Product Manager, Workload Connectivity

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Workload Connectivity, encompassing Kubernetes, ephemeral workloads, agent connectivity, and cloud integrations.

• Establish the comprehensive developer experience for connecting workloads, from authentication and deployment to monitoring and troubleshooting.

• Drive the Kubernetes operator roadmap while creating reference architectures and integrations for prevalent cloud-native connectivity patterns.

• Collaborate with product, engineering, operations, and go-to-market teams to formulate workload connectivity pricing and packaging, fostering adoption and revenue growth.

• Define and manage success metrics for workload adoption, activation, retention, and revenue, utilizing data to inform product investments.

• Gain profound customer insights by engaging directly with developers, platform engineers, and infrastructure teams.

• Partner with product teams on shared foundations, including identity, access controls, networking, and developer tooling.

• Transform Tailscale's building blocks into a unified product experience and a standalone line of business.

• Collaborate closely with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to position Tailscale as the clear choice for workload connectivity.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years in product management.

• Proven experience in managing developer-facing infrastructure products, such as cloud platforms, Kubernetes tooling, CI/CD systems, or developer platforms.

• Strong technical fluency in cloud-native infrastructure, including Kubernetes, containers, networking, infrastructure automation, and workload identity.

• Experience in developing products tailored for developers and platform engineers.

• A solid appreciation for APIs, documentation, and operational experience.

• Proven track record of owning a product area from start to finish, including strategy, roadmap, launch, adoption, and measurable business impact.

• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate technical capabilities into distinct products and sustainable revenue.

• Capability to engage directly with sophisticated technical customers and lead cross-functional teams through uncertainty.

• Experience with usage-based pricing models for developer infrastructure products is a plus.

• Hands-on experience with Tailscale, particularly in Kubernetes or machine-to-machine connectivity, is preferred.

• Public technical writing, conference presentations, or contributions to open-source projects are advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• An inclusive and flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.

• Competitive total compensation package that includes base salary, equity incentive plan, and variable commission for quota-based roles.

• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, offering health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family.

• Remote-first work environment.

• Opportunities for virtual and in-person social events.

• Corporate co-working program.

• Employer-funded retirement contributions that match employee contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to 0.75% of eligible compensation annually.

• Annual company retreat and team off-sites.

• $1,500 USD annually allocated for professional development.

• Mentorship, coaching, and opportunities for internal promotions.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Company-issued laptop (Mac or PC).

• Monthly reimbursement for home internet expenses.

• $500 USD allowance for home office workstation customization.

• Paid parental leave top-ups: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents.

• An accessible and inclusive hiring process with accommodations available.