Principal Product Manager (Cloud)

TL;DR

Principal Product Manager (Cloud): Leading the development and delivery of hirify.global Cloud product with an accent on cloud-native database capabilities, multi-region replication, and distributed query execution. Focus on collaborating with engineering to enhance the core database engine and engaging customers to guide product decisions for real-time analytics, data warehousing, and AI workloads.

Location: Remote anywhere within the United States.

Salary: $188,000–$250,000 USD (US Premium Markets)

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing private cloud company recognized for real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads.

What you will do

• Define and drive the product roadmap for hirify.global Cloud, focusing on cloud-native database capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineering on improvements to the database engine, storage layer, and query optimizer.
• Gather customer insights through interactions, feedback, and market research to guide product decisions.
• Support feature launches and shape product positioning with design, marketing, operations, and sales teams.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for product success.
• Act as the primary point of contact for product-related communications and stakeholder management.

Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years of product management experience with cloud-based SaaS products.
• Deep familiarity with database systems, distributed systems, or real-time analytics platforms is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and strong understanding of query execution, indexing strategies, partitioning, and performance tuning.
• Understanding of modern data infrastructure, including data lakes, ETL pipelines, CDC, and data orchestration frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to work with engineering on low-level technical topics like schema management, query planning, storage engines, and schema design.
• Experience designing and delivering features such as database replication, consistency models, and backup/restore workflows.

Nice to have

• Experience working and scaling open source technologies.
• Prior experience at a startup.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work environment, as hirify.global is a globally distributed and remote-friendly company operating in 20 countries.
• Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity in the company through stock options for every new team member.
• Flexible time off in the US and generous entitlement in other countries.
• A $500 home office setup provided for remote employees.
• Opportunities for in-person connection at company-wide global gatherings and offsites.