Staff Product Manager, Cloud Networking Platform (Remote)

Confluent; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 232,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

Confluent is seeking a Staff PM for Cloud Networking to own the platform strategy across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will define architecture, multi-year roadmaps, and co-decide technical direction with engineering leadership, ensuring scalable, secure connectivity for Confluent Cloud.

You will mentor PMs, align stakeholders, and drive metrics tying technical milestones to revenue and cost efficiency. This role demands deep cloud networking expertise and an enterprise mindset.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management experience.
• Experience owning cloud infrastructure/platform/networking products.
• Fluency in cloud networking concepts across AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Expertise in serving enterprise customers with complex needs.
• Proven ability to partner with engineering leadership on architecture.
• Strong analytical skills with cost and business metrics.
• Knowledge of AI-native product management practices.
• Experience mentoring senior PMs.

Responsibilities

• Own the platform strategy for Confluent Cloud Networking across clouds and ecosystems.
• Define frameworks and standards for networking decisions and launch readiness.
• Drive architectural decisions in collaboration with engineering leadership.
• Expand scope with new adjacencies and business cases.
• Develop the product team and raise the bar on customer research and decision-making.
• Build senior stakeholder alignment across product, engineering, sales, field, legal, and security; present to executives.
• Define and own success metrics at platform level linking milestones to revenue and cost efficiency.
• Engage with strategic customers and prospects to represent the roadmap in technical discussions.

Skills

Cloud networking

Platform planning

Enterprise connectivity

Cross-functional leadership

AI-native PM

Education

MBA (plus)

Tools

Envoy

Service Mesh

DNS

Kubernetes Networking

Terraform

IaC workflows

Job description

Confluent is seeking a Staff PM for Cloud Networking to own the platform strategy across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will define architecture, multi-year roadmaps, and co-decide technical direction with engineering leadership, ensuring scalable, secure connectivity for Confluent Cloud.

You will mentor PMs, align stakeholders, and drive metrics tying technical milestones to revenue and cost efficiency. This role demands deep cloud networking expertise and an enterprise mindset.