- Familiarity with Apache Airflow or other modern data tools
- Interest or passion for open source projects and communities
What We Do
Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, and AI to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®. Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and powers data-driven applications. Trusted by more than 800 of the world's leading enterprises, Astronomer lets businesses do more with their data. To learn more, visit www.astronomer.io. Apache® and Apache Airflow® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation in the United States and/or other countries. No endorsement by the Apache Software Foundation is implied by the use of these marks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
