Staff Product Manager

About the role

The Veeam Kasten team is seeking a high-agency, hands-on Technical Staff Product Manager to lead the development and launch of cloud-native data protection solutions. Kasten is a leader in Kubernetes data protection and sits at the forefront of a rapidly growing market. This role involves partnering closely with the engineering team, evangelizing product capabilities, engaging with customers, and driving product development.

Responsibilities

• Partner shoulder-to-shoulder with engineering. Work closely with a globally distributed development team and the community to break complex problems into simple, shippable steps and drive sprint planning.
• Own the “why.” Articulate why we are building what we’re building, grounded in rigorous, data-centric analysis, and bring engineers, customers, and leadership along once the merits are clear.
• Evangelize and gather feedback. Build compelling demos and proofs of concept and evangelize Kasten with customers, partners, and at analyst and community events — then close the loop and iterate.
• Engage customers and the field. Work directly with customers and sales teams to understand real-world usage, identify growth opportunities, and continuously sharpen the roadmap.
• Launch and scale. Define, prioritize, and execute end-to-end product development — including new initiatives for Kubernetes data protection and modern virtualization environments.
• Measure what matters. Define and track success metrics for your product areas, and use them to inform what we build next.
• Strengthen the ecosystem. Enable tighter integration with alliance and ecosystem partners to deliver value to customers faster.

Requirements

• Deep Kubernetes and cloud-native expertise. Hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes and the broader cloud-native domain (e.g., Red Hat OpenShift, AWS, Azure, GCP) — comfortable setting up and operating your own environments in the cloud.
• A genuine love for building and technology. A tinkerer at heart who tests, breaks, and learns, and who is hands-on enough to build and showcase demos that highlight product capabilities.
• Relevant background. Prior experience in sales engineering and product management; technical roles such as field/partner solutions architecture, DevOps, or technical marketing engineering are a strong plus.
• First-principles problem solving. Ability to break complex problems into simple steps and a data-centric mindset that forms convictions through rigorous analysis.
• Influence without authority. Strong communication skills to engage engineers, enterprise customers, and senior leadership — and to persuade once you’ve convinced yourself of the merits.
• High agency in fast-moving environments. A self-starter who navigates uncharted waters, manages multiple initiatives at once, and thrives in an agile, non-hierarchical setting rather than a waterfall one.
• A team-first approach. A can-do collaborator who wins as a team, builds alignment across the organization, and executes.
• A track record of shipping. Proven experience bringing new products and capabilities successfully to market.
• Willingness to travel. Open to travel for customer meetings, partner activities, and conferences.

Bonus Skills

• Experience in the data protection industry, including exposure to storage and database ecosystems, particularly those related to protection APIs.
• Active participation or contributions in the CNCF / open-source cloud-native community.