Senior Product Manager, Platform Engineering

About the role

Our mission is to strengthen our self-managed distribution of Appian by analyzing trends in customer use cases, prioritizing the delivery of essential features and enhancements, and driving adoption of Appian on Kubernetes. You will be responsible for the direction and roadmap of the Appian on Kubernetes offering, ensuring reliable, high-performance operations for customers running Appian in their own managed environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product roadmap for Appian on Kubernetes.
• Prioritize product investments based on customer feedback, business impact, and technical strategy.
• Partner closely with Engineering to define requirements, refine backlog priorities, and guide implementation.
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to design scalable, cloud-native platform capabilities.
• Establish clear product boundaries between customer-managed infrastructure and Appian-managed functionality.
• Write detailed product requirements and specifications for engineering teams.
• Track feature adoption and success through customer feedback, product metrics, and usage analytics.
• Owning the product lifecycle from ideation through documentation, launch, and ongoing enhancements.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success to support go-to-market initiatives and product positioning.
• Build strong relationships with enterprise customers to understand complex deployment challenges and influence future product direction.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Product Management or Software Engineering within an enterprise software organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience managing products supporting both SaaS and customer-managed deployments.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native technologies and Kubernetes.
• Experience working with containerized applications throughout the deployment and operational lifecycle.
• Knowledge of enterprise infrastructure concepts including scalability, availability, resiliency, and security.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and executive audiences.
• Experience partnering directly with enterprise customers to influence product strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes platforms such as Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, Google GKE, Red Hat OpenShift, Rancher, or VMware Kubernetes Service.
• Experience building or supporting Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs).
• Familiarity with software deployments in denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited (DDIL) environments.
• Understanding of enterprise data sovereignty and regulatory requirements, including frameworks such as DORA.
• Experience supporting customers in highly regulated industries, including government, financial services, healthcare, or life sciences.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Benefits

• Base Salary Range: $125,000 USD - $250,000 USD
• Discretionary bonus
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible time off
• Paid parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Retirement/pension plan
• Wellness dollars
• Tuition reimbursement
• Family-forming benefits
• Learning and development resources