Principal Product Manager – ClickHouse Cloud

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Netherlands.

📋 Description

• Develop and steer the product roadmap for ClickHouse Cloud, emphasizing cloud-native database functionalities such as multi-region replication, distributed query execution, fault tolerance, storage tiering, and schema evolution.

• Partner with engineering teams to prioritize and implement enhancements to the core database engine, storage layer, and query optimizer, ensuring that the Cloud offering aligns with both open-source and enterprise requirements.

• Interact directly with customers to collect insights through engagement, feedback, and market analysis to inform product decisions.

• Collaborate with design, marketing, operations, and sales departments to facilitate feature launches, contribute to blog articles, and assist in shaping product positioning and messaging.

• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate product success.

• Serve as the primary contact for all product-related communications, effectively managing expectations and keeping stakeholders informed.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 8+ years of experience in product management, preferably with a robust background in cloud-based SaaS products. A strong familiarity with database systems, distributed systems, or real-time analytics platforms is highly desirable.

• Practical experience with SQL and a solid understanding of query execution, indexing strategies, partitioning, and performance tuning.

• Experience with databases such as ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or other columnar databases.

• Knowledge of modern data infrastructure, including data lakes, ETL pipelines, CDC, and data orchestration frameworks.

• Proven capability to collaborate with engineering on detailed technical subjects like schema management, query planning, storage engines, and schema design.

• Experience in designing and delivering features such as database replication, consistency models, and backup/restore processes.

• Strong leadership abilities, with a knack for influencing cross-functional teams and driving execution in a dynamic, high-growth setting.

• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, adept at simplifying complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed and remote-friendly company, currently operating in 20 countries.

• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare needs.

• Equity in the company - Every new team member receives stock options upon joining.

• Time off - Flexible time off policies in the US, with generous entitlements in other countries.

• A $500 home office setup allowance for remote employees.

• Global Gatherings – We value in-person connections and provide opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsite events.