Product Manager, Data Engine - VAST Data

VAST Data is looking for a Product Manager, Data Engine to join our growing team! This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in history, an organization that is in the center of the hurricane being created by the revolution in artificial intelligence.

"VAST's data management vision is the future of the market." - Forbes

VAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era. We are building the enterprise software infrastructure to capture, catalog, refine, enrich, and protect massive datasets and make them available for real-time data analysis and AI training and inference. Designed from the ground up to make AI simple to deploy and manage, VAST takes the cost and complexity out of deploying enterprise and AI infrastructure across data center, edge, and cloud.

The VAST Data Engine Product Manager will be the driving force behind our innovative data processing platform that integrates data streaming, real-time analytics, and AI training. This role requires a strategic thinker who can bridge the gap between data engineering and market needs, and leverage groundbreaking technology to deliver a market-leading product. You will be responsible for defining and executing the product strategy for a platform that supports dynamic data handling with functions and triggers, embedded procedural logic, and a containerized computing environment. Engage with stakeholders to ensure the VAST Data Engine delivers unparalleled value!

THE ROLE

• Determine vision, feature requirements and articulate product strategy incorporating technology trends, customer feedback and competitive research
• Own and develop the roadmap, requirements, feature tradeoffs, etc. for enterprise level storage systems
• Meet with customers and partners to understand product use cases
• Collaborate cross functionally with engineering, technical marketing, product and sales teams to define vision, create key messaging and help drive business
• Must develop competitive materials and collateral for sales org and customer presentations

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in file system or object storage development, architecture or product management
• Deep technical understanding of file systems, storage controllers, storage hardware
• Deep understanding of scalable systems
• A proven history of working alongside rapid-paced R&D teams to enable their success
• A proven track record of being customer-facing and revenue-centric
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Flexibility working in a startup that’s continually punching above its weight
• A proven ability to work collaboratively across time zones and countries, and to report up to management