Overview

With more than 3,000 customers worldwide, Percona is the only company that delivers enterprise-class solutions for both MySQL® and MongoDB® across traditional and cloud-based platforms. Percona provides Software, Support, Consulting, and Managed Services to large, well-known global brands such as Cisco Systems, Time Warner Cable, Alcatel-Lucent, Rent the Runway and the BBC, as well as smaller enterprises looking to maximize application performance while streamlining database efficiencies. Well established as thought leaders, Percona experts author content for the Percona Database Performance Blog and the Percona Live Open Source Database Conferences draw attendees and expert technical speakers from around the world.

Discover what it means to work with the smartest people in the industry, solving the most challenging problems our customers can throw at you. We offer flexible hours, competitive salaries and a great experience of working on a multinational team of experts.

Superheros wanted:  Product Manager

What you will do:

Percona believes in providing the community and our customer base with outstanding open-source database software and solutions.  As a Product Manager for Percona you will own the strategy and vision for one or more of Percona’s software products or services.  You will be responsible for building and refining our solutions to ensure they meet our customers’ needs and expectations both now and in the future.   Your role is critical to drive new features, tools, and solutions that are innovative and disrupt the current database market.  You will connect with the MySQL and MongoDB Communities and help determine where the community is moving and how we can help them get there.

Responsibilities:

  • Identify customer needs and opportunities
  • Define the product vision and strategy
  • Define the roadmap
  • Design new products & features and enhance existing products
  • Ensure the successful launch of products
  • Be accountable for the growth and adoption of our products
  • Work with Engineering to establish release dates and budgets
  • Own the complete product lifecycle

Absolute must haves: 

  • We need someone who knows the open-source software market and how a tech-assisted services and a subscription-based business model works
  • Someone who knows how to listen and knows how and when to ask probing questions
  • Someone who views our customers as partners, not just dollars
  • Someone in tune with the needs and challenges our users and customers face when deploying MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB or other databases.
  • Understanding the business side of a small growing services company
  • A natural born teacher, with a passion for educating their team, the company, and customers
  • Insanely deep love of metrics and data, and a deep understanding of how to take the data and turn it into actionable activities
  • Experience and desire to be part of an open culture
  • Experience in working with a geographically distributed remote team
  • Someone who wants to get involved and do things, you need to have a lot of energy and a high motor to be successful.
  • A willingness to take ownership of the process and execute with excellence
  • Strong public speaking skills and a desire to evangelize
  • Previous product management experience

Position Location

Any global location.  This is primarily a work from home position.  The expectation is you will travel to conferences, meetings, and our headquarters in Raleigh, NC up to 12 times a year.