Kong Inc. is hiring a
Senior Staff Product Manager

Summary

The job is for a Senior Staff level Product Manager in the Kubernetes world at Kong, a leader in the Kubernetes ecosystem. The role involves maintaining and growing existing products and innovating to bring new ones to market. The position is remote and open to EMEA, Canada, and US applicants.

Requirements

• Empathy, curiosity, and a willingness to try new things
• 5+ years of software product management (or related) experience
• The ability to get hands-on with Kubernetes and its ecosystem and debug when things don’t quite go to plan
• A strong knowledge of API design, including breaking changes and how best to manage them with existing customers
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts to a diverse range of stakeholders
• Adaptability and agility in a fast-paced and evolving technology landscape, with a keen eye for emerging trends and technologies

Responsibilities

• Make Kong the default choice for North/South and East/West traffic on Kubernetes
• Build a data-informed product roadmap, defining priorities, and overseeing the success of features for our Kubernetes products
• Work directly with customers to make them successful with our current features and get feedback on proposed roadmap items
• Craft and implement go-to-market strategies, including field enablement and community feedback
• Act as a technical advocate, delivering presentations and promoting Kong’s full-lifecycle API management capabilities

Benefits

• Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to specific candidate location, role, skill set, and level of experience
• Benefits may vary depending on location