Confluent

Senior Product Manager, Security

United States

$186,100 – $218,700Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Data Streaming, Cloud Security, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

Job Description

Salary: $186.1K - $218.7K Location Type: Remote Employment Type: FullTime

Position Overview

Confluent is revolutionizing how data moves and what the world can do with it. Our platform enables data to stream in near real-time, empowering companies to react faster, build smarter, and deliver dynamic experiences. We are seeking a talented individual to join the Confluent Cloud Security Product Management team, playing a pivotal role in securing the world's leading data streaming platform. This role is crucial for ensuring our security features scale to support our rapidly growing cloud customer base and offers a unique opportunity to drive innovation and deliver groundbreaking security initiatives.

About the Role

You will own a major product initiative, from its initial concept and customer development through to its growth strategy. As the go-to expert for your product, you will ensure that engineering, design, sales, and marketing teams are well-informed to make sound decisions, build the right product, and achieve market success.

Responsibilities

  • Set the strategy: Align security investments with Confluent’s long-term vision to position the data streaming platform at the core of every organization.
  • Define the roadmap: Collaborate with engineering counterparts to chart a course that realizes the defined strategy.
  • Work across teams: Foster shared understanding and direction across engineering, product, business development, support, sales, and marketing teams internally, as well as with external partners.
  • Own the full lifecycle: Drive multi-company, cross-functional initiatives from conception through initial delivery and subsequent iterations.
  • Close the loop: Define quantitative and qualitative targets, measure performance, share results with stakeholders, and integrate learnings into future development cycles.
  • Manage complexity: Deliver value while navigating the dynamic nature of a rapidly evolving product, ambitious partnership goals, and a fast-growing organization.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in product management.
  • Proven experience developing security features for cloud-based products, including identity, authentication, authorization, or secrets management.
  • Demonstrated ability to build, write, and defend a clear product roadmap and backlog, supported by user stories and customer research.
  • Excellent communication skills and experience working in a collaborative, consensus-driven environment.
  • Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and customers globally.
  • Proven track record of driving business outcomes through product changes.
  • Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid environments is a plus.

Company Information

Confluent is not just building better tech; we're rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time. We foster a culture of asking hard questions, giving honest feedback, and supporting each other. We are a team of smart, curious individuals pushing toward something bigger, together.

One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Belonging is the baseline at Confluent. We work across time zones and backgrounds, recognizing that the best ideas emerge from diverse perspectives. We create an environment where everyone can lead, grow, and challenge what's possible.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.

Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.

Skills

Product Management
Security
Data Streaming
Cloud Platform
Roadmap Development
Cross-functional Collaboration
Customer Development
Growth Strategy

Confluent

Data streaming solutions for real-time processing

About Confluent

Confluent specializes in data streaming solutions, focusing on helping businesses manage and process real-time data streams. Its main product is built on Apache Kafka, an open-source platform that allows users to create real-time data pipelines and streaming applications. Clients, including large enterprises and financial institutions, utilize Confluent's tools to collect, process, and analyze data streams, which helps them make quicker and more informed decisions. Unlike many competitors, Confluent offers a subscription-based model for its cloud platform, Confluent Cloud, and its on-premises software, Confluent Platform, ensuring a steady revenue stream. The company also provides professional services like training and consulting to assist clients in optimizing their data streaming solutions. Confluent's goal is to be a leader in the data streaming market, enabling organizations to leverage real-time data for improved operational efficiency.

Mountain View, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$443.5MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Best Teammates on Planet Earth - Loving your job has a lot to do with the people around you. Luckily at Confluent, you will find some of the most genuine people who make you excited to come to work each day.
Adjustable Working Arrangements - While most of our employees work typical business hours, we encourage everyone to partner with their manager to make a schedule that works best for them and Confluent.
Robust Benefits - Health and wellness is important and Confluent is proud to offer a total benefits program that ranks in the top percentile of companies similar in size to our industry in our established geographies.
Rest and Recharge Days - Personal time off is great but it is even better when your whole team has the day. Each quarter, teams have three recharge days where the entire team logs off and refreshes before coming back to work.
Weekly Lunch Spend - At Confluent, we have a weekly lunch program called “No Pay Thursday.” On Thursdays, lunch is provided by Confluent at local restaurants and grocery stores, taxes may apply for some countries.
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) - Confluent employees work really hard to meet the needs of our growing and scaling business. To make sure that we don’t burn out, we encourage everyone to balance their PTO in an adequate way.

Risks

CTO Chad Verbowski's retirement may lead to a temporary leadership vacuum.
WarpStream acquisition may present integration challenges, disrupting operations.
Participation in MongoDB AI Program exposes Confluent to competitive pressures.

Differentiation

Confluent's platform is based on Apache Kafka, a leading open-source data streaming technology.
The company offers a subscription-based model, ensuring steady recurring revenue streams.
Confluent's solutions cater to diverse industries, enhancing real-time data processing capabilities.

Upsides

Increased adoption of Apache Flink complements Confluent's existing Apache Kafka-based solutions.
Integration with MongoDB's AI Applications Program enhances AI-driven data processing capabilities.
The OEM Program launch can drive new partnerships and expand market presence.

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