Senior Product Manager - Core Platform
Camunda · Montreal, QC
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- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $193,200 / year
- Montreal, QC
Job highlights
- Lead core platform development for workflow orchestration engine.
- Define product strategy and roadmap for scalability.
- Collaborate with engineering, customers, and stakeholders.
- Requires 5+ years in distributed systems or SaaS.
- Deep understanding of system performance and security.
About the role
About the Role
We are seeking a talented and technically proficient Senior Product Manager to lead the development and evolution of our Core Platform, which includes Zeebe, the cloud-native workflow engine at the heart of Camunda. This critical role is both technical and product-focused, requiring a deep understanding of customer needs, system scalability, performance, reliability, and security.
As the Senior Product Manager for the Core Platform, you will work closely with engineering teams, customers, and stakeholders to define and execute the product strategy for our distributed workflow orchestration engine. You will drive the roadmap for foundational platform capabilities and ensure the platform meets the complex requirements of distributed systems at scale.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Define market-driven vision, strategy, and product requirements focused on improving the Camunda product portfolio.
- Manage community, customer, partner, and internal feedback with an emphasis on successfully driving innovation to improve our customers experience with Camunda’s core platform.
- Fully evaluate and prioritize incoming feature requests.
- Keep the self-managed team equipped to work on the appropriate epics.
- Continuous assessment of Camunda demand, market differentiation and the competitive landscape as well as close collaboration with our Pre-Sales Engineers, Solution Architects, and other Field teams.
What You Bring
- Ability and/or willingness to use our product.
- Experience working with platform products used by IT departments at large enterprise companies (e.g., developers, automation engineers, ops teams).
- 5+ years of product management experience, ideally in distributed systems, technical SaaS products, PaaS, or cloud-native products.
- Experience of OKRs, customer research techniques, product design, Go-To-Market planning, backlog management, and working in Agile teams.
- Strong communication skills - internally collaborating with others and externally presenting to customers.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts, including scalability, fault tolerance, event-driven architecture, and performance optimization.
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure), and message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Experience working with IT platforms in banking, financial services, and insurance sector.
- Technical knowledge of configuring, deploying, managing the life cycle of platform products.
Key skills/competency
- Product Management
- Core Platform
- Distributed Systems
- Scalability
- SaaS
- Cloud-native
- Workflow Engine
- Agile Methodologies
- Customer Research
- Go-To-Market Strategy
Skills & topics
- Senior Product Manager
- Product Management
- Core Platform
- Zeebe
- Workflow Engine
- Distributed Systems
- SaaS
- Cloud-native
- Agile
- Enterprise Software
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience with distributed systems, SaaS, and enterprise platform products, aligning with Camunda's needs.
- Showcase technical acumen: Emphasize your understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, and event-driven architecture in your application.
- Demonstrate customer focus: Provide examples of how you've managed customer feedback to drive product innovation.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Be ready to discuss your experience with product design, backlog management, and Agile methodologies.
- Research Camunda's values: Understand their commitment to remote work, flexibility, and innovation in enterprise automation.
Technical preparation
Study distributed systems concepts.,Review cloud-native architecture principles.,Understand workflow orchestration engines.,Familiarize with SaaS platform best practices.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex product strategy you developed.,How do you prioritize competing feature requests?,Share an experience managing cross-functional teams.,How do you handle feedback from enterprise customers?
Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary focus of the Senior Product Manager Core Platform role at Camunda?
- The Senior Product Manager Core Platform role at Camunda focuses on leading the development and evolution of the Core Platform, including Zeebe, the cloud-native workflow engine. This involves defining product strategy, roadmap, and ensuring the platform meets complex requirements for distributed systems at scale.
- What are the key technical skills required for this Senior Product Manager position at Camunda?
- Key technical skills include a strong understanding of distributed systems concepts like scalability, fault tolerance, event-driven architecture, and performance optimization. Experience with technical SaaS, PaaS, or cloud-native products is essential. Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud services is a plus.
- How does Camunda support its remote employees in this Senior Product Manager role?
- Camunda is a fully remote company and offers significant flexibility. Benefits include a work-from-anywhere policy, home office budget, co-working space support, and flexible time off. They also invest in in-person connections through annual events and team offsites.
- What experience is preferred for a candidate applying for the Senior Product Manager Core Platform role?
- Preferred experience includes working with platform products used by IT departments in large enterprises, familiarity with technologies like Kubernetes and Docker, and experience within the banking, financial services, or insurance sectors. Technical knowledge of configuring and deploying platform products is also beneficial.
- How is compensation structured for the Senior Product Manager role at Camunda?
- Camunda offers competitive, fair, and transparent compensation with location-based salary ranges. The Annual Total Target Cash includes base salary and variable target. Equity is also offered through their Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP).
- What is the career growth potential for a Senior Product Manager at Camunda?
- Camunda emphasizes professional growth with up to $/€/£1,000 per year for self-driven learning, including courses, certifications, and books. They also provide opportunities for advancement within a rapidly growing company and aim to hire within the lower half of the salary range to allow for growth.
- Does Camunda use AI in their hiring process for the Senior Product Manager Core Platform role?
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