Senior Product Manager, Confluent Cloud Kafka

Headquarters: CA Remote Ontario 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:As a Senior Product Manager in the Cloud Kafka team at Confluent, you’ll contribute to the mission of building the world’s best event streaming platform.We are seeking an experienced and strategic Product Manager to lead the vision, strategy, and execution for our Kafka Operator experience. This role is critical to simplifying the deployment, management, and scaling of Confluent Cloud Kafka environments for our enterprise customers. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in cloud systems, familiarity with the Apache Kafka ecosystem, and a proven track record of delivering successful developer and operator-focused products.Key responsibilities include defining and owning the product strategy and vision for the Cloud Kafka Operator, conducting market research and competitive analysis, translating strategic objectives into comprehensive product and user experience requirements, collaborating with Engineering, UX/UI Design, Documentation, Support, and Field teams throughout the product lifecycle, and working with Product marketing to define and execute go-to-market.What You Will Do:You’ll be responsible for the success of major product initiatives, from initial conception and customer development to growth strategy. You’ll become the trusted resource for your product, making sure that the engineering, design, sales, and mark