Staff Product Manager
Confluent, Colombia

At Confluent, we’re creating a category that transforms how every company manages and streams data. Have you ever found a new favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? That’s Confluent in actiongiving our customers instant access to massive amounts of real-time data, enabling them to thrive in an ever-changing digital world. As one of the fastest-growing enterprise companies in history, and with Fortune 100 customers across major industries, we have a tremendous opportunity in front of us. We also have experience on our side. Our leaders have taken companies of our size to major success before and include some of the original creators of Apache Kafka.
We’re looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluent’s unlimited potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks with the backing and support of our #OneTeam culture. Be part of inclusive initiatives like Employee Resource Groups and development programs, and take advantage of benefits that support our diverse global teams. Grow as we growwhether you’re just starting out or managing a large team, you’ll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact.
About the Role:
As a Staff Product Manager in the Kafka Connect team at Confluent, you’ll contribute to the mission of building the world’s best event streaming platform. You will help drive Confluent’s open-source contributions, as well as, Confluent’s Enterprise feature portfolio. You will also be responsible for enabling seamless, enterprise-grade integration between Kafka and common external systems and supporting on-premise deployments and fully managed services in Confluent Cloud.
You’ll be responsible for the success of a major product initiative, 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 marketing have what they need to make the right tradeoffs, build the right product, and grow it successfully in the market. What We're Looking For:

• Minimum 6 years of experience as a software product manager, ideally for a developer product and 8-10 years of experience in overall technical roles
• Empathy for our enterprise customers, and a passion for solving their problems with the software
• Ability to craft a product strategy and roadmap in concert with customers, engineering, design, and go-to-market teams
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to distill technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Strong technical competency, especially with distributed data systems, public and private clouds, and stream processing
• Experience with a modern integration platform is a plus
• Experience with CDC (Change Data Capture) technologies is a plus
• Experience engaging with an open-source community is a plus
• MBA is a strong plusBachelor's, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical field

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