Product Manager, Workload Connectivity

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

📋 Description

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

• Integrate Tailscale seamlessly into Kubernetes infrastructure to facilitate secure connectivity to and from clusters.

• Empower CI/CD runners, containers, and automated jobs to establish secure connections at scale.

• Enable AI agents to connect securely to essential tools, services, and private infrastructure.

• Simplify the deployment and operation of Tailscale within cloud platforms and infrastructure tools.

• Outline how Workload Connectivity should be packaged, evaluated, and monetized as an independent business segment.

• Define the complete developer experience for connecting workloads, covering authentication, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

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

• Collaborate with product, engineering, operations, and go-to-market teams to develop pricing and packaging for workload connectivity.

• Define and take ownership of success metrics related to workload adoption, activation, retention, and revenue.

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

• Work collaboratively across product teams on identity, access controls, networking, and developer tooling.

• Partner with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams from initial integration through large-scale production deployments.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of experience in product management.

• Proven track record of owning developer-facing infrastructure products, such as cloud platforms, Kubernetes tools, CI/CD systems, or developer platforms.

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

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

• Deep appreciation for APIs, documentation, and operational experience.

• Proven ability to manage a product area from start to finish, including strategy, roadmap, launch, adoption, and measurable business impact.

• Strong commercial acumen with the capacity to convert technical capabilities into distinctive products and sustainable revenue streams.

• Ability to engage directly with sophisticated technical customers and lead cross-functional teams through uncertain situations.

• Familiarity with usage-based pricing models for developer infrastructure products (preferred).

• Hands-on experience with Tailscale, especially related to Kubernetes or machine-to-machine connectivity (preferred).

• Public technical writing, conference presentations, or contributions to open-source projects (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• An inclusive and flexible environment that encourages you to be your authentic self.

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

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

• Remote-first work culture with flexible work arrangements.

• Opportunities for virtual and in-person social events.

• Corporate co-working program through WeWork or similar facilities.

• Employer-funded retirement contributions that match dollar-for-dollar, with a maximum annual employer contribution of 0.75% of eligible compensation.

• Annual company retreat and team off-site events.

• $1500 USD per year allocated for professional development.

• Opportunities for mentorship, coaching, and internal promotions.

• Flexible paid time off policy.

• Provision of a company-owned laptop (Mac or PC).

• Monthly reimbursement for home internet expenses.

• $500 USD allowance for customizing a home office workstation.

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

• An accessible and inclusive hiring process with accommodations available.