General Manager, Redis-Valkey Ecosystem

Percona; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth tech company in Canada is seeking an experienced leader for their In‑Memory Database services. This role includes driving revenue growth, engaging with customers, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. Candidates should have significant experience with Redis / Valkey technologies and a strategic mindset. The company offers a flexible remote working culture with generous benefits.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

Paid time-off programs

Funds for career development

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience with Redis / Valkey and related technologies.
• Proven experience building and scaling open-source or SaaS businesses.
• Deep understanding of developer-led growth models.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of all functions supporting the In‑Memory Database business.
• Drive growth of In‑Memory Database services revenue.
• Ensure technical experience and knowledge for In‑Memory Database technologies.

Skills

Experience with Redis / Valkey

Strategic thinking

Community engagement

Fluent in English

Job description

What You’ll Do

Ownership of all functions supporting the In‑Memory Database business at Percona, including Go To Market, Service Delivery, and Product Engineering efforts.

Drive growth of the In‑Memory Database services revenue within Percona, including forecasting and coordination of lead generation.

Ensure that Percona’s market positioning of our In‑Memory Database software offerings is recognized as a viable alternative to open‑core or proprietary alternatives, including driving software product feedback and requirements for the software product roadmap.

Ensure technical experience and knowledge for Percona’s In‑Memory Database technologies remain at a high level, driving an ongoing commitment to delivering the highest quality service to Percona customers.

Work with stakeholders across Percona to ensure all functions deliver value equivalent to other business units in Percona, collaborating where needed to ensure consistency for our customers and internally.

Customer advocacy – building relationships with key Percona customers, including onsite meetings.

Drives and executes the Go To Market and Community strategies for the associated technologies.

Ensure world‑class Service and Engineering delivery, based on industry best practices.

Conference talks and participation are mandatory

Describes the general scope of the role; not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and additional duties may be assigned.

What We’re Looking For

Five or more years of experience with Redis / Valkey and related technologies is mandatory. Experience with other In‑Memory database technologies is a bonus.

Proven experience building and scaling open‑source or SaaS businesses.

Demonstrated success leading P&L or general management roles.

Strategic thinker with the ability to execute on tactical initiatives.

Deep understanding of developer‑led growth models and enterprise adoption paths.

Recognized as a Community contributor or thought leader in the In‑Memory Database ecosystem.

Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial approach

Communicates clearly and professionally, maintaining confidence under pressure, and is fluent in written and verbal English.

Ability to work remotely and travel up to 25%

Experience in open‑source software sales or business development is desirable but not required.

What Success Looks Like

Growth in supported Redis, Valkey, and other in‑memory deployments.

Achievement of bookings, revenue, and margin targets.

Increased community engagement and ecosystem contributions

Delivery of software products that provide value to the Percona community and subscribers.

Ensures a positive customer experience, measured by NPS and retention.

Why Percona?

At Percona, we believe an open world is a better world. Our mission is to enable everyone to innovate freely, by providing the best open source database software, support, and services. We make databases and applications run better through a unique combination of expertise and open source software built with the community for you. Our technical teams are experts in MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB.

Percona is proud to be a remote‑only and globally dispersed workforce – we have colleagues in more than 50 countries! We offer a collaborative, highly‑engaged culture where your ideas are welcome and your voice is heard.

Our staff receives generous benefits including flexible work hours and various paid time‑off programs, all your equipment for your remote office, funds for career development (external training, certifications, conferences), ongoing connectivity allowances, and the opportunity to participate in our equity incentive plan. We also have benefits that support a healthy work/life balance such as The Percona Adventure Team, Work‑from‑Anywhere, FlowDays, FryDays, and overall flexibility. We also support being socially responsible through our PAVE volunteering program and Women Transforming Technology.

If you love the idea of working with a high‑growth tech company that is one of the best in the business and known globally as a leader in the open‑source database space, let’s talk!

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