Principal Product Manager (ClickHouse Cloud)

Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years of product management experience with a strong background in cloud-based SaaS products. Deep familiarity with database systems, distributed systems, or real-time analytics platforms is strongly preferred
• Hands-on experience with SQL and strong understanding of query execution, indexing strategies, partitioning, and performance tuning
• Experience working with databases such as ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or other columnar databases
• Understanding of modern data infrastructure: data lakes, ETL pipelines, CDC and data orchestration frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to work with engineering on low-level technical topics, such as schema management, query planning, storage engines, schema design
• Experience designing and delivering features such as database replication, consistency models, and backup/restore workflows
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive execution in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of simplifying deep technical topics for non-technical audiences
• (Desirable) Experience working and scaling open source technologies
• (Desirable) Prior experience at a startup

What the job involves

• As the Principal Product Manager for ClickHouse Cloud, you will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of the product working closely with engineering, customers, and stakeholders
• Define and drive the product roadmap for ClickHouse Cloud, with a focus on cloud-native database capabilities such as multi-region replication, distributed query execution, fault tolerance, storage tiering, and schema evolution
• Collaborate with engineering to prioritize and deliver improvements to the core database engine, storage layer, and query optimizer, ensuring the Cloud offering keeps pace with open-source and enterprise use cases
• Engage directly with customers, gathering insights through interactions, feedback, and market research to guide product decisions
• Work alongside design, marketing, operations, and sales teams to support feature launches, contribute to blog posts, and help shape product positioning and messaging
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success
• Act as the primary point of contact for all product-related communications, effectively managing expectations and keeping stakeholders informed