Product Manager

Why Cast AI?Cast AI is the leading Application Performance Automation (APA) platform , enabling customers to cut cloud costs, improve performance, and boost productivity – automatically.Built originally for Kubernetes, Cast AI goes beyond cost and observability by delivering real-time, autonomous optimization across any cloud environment.The platform continuously analyzes workloads, rightsizes resources, and rebalances clusters without manual intervention, ensuring applications run faster, more reliably, and more efficiently.Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Cast AI has employees in more than 32 countries worldwide and supports some of the world's most innovative teams running their applications on all major cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.Over 2,100 companies already rely on Cast - from BMW and Akamai to Hugging Face and NielsenIQ.What's next?Backed by our $108M Series C, we're doubling down on making APA the new standard for DevOps and MLOps, and everything in between.Core values that hold us all together :PRACTICE CUSTOMER OBSESSION.Focus on the customer journey and work backwards.Strive to deliver customer value and continuously solve customer problems.Listen to customer feedback, act, and iterate to improve customer experience.LEAD.Take ownership and lead through action.Think and act on behalf of the entire company to build long-term value across team boundaries.DEVELOP AND HIRE THE BEST.Strive to raise the performance bar by continuously investing in yourself, the team and by hiring the best possible candidates for every position.Drive towards personal development and professional growth, and mentor others to raise the collective bar.EXPECT AND ADVOCATE CHANGE.Strive to innovate and accept the inevitable change that comes with innovation.Constantly welcome new ideas and opinions.Share insights responsibly with unwavering openness, honesty, and respect.Once a path is chosen, be ready to disagree and commit to a direction.Role overviewWear multiple hats (e.g. PM, PO, Scrum master, QA, BA) to drive the development of the Cast AI platformWork directly with users, product teams, and other stakeholders to collect feedbackDo market research research to create a more compelling product / feature proposalWork across the organizational and role boundaries to ultimately make the product betterReview backlogs and make prioritization decisions together with the teamConduct user research interviews together with the UX designerLead process improvements in the Product Management team and across the wider organization.RequirementsProven experience in leading the development of B2B software products in a cloud-native environment, ideally leveraging Kubernetes.Hands-on experience in establishing and collecting product metrics (e.g. Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Amplitude) to derive insights that inform product development decisions.Writing skills are critical in this role.You must be able to communicate product features and new services through well-understood formats such as PR / FAQ or other narrative formats that describe the feature / product vision and desired customer experience.Kubernetes certification (e.g. CKA, CKAD) – you must either already have it or successfully complete it within the first 6 months from the start.Customer focus and hands-on experience in gathering user feedback.Strong spoken English skills are required.Familiarity with and willingness to work according to modern product management practices.Education : Information Technology, Computer Science, or similar.What's init for you?Join a fast-growing, cutting-edge company that's redefining cloud-native automation and optimizationCollaborate with a global team of cloud experts and innovators, passionate about pushing the boundaries of Kubernetes technologyEnjoy a flexible, remote-first work environment with opportunities to travel and engage with customers worldwideReceive a competitive compensation package, equity options, and extensive benefitsBenefit from a short feedback loop, where our customer-oriented approach means we ship code changes fast to receive customer feedback immediatelyExperience focus time with a minimum of meetings, bureaucracy, and overheadDedicate 10% of your time to self-improvement and personal projects#J-*****-Ljbffr