Overview

Liquibase is the leader in Database DevOps. Downloaded more than 100 million times, our software enables DevOps teams around the globe to accelerate the software delivery process by automating database updates, security, and governance. We are a nimble, fast-paced, innovative team with the opportunity to make an outsized impact on the business and the industry.

We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to lead our flagship product. This is a self-managed / on-prem product that enables developers, data scientists, data engineers, DevOps and DBAs to automate, govern and gain insights in their data store CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate is a hands-on product manager who has a passion for building amazing products with experience in developer facing enterprise applications. They are excited to work alongside engineers to build, improve, and deliver significant product enhancements that solve challenging problems in the database DevOps & CI/CD space. They have a strong presence in customer meetings and other feedback forums to fully understand customer pain points and how these can be solved in the future. They make sound decisions for the product, building trust, and driving clarity within their team and the community. They have the ability to present to different groups within the company and externally to customers and prospects.

Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy: Define product strategy for your domain, successfully turning the product vision into reality, working closely with the business and the agile engineering team.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Amplify the voice of the market and customer throughout the company by working cross-functionally on persona development, customer journey mapping and customer outreach, and to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget. Keep stakeholders up to date on product progress and the team connected.
• Customer Focus: Work directly with customers to fully understand their pain points and requirements and use that understanding combined with available customer data, ensuring our product aligns with customer needs and designed with impactful user experiences.
• Market/Competitive Analysis: Working with the GTM team, conduct market/competitive analysis – conduct in-depth market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, customer needs, and emerging technologies.
• Roadmap Management: Define and manage the product roadmap, prioritizing features and enhancements – based on customer input, market trend and dynamics, and business goals – that increase the value of our products and improve product-market fit.
• Data Driven: Utilize telemetry and product analytics to make informed decisions and measure product KPIs.
• Product Lifecycle Ownership: As a "no ego" team member and leader, manage end-to-end product lifecycle of your product area, from ideation to launch, and continue to enhance and optimize the product post-launch

Must Haves:

• A Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field; OR relevant experience – aptitude and experience trump.
• 6+ years of product management experience
• Experience in defining product strategy and then delivering major component(s) of a product, where you were accountable for the business and user outcomes
• A habit of being customer-centric and comfortable meeting with customers throughout the product process; metrics-driven; and making data-driven decisions through market research, user interviews, competitive analysis, and experimentation
• Incredible talent for cross-functional collaboration, particularly with the marketing, sales, engineering, and customer success teams
• Can easily transition from high-level strategy to the finest details, and balance business needs with customer needs to ship quality products that users love
• Experience or domain expertise in Automation, CI/CD, and DevOps
• Experience working in an agile environment and participating in development of epics and stories, and working with engineering to deliver the best user experience and product
• Strong user orientation and technical sense, with deep understanding of developer workflow
• Commit to be available starting at 8:30 AM CST to collaborate with our engineering team in Eastern Europe

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with structured, unstructured, and object data technologies
• Product experience in AI/ML or data engineering / data science
• DevOps engineering experience

Perks of life at Liquibase:

• Remote culture, potential for company-wide in-person gatherings
• Home office allowance for remote workers
• Meaningful equity (US only)
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits - country dependent
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• 401K matching (US only)
• No punks, no jerks culture
• Growth opportunities and ability to move up within the company

We take pride in:

• A transparent and collaborative team environment. We value multiple perspectives and fresh thinking.
• Our entrepreneurial culture. We provide every employee the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
• Providing the opportunity to work with new technologies and learn from experienced professionals.
• How organizations, large and small, use DevOps to drive developer agility and accelerate software delivery.

Company Overview - We are Liquibase

A career at Liquibase means joining a quickly growing company on the front lines of the DevOps space. Our vision is to be the easiest, safest, and most powerful community-led database change management solution. As companies of all sizes continue to adopt an agile methodology and DevOps practices, there is a growing realization that the database needs to be considered as part of this innovation process.

At Liquibase, we foster a culture rooted in the open-source values of freedom, choice, transparency, and meritocracy. These are not just fashion labels here, but sincere convictions, and you’ll see that reflected in the way we operate daily. We’re caffeinated, collaborative & confident experts, eager to solve the most challenging database CI/CD problems for our customers.

Want to help the software world move faster? You’ve found the right place.

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