About the Role:

As part of Confluent’s mission to set data in motion, the Apache Flink® product management team owns both our fully-managed service for Apache Flink in the cloud as well as our self-managed stream processing offering, Confluent Platform for Apache Flink. We are on a mission to deliver a cloud-native & complete stream processing solution to our customers everywhere. We enable our customers to derive valuable insights and take immediate actions from their data in motion.

We are looking for an accomplished Staff Product Manager to drive the success of the Confluent Platform for Apache Flink product, who will define a strategic roadmap for this area, maintain a tight feedback loop with our customers and field organization, and work closely with our engineering teams.

What You Will Do:

• Develop a strategic vision for Confluent Platform for Apache Flink, aligning to our overall vision for Confluent Platform on the one side and our cloud offering for Apache Flink on the other side.

• Define and think through a great end-to-end product experience.

• Translate our strategy into a roadmap to deliver that experience & value to our customers.

• Partner with product marketing, technical field, and sales organizations to develop go-to-market plans, launch strategies, and compelling enablement for Confluent Platform for Apache Flink.

• Engage regularly with customers, users, and internal stakeholders to surface pain points, discover opportunities, and continuously refine the product through an ongoing feedback loop.

What You Will Bring:

• Minimum 4+ years of experience as a software product manager, ideally for a developer or operator-centric product, and 6+ years of experience in overall technical roles.

• Proven track record building and managing enterprise-grade software—ideally in distributed data systems, streaming, or large-scale infrastructure—as an engineer, product manager, or solutions architect.

• Demonstrated experience defining product specifications and user experiences across interfaces (API, CLI, GUI).

• Excellent written communication skills; strong ability to collaborate and lead initiatives across distributed, remote teams.

• Deep technical understanding of stream processing systems, public/private/hybrid cloud infrastructure, security, and data governance.

What Gives You an Edge: (optional – delete section if not used)

• Experience in working with Open Source communities is a plus.

• Basic coding experience is great to have!

• Familiarity with the Apache Flink and Apache Kafka and wider streaming ecosystems.