Product Manager

Creandum; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid & remote-friendly options

Competitive compensation

Deutschlandticket subsidy

Discount portal

Job summary

Turbalance GmbH is seeking an experienced Product Manager to define the vision and expand our AI infrastructure platform. You will shape a multi-year roadmap for AI scheduling, partnering with engineering, infra, and platform teams to deliver reliable, scalable capabilities for enterprise and developer customers.

You will engage directly with customers to validate direction, monitor AI workload trends, and support go-to-market content while traveling up to 30% between Germany and the US

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience, incl. ownership of infra/platform/developer tooling products.
• BS or MS in CS/Engineering or equivalent hands-on technical experience.
• Proven track record of defining and delivering multi-year roadmaps.
• Experience with cloud/cluster management tech such as Kubernetes, OpenStack, Slurm or VMware.
• Understanding of machine learning systems, compute hardware, AI toolchains, and workflows.
• Able to navigate ambiguity and make clear decisions with incomplete information.
• Strong written and verbal communication with engineers, executives, and enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop the multi-year vision and roadmap for our AI Scheduling product, from job queuing to latency optimisation at scale.
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and platform teams to deliver capabilities for enterprise and developer customers.
• Engage with customers to identify needs and validate product direction.
• Monitor landscape of distributed systems and AI workloads and translate trends into roadmaps.
• Support product launches, roadmap reviews, and broader product narrative with leadership.
• Create feedback loops between customers and engineering to improve performance, usability, and reliability.
• Contribute to product messaging, documentation, and technical content for GTM.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder communication

Ambiguity navigation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenStack

Slurm

VMware

ML tooling concepts

Job description

To support our growing team, we are looking for an experienced Product Manager. In this role, you will take a strategic and hands-on approach to defining the product vision and expanding our product suite. You will develop frameworks and processes that bring together insights from engineers, executives, and customers to further strengthen our cutting-edge, easy-to-use, high-performance AI infrastructure design and management platform.

• Develop the multi-year vision and roadmap for our AI Scheduling product, from job queuing and resource allocation to latency optimisation and reliability at scale.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, infrastructure, and platform teams to define and deliver capabilities that enterprise and developer customers rely on every day.
• Engage directly with customers to identify unmet needs, validate product direction, and turn complex or conflicting input into clear product decisions.
• Monitor the competitive and technical landscape, including distributed systems, orchestration tools, and AI workload patterns, and translate relevant trends into roadmap implications.
• Work with leadership to support product launches, roadmap reviews, and the broader product narrative.
• Create tight feedback loops between customers and engineering to continuously improve performance, usability, and reliability.
• Support go-to-market activities by contributing to product messaging, documentation, and technical content, including blogs, white papers, and presentations.

This role is open to candidates based in Germany who are able to work in a hybrid setup from our Heidelberg office OR candidates based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• 5+ years of product management experience, including significant ownership of infrastructure, platform, or developer tooling products.
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent hands‑on technical experience.
• Proven track record of defining and delivering multi‑year product roadmaps, not only quarterly plans.
• Product management experience with cloud or cluster management technologies, such as Kubernetes, OpenStack, Slurm, or VMware, and related software.
• Working understanding of machine learning systems, including compute hardware, communication layers, and AI software toolchains.
• Working understanding of common machine learning software, including models, inference engines, orchestration tools, and typical user and developer workflows.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and able to make clear decisions with incomplete information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineers, executives, and enterprise customers.
• Comfortable working as an individual contributor, with impact driven by insight, ownership, and cross‑functional influence rather than team size.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams without losing quality or momentum.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% between our German and US locations, as business needs require.

Nice to have

• Experience in an AI/ML infrastructure or MLOps environment, including an understanding of how scheduling supports training, inference, and evaluation pipelines.
• A portfolio of technical writing, product specifications, or public content demonstrating an ability to communicate complex topics clearly.
• Measurable outcomes you can point to and own, such as shipped products, adoption metrics, customer wins, or performance improvements.

Why us?

• Build something big: Help build and scale a fast‑growing AI infrastructure startup
• Pay & perks: Competitive compensation with a performance‑based incentive, subsidized Deutschlandticket, and access to a discount portal
• Work your way: Flexible hours with hybrid and remote‑friendly options
• Fast lanes, no red tape: Flat hierarchies and rapid decision‑making mean ideas ship quickly
• Global team: Work with a diverse, international team across Germany and the USA
• Modern headquarters: Well‑stocked offices near the Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof and Bay Area
• Top setup: Your choice of high‑quality hardware and equipment

Turbalance GmbH is an innovative, emerging startup that transforms AI laws. We are a team of passionate problem‑solvers who believe in what we’re building. We constantly push boundaries and embrace our inner nerds as we find new ways to tackle complex challenges.

Turbalance is committed to providing a respectful, safe, and inclusive workplace. Diversity at Turbalance means fostering an environment where individual differences are recognized, valued, and respected, enabling everyone to fully contribute their talents and strengths.

This commitment begins with our recruitment process. If you require any accommodations to support your application or interview, please let us know as we are happy to assist.