Principal Product Marketing Manager

Kenyan Edu; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Healthcare

Equity in the company

Flexible time off

Home office setup $500

Global Gatherings

Culture - We All Shape It

Job summary

ClickHouse is seeking a Principal Product Marketing Manager to lead the ClickHouse Cloud roadmap, collaborating with engineering to enhance the database engine, storage, and query optimization. You will engage directly with customers to guide product decisions and work with cross-functional teams to launch features and shape messaging.

The role emphasizes cloud-native capabilities, strong SQL skills, and leadership in a fast-growing environment with open-source roots.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in product management for cloud-based SaaS products.
• Strong background in database systems or distributed analytics platforms.
• Hands-on with SQL and understanding of query execution, indexing, partitioning, and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product roadmap for ClickHouse Cloud, focusing on cloud-native capabilities such as multi-region replication and schema evolution.
• Collaborate with engineering to prioritize enhancements to the core database engine, storage layer, and query optimizer.
• Engage with customers to gather insights and guide product decisions through feedback and market research.
• Coordinate with design, marketing, operations, and sales to support feature launches and shape product messaging.
• Define and track KPIs to measure product success and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Serve as the main point of contact for all product-related communications, managing expectations effectively.

Skills

Cloud SaaS PM

Cross-functional leadership

SQL & query optimization

Distributed database

Customer engagement

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

Job description

# Principal Product Marketing ManagerClickHouseRemote Full Time Remote Posted 11 hours agoShare this job:WhatsApp LinkedIn X Facebook Email#### Job DescriptionHeadquarters: United States URL: https://clickhouse.com/es NOTE: this position can be remote anywhere within the United States. 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. 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. Equal Opportunity & Privacy 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. Please see here for our Privacy Statement. To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/clickhouse-principal-product-marketing-manager