Senior Technical Product Manager - Core Database

ClickHouse; Kirkcaldy; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ClickHouse, a leader in open-source database technology, is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager to enhance core database capabilities in a global, remote role. This position involves working closely with the engineering team and community to prioritize features and improve user experience. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in data engineering, SQL expertise, and experience in managing open-source projects.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Employer contributions towards healthcare

Stock options for new team members

Flexible time off

$500 Home office setup for remote employees

Opportunities for global gatherings

Qualifications

• Experience in data warehousing, data analytics, and data science fields.
• Comfortable public speaking and engaging with community.
• Ability to work with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Understand analytics and cloud database markets deeply.
• Engage with users to understand use cases.
• Set measurable goals around customer success.

Skills

Knowledge of data engineering

Expert SQL skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to influence stakeholders

Education

Previous experience with OLAP technology

Experience with open-source projects

Job description

Senior Technical Product Manager - Core Database

United Kingdom (remote)

About ClickHouse

Established in 2009, ClickHouse leads the industry with its open-source column-oriented database system, driven by the vision of becoming the fastest OLAP database globally. The company empowers users to generate real-time analytical reports through SQL queries, emphasizing speed in managing escalating data volumes. Enterprises globally, including Lyft, Sony, IBM, GitLab, Twilio, HubSpot, and many more, rely on ClickHouse Cloud. It is available through open-source or on AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba.

NOTE: this position can be remote anywhere within the United Kingdom.

ClickHouse is focused on growing a vibrant user community and becoming a Cloud-first company. We are looking for a Product Manager experienced with driving SQL database capabilities. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a popular open-source project to extend and deepen its core capabilities and to develop cloud-native extensions that delight developers and data analysts across many use cases and market segments. If you are results-driven, with a “can do” mentality and a bias for action - we would love to hear from you.

What you will be doing:

• Understand the real-time analytics and cloud database markets, competition, and technology trends in depth
• Engage with the ClickHouse open-source user community and ClickHouse Cloud customers to understand current and aspirational use cases for ClickHouse core database
• Distill and prioritize feature requests and issues into clear priorities for net-new capabilities and improvements
• Work with engineering teams to scope and refine approaches to solving customer problems, both in the core database and in ClickHouse Cloud offerings
• Set clear measurable goals around customer success, and use data-driven approaches to ensure new capabilities meet customer needs
• Stay up-to-date on the state of the market and competitive landscape to identify needed features and areas of improvement for ClickHouse that align with the roadmap and general requests received by our community and customers
• Work with partners to grow ClickHouse awareness and visibility

What you bring along:

• Knowledgeable and passionate about data engineering markets - data warehousing, data analytics, data science, business intelligence, and observability
• Strong vision around where these markets are headed, and what it takes to become a leader in this space
• Previous experience with ClickHouse or a highly related OLAP technology at a deeply technical level, including expert SQL skills
• Previous experience with open-source projects, ideally as a product manager
• Passionate about building enterprise capabilities that are powerful yet easy to use
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable with public speaking at meetups, conferences, webinars
• Ability to influence multiple stakeholders without direct authority
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving based on business needs
• Ability and desire to work with customers or community members, being able to provide technical guidance and help customers during their POC.

Bonus Points for:

• Previous contributions to open-source projects
• Engineering experience, ideally around distributed/cloud systems in C++
• Experience effectively working remotely in a global, distributed organization

Compensation

For roles based in theUnited States, you can find above our typical starting salary ranges for this role, depending on your specific location.

The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, business requirements and geographical location.

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries.
• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
• A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
• Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

Culture - We All Shape It

As part of our first 500 employees, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture.

Are you interested in finding out more about our culture? Learn more about our values here . Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn to find out more about what’s happening at ClickHouse.

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ClickHouse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on factors such as race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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