Product Manager, Semantic Layer

dbt Labs; United States; Remote; USD 239,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Join dbt Labs as a Product Manager for the Semantic Layer, where you'll lead product vision and strategy. You will collaborate with engineering, design, and sales teams to develop and enhance products that meet customer needs in the analytics landscape. If you have experience in product management and a strong analytical background, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

Unlimited vacation

401k w/3% guaranteed contribution

Excellent healthcare

Paid Parental Leave

Wellness stipend

Home office stipend

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product management experience in data analytics.
• Proven track record in end-to-end product development.
• Ability to translate market insights into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product vision and roadmap for the Semantic Layer.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product development.
• Conduct market analysis and gather user feedback for product enhancement.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

MetricFlow

API integrations

Job description

About Us

dbt Labs is the pioneer of analytics engineering, helping data teams transform raw data into reliable, actionable insights. Since 2016, we’ve grown from an open source project into the leading analytics engineering platform, now used by over 50,000 teams every week.

As of February 2025, we’ve surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and serve more than 5,400 dbt Cloud customers, including JetBlue, HubSpot, Vodafone New Zealand, and Dunelm. We’re backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter. At our core, we believe in empowering data practitioners:

• Code-based data transformations unlock transparency, flexibility, and collaboration
• Analysts should adopt software engineering best practices to build trusted data products
• Core analytics infrastructure should be open source and user-controlled
• Analytic code—not just tools—should be shared and community-driven

dbt is now synonymous with analytics engineering, defining the modern data stack and serving as the data control plane for enterprise teams around the world. And we’re just getting started.We’re growing fast and building a team of passionate, curious people across the globe. Learn more about what makes us special by checking out our values.

About the Role

As the Product Manager for dbt Labs’ Semantic Layer, you will be at the forefront of driving product vision, strategy, and execution for one of our top company initiatives. You will partner closely with engineering, developer experience, design, sales, and community teams to ensure that the Semantic Layer product—encompassing areas like MetricFlow, caching, and API integrations—meets the evolving needs of our customers and partners. Your insights will shape both proprietary and source-available components, balancing technical feasibility with market dynamics to build trust and drive adoption.

What You’ll Do

• Define & Execute Vision: Craft a long-term vision and roadmap for the Semantic Layer that aligns with overall business goals and addresses current product gaps.
• Cross-functional leadership: Collaborate with engineering, design, and GTM teams to drive product development from ideation to launch.
• Market & User Research: Conduct comprehensive market analysis and gather developer and customer feedback to ensure our product meets real-world needs.
• Lifecycle Ownership: Manage the complete product lifecycle—from research and ideation to design, development, and go-to-market strategies—focusing on features like MetricFlow enhancements and caching solutions.
• Community Engagement: Build tight feedback loops with the developer community to continuously iterate on product features and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Strategic Alignment: Work with cross-domain teams to align the Semantic Layer’s evolution with broader commercial and engineering strategies.

You Are a Good Fit If You Have:

• 7+ years of product management experience, preferably in data analytics or data engineering products.
• Proven experience in owning end-to-end product development and driving cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to translate market insights and customer feedback into actionable product plans.

You’ll Have an Edge If You Have:

• A deep understanding of the analytics development lifecycle and familiarity with semantic layers, data transformation, or similar concepts.
• Prior experience with dbt, MetricFlow, or related analytics engineering tools.
• Knowledge of modern data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, etc.) and API integrations.
• Experience working in fully remote or distributed teams.
• A track record of turning complex, technical features into accessible, customer-centric solutions.
• Experience building AI-augmented analytics products

Compensation & Benefits

Salary:We offer competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience, including salary, equity, and where applicable, performance-based pay. Our Talent Acquisition Team can answer questions around dbt Labs' total rewards during your interview process. In select locations (including Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City, San Francisco, Washington, DC, and Seattle), an alternate range may apply, as specified below.

• The typical starting salary range for this role is: $239,000 - $289,800 USD
• The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed is: $266,000 - $322,000 US

Equity Stake

Benefits - dbt Labs offers:

• • Unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!)
  • 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution
  • Excellent healthcare
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Wellness stipend
  • Home office stipend, and more!

*Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal limitations

What to expect in the hiring process:

• An introductory call with a member of our Talent team
• A technical screen and meeting with the Hiring Manager
• A panel interview including multiple members of the Team
• A final interview with a member of our Leadership Team

dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply—we value potential just as much as a perfect resume.

Want to learn more about our focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at dbt Labs? Check out our DEI page.

dbt Labs reserves the right to amend or withdraw the posting at any time. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package. Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal or country limitations.

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