Principal Product Manager - ClickHouse Cloud

ClickHouse, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Healthcare

Equity in the company

Time off

Home office setup ($500)

Global Gatherings

Job summary

ClickHouse, Inc. is seeking a Principal Product Manager for ClickHouse Cloud to lead the development and delivery of the product.

You will work closely with engineering, customers, and stakeholders to define and execute a compelling cloud-native database roadmap. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in product management for cloud-based SaaS, with deep familiarity in database or distributed systems, and hands-on SQL experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management experience in cloud-based SaaS.
• Strong background in database systems, distributed systems, or real‑time analytics.
• Hands-on SQL and understanding of query execution, indexing, partitioning, and performance tuning.
• Experience with ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or other columnar databases.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product roadmap for ClickHouse Cloud, focusing on cloud-native DB capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineering to prioritize and deliver improvements to core DB engine, storage, and query optimizer.
• Engage directly with customers to gather insights guiding product decisions.
• Work with design, marketing, ops, and sales on feature launches and product positioning.
• Define and track KPIs to measure product success.
• Act as primary point of contact for all product-related communications.

Skills

Product management

Cloud SaaS

SQL

Distributed systems

Data analytics

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional leadership

Technical collaboration

Performance tuning

Open-source experience

Tools

ClickHouse

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

Job description

NOTE: this position can be remote anywhere within the Netherlands.

As the Principal Product Manager for ClickHouse Cloud, you will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of the product working closely with engineering, customers, and stakeholders.

What you will do:

• Define and drive the product roadmap for ClickHouse Cloud, with a focus on cloud-native database capabilities such as multi-region replication, distributed query execution, fault tolerance, storage tiering, and schema evolution.

• Collaborate with engineering to prioritize and deliver improvements to the core database engine, storage layer, and query optimizer, ensuring the Cloud offering keeps pace with open-source and enterprise use cases.

• Engage directly with customers, gathering insights through interactions, feedback, and market research to guide product decisions.

• Work alongside design, marketing, operations, and sales teams to support feature launches, contribute to blog posts, and help shape product positioning and messaging.

• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success.

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

About You:

• Minimum 8+ years of product management experience with a strong background in cloud-based SaaS products. Deep familiarity with database systems, distributed systems, or real-time analytics platforms is strongly preferred.

• Hands‑on experience with SQL and strong understanding of query execution, indexing strategies, partitioning, and performance tuning.

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

• Understanding of modern data infrastructure: data lakes, ETL pipelines, CDC and data orchestration frameworks.

• Demonstrated ability to work with engineering on low-level technical topics, such as schema management, query planning, storage engines, schema design.

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

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence cross‑functional teams and drive execution in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of simplifying deep technical topics for non‑technical audiences.

Bonus Points:

• Experience working and scaling open source technologies

• Prior experience at a startup

Perks

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 25 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 USD$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 a rapidly scaling start-up, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture.

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