Senior Manager, Product-Led Growth Strategy and Operations

Headquarters: Remote, California We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.About the Role:We are hiring a Senior Manager to own Product-Led Growth (PLG) strategy and operating cadence across acquisition, activation, and high-value customer growth. This is a senior individual contributor role designed to operate as an internal strategy and operations owner, with direct executive exposure and broad cross-functional influence.This role goes beyond analytics or reporting. You will be accountable for defining the right growth strategy, structuring ambiguous problems, aligning cross-functional initiatives, and ensuring execution translates into decisions and measurable business outcomes. You will partner closely with leaders across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales, with regular access to senior decision-making forums.You will play a central part in PLG executive communications. You will synthesize insights, progress, and tradeoffs into clear, executive-ready narratives, and help align PLG initiatives with broader company priorities. You will work closely with Product to inform roadmap prioritization and with Marketing and Sales to shape go-to-market strategy, campaign focus, and operating plans.Owning this role also requires the ability to establish ground truth in service of strategic decision-making. You are comfortable getting hands-on with data and materials when needed, including writing SQL queries, building stru