Senior Product Manager, Cloud Infrastructure
Acronis · Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $150,000 / year
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
Job highlights
- Lead new cloud virtualization platform development.
- Define strategy, roadmap, and customer needs.
- Analyze markets and competitive landscapes.
- Drive product execution and GTM strategy.
- Measure outcomes and iterate on data.
About the role
About Acronis
Acronis is a global leader in cyber protection, delivering AI-powered protection for productive MSPs in a single, natively integrated platform that unifies operations management, cybersecurity, and data protection. Driven by our mission to protect, manage and automate every workload, we’ve built the industry’s only all-in-one solution.About the Role
As the Senior Product Manager of Cloud Infrastructure, you will help build a new cloud virtualization platform, empowering thousands of service providers to run client workloads with integrated backup, disaster recovery, security, and remote monitoring. You'll collaborate with partners, engineers, and go-to-market teams to deliver a solution that transforms how MSPs deliver infrastructure services.What You'll Do
- Participate in shaping the strategy and roadmap: define vision, north-star metrics, and phased bets aligned to business goals
- Deeply understand customers and partners: engage buyers, channel partners, and admins through interviews, discovery calls, analytics, and surveys; translate insights into clear problem statements and PRDs
- Lead market & competitive analysis: size markets, analyze the competitive landscape, and identify differentiators and pricing/packaging opportunities
- Drive execution: prioritize backlogs, write crisp requirements, and collaborate with design and engineering to ship high-quality releases on time
- Partner on GTM: work with Marketing and Sales to build positioning, messaging, demos, and enablement; support launches and field training
- Run beta/pilot programs: define entry/exit criteria, instrument feedback loops, validate product-market fit, and convert early users
- Enable field teams: review product data and keep Sales, Solution Engineers, and Partner Success current on releases and competitor moves
- Measure outcomes: track adoption, attach rate, SLA metrics, performance, and support case drivers; iterate based on data.
What You Bring
- 5+ years in product management for enterprise or infrastructure software (IaaS, DR, data management or adjacent domains).
- Strong understanding of virtualization, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), and Network-as-a-Service concepts.
- Knowledge of the MSP, virtualization, and hyperscaler markets.
- Experience in hosting / cloud operations for multi-tenant services (IaaS, managed virtualization, MSP hosting, DC ops), including availability, capacity planning.
- Experience with market analysis and business cases (pricing, TCO, ROI).
- Experience in AI technologies and understanding of how AI/ML can enhance automation, anomaly detection, and decision-making in data protection and IT operations.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and structured problem-solving skills; comfortable presenting from execs to customers.
Who We Are
A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis offers over twenty years of innovation with 15 offices worldwide and more than 1800 employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses. Our corporate culture centers on innovation, accountability, and impact. We encourage our people to think boldly, challenge conventional approaches, and take ownership of outcomes. As a member of our global “A-Team,” you’ll operate in a high-growth, fast-paced environment where resilience, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement drive success.Our Interview Practices
To ensure a fair and genuine hiring process, candidates are expected to participate in interviews without the use of AI tools, automated prompts, or third-party assistance. Interviews are designed to assess individual skills, experience, and communication style, and we value authentic, real-time interaction. Use of AI or external assistance during live interviews may result in disqualification. For roles where AI skills are being evaluated, permitted use of AI tools will be clearly communicated in advance. Candidates may be asked to disable virtual backgrounds or participate in in-person interviews. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of applicable criminal, education and identity background checks. Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.Key skills/competency
Senior Product Manager, Cloud Infrastructure, Cyber Protection, Virtualization, MSP, IaaS, DR, Data Protection, AI, Market AnalysisSkills & topics
- Senior Product Manager
- Product Management
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Cyber Protection
- Virtualization
- MSP
- IaaS
- Disaster Recovery
- Data Management
- AI Technology
- Market Analysis
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Enterprise Software
- Acronis
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight 5+ years of product management experience in infrastructure software and mention specific domains like IaaS, DR, or data management.
- Showcase technical knowledge: Emphasize your understanding of virtualization, HCI, Network-as-a-Service, and MSP/hyperscaler markets.
- Demonstrate business acumen: Detail experience with market analysis, business cases, pricing, TCO, and ROI calculations.
- Communicate effectively: Prepare to discuss your stakeholder management and problem-solving skills, with examples of presenting to executives.
- Understand interview policy: Be ready for interviews without AI assistance, focusing on authentic interaction and demonstrating your unique skills.
Technical preparation
Review cloud infrastructure concepts (IaaS, HCI).,Understand virtualization and multi-tenant services.,Familiarize with data protection and DR principles.,Study AI/ML applications in IT operations.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex product strategy you developed.,How do you prioritize product backlogs effectively?,Share an experience managing cross-functional stakeholders.,How do you translate customer insights into PRDs?
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities for a Senior Product Manager, Cloud Infrastructure at Acronis?
- The Senior Product Manager, Cloud Infrastructure at Acronis will be responsible for shaping the strategy and roadmap of a new cloud virtualization platform. This includes understanding customer needs, analyzing markets, driving product execution, partnering on go-to-market strategies, and measuring product outcomes.
- What technical background is required for this Senior Product Manager role at Acronis?
- Acronis requires candidates to have a strong understanding of virtualization, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), and Network-as-a-Service concepts. Experience in hosting/cloud operations for multi-tenant services, including availability and capacity planning, is also crucial.
- Does Acronis have specific interview guidelines for the Senior Product Manager, Cloud Infrastructure position?
- Yes, Acronis emphasizes authentic, real-time interaction in interviews and expects candidates to participate without AI tools or third-party assistance. Using such tools may lead to disqualification.
- What kind of market knowledge is beneficial for this role at Acronis?
- Knowledge of the MSP (Managed Service Provider), virtualization, and hyperscaler markets is highly beneficial. Experience with market analysis, business cases, pricing, TCO, and ROI is also expected for this Senior Product Manager role.
- How does Acronis leverage AI in its products, and is this relevant for the Senior Product Manager, Cloud Infrastructure role?
- Acronis utilizes AI-powered protection for its cyber protection solutions. For this role, experience with AI technologies and understanding how AI/ML can enhance automation, anomaly detection, and decision-making in IT operations is a plus.
- What is Acronis's company culture like for a Senior Product Manager?
- Acronis fosters a culture of innovation, accountability, and impact, encouraging bold thinking and ownership. The environment is high-growth and fast-paced, requiring resilience and adaptability.
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