Senior Staff Product Manager, Query

MongoDB; United States; On-site; USD 185,000 - 363,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Flexible paid time off

20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave

401(k) plan

Mental health counseling

Job summary

MongoDB is looking for a Senior Staff Product Manager to lead the product strategy for their distributed query engine based in New York City. The role involves shaping the division's product vision, engaging with key customers, and mentoring junior PMs.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in product management, exceptional communication skills, and a strong technical background in database technologies. This hybrid position provides a competitive salary and range of benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in product management for platform or database domains.
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to diverse audiences.
• Experience in delivering complex cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead strategic unity across product areas to drive coherent experiences.
• Advise leadership on multi-year economic outcomes.
• Engage with significant customers to inform the roadmap.
• Elevate standards of product management through mentoring.
• Act as the primary external face for the product line.

Skills

Product management leadership

Communication skills

Strategic execution

Technical fluency in database query engines

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.Sc. in a technical discipline (Computer Science preferred)

Job description

The MongoDB Query Team is seeking a Senior Staff Product Manager to provide division-wide, product leadership for our fast, modular distributed query engine and flexible query system. As the most senior product management contributor, you will shape the multi-year strategy, product architecture, and market trajectory for the entire Query business unit.

You will be the primary product authority on the most complex trade-offs, anticipating systemic risks and cutting through structural friction that blocks multiple teams and initiatives. This role requires collaboration with distinguished engineers to rigorously debate strategy and pressure-test assumptions and advise executive leadership on options that balance long-term monetization, strategy, and business outcomes. And, where relevant, owns the pricing and monetization strategy for the product line.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in New York City for our hybrid working model.

Responsibilities

• Product Vision and Roadmap: Spearhead strategic unity across multiple product areas over a multi-year horizon to drive a coherent product experience
• Business Leadership: Originate and de-risk the division’s most consequential strategic bets, owning rigorous business cases and advising leadership on multi-year economic outcomes
• Customer Advocacy: Engage with strategically significant customers at the senior level (e.g., advisory boards and executive briefings) to surface cross-portfolio opportunities and inform the roadmap
• PM Excellence: Elevate the global standard of product management by mentoring Staff and Senior PMs and pioneering new data-driven playbooks across the organization. Create frameworks and standards for customer and market research that others use for conducting high-quality customer and market research
• Cross-Functional Alignment and Execution: Partner with Directors and VPs to shape investment allocation and sequencing across the query, developer experiences, and core database portfolio
• Market and Engagement: Act as a primary external face for the product line, representing MongoDB to the industry, developers, standards bodies and at major conferences

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years of professional experience, including significant leadership in product management for platform, infrastructure, or database domains
• Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical issues simply and convincingly to a wide range of audiences, including executive leadership
• Strategic Execution: Proven success in delivering complex cross-functional projects and the ability to write, defend, and execute on multi-year business cases
• Education: B.Sc. in a technical discipline, with Computer Science preferred, or equivalent relevant experience
• Domain Expertise: Deep technical fluency in database query engines, query languages (SQL, MQL, etc.), developer experiences, distributed systems, and potentially AI platform tooling or LLM orchestration

Nice to Have

• MBA, M.Sc., or Ph.D. in relevant technical or business domains
• Experience with MongoDB or other non-relational database technologies
• Demonstrated success leading products targeting developer personas in fast-paced, growing environments
• Familiarity with open-source and cloud-native technologies

Compensation & Benefits

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is: $185,000—$363,000 USD.

Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings.

Equal Opportunity Employment

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to 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.

Disability Accommodation

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.