Principal Product Manager, Filesystems at WEKA

United States

<p>WEKA is architecting a new approach to the enterprise data stack built for the age of reasoning. <strong>NeuralMesh by WEKA</strong> sets the standard for agentic AI data infrastructure with a cloud and AI-native software solution that can be deployed anywhere. It transforms legacy data silos into data pipelines that dramatically increase GPU utilization and make AI model training and inference, machine learning, and other compute-intensive workloads run faster, work more efficiently, and consume less energy.</p> <p>WEKA is a pre-IPO, growth-stage company on a hyper-growth trajectory. We’ve raised $375M in capital with dozens of world-class venture capital and strategic investors. We help the world’s largest and most innovative enterprises and research organizations, including 12 of the Fortune 50, achieve discoveries, insights, and business outcomes faster and more sustainably. We’re passionate about solving our customers’ most complex data challenges to accelerate intelligent innovation and business value. If you share our passion, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.</p> <p><strong>What’s Cool About This Job</strong></p> <p>At WEKA, we have high performance down cold. This role is ultra focused on delighting customers with our expanding capabilities. Join our cutting-edge team leading Product Management. Become an expert in a filesystem so advanced, it might as well be alien technology. As a technologist, you will translate its capabilities to value; not just for customers, but propagating must-not-miss value to every Wekkie across areas of performance, resiliency, and flexibility. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of WEKA, contributing to the success of customers who are pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI and HPC. As a key player in our dynamic company, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of the product and make a significant impact in the world of computing.</p> <p><strong>Bring Your Expertise – and Your Passion</strong></p> <p>You are only a generalist in the sense that you’re an expert in everything you touch. While your main focus is filesystems, we expect your domain knowledge to span compute, networking, and storage. You understand operating system internals and the challenges of building distributed systems. You are a professional know-it-all, and that’s a good thing. Important factors leading to your success include:</p> <p>Expertise: You are a seasoned PM that understands customer needs and can have a meaningful and actionable conversation with customers, partners and engineering. If you have been a customer yourself at one point, that’s great! You may not have direct product management experience within the software industry, but you have a track record in these domains as a solution architect, as an engineer, or similar experience. You have a demonstrable and deep understanding of network-based filesystems. You are familiar with the intricacies of high-performance distributed workloads run by customers across a variety of industry verticals and have data points to substantiate why your solutions have been forward-thinking.</p> <p>Leadership Skills: Strong leadership skills with a history of successfully leading cross-functional teams. Product Managers are expected to inspire and motivate team members to achieve ambitious goals while maintaining a collaborative and positive working environment. You understand how to influence without authority, and your recall of meaningful details supports verbal and written agility.</p> <p>Strategic Vision: You are a strategic thinker who can develop and execute product strategies that align with market trends and customer needs, as well as think critically about existing strategies. You have a proven ability to translate strategic goals into actionable plans and deliver results.</p> <p>Communication Skills: You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You are comfortable presenting product strategies and roadmaps to internal teams and external customers.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead filesystem product strategy, and have a significant contribution to the overall product strategy, aligned with company goals and market demands</li> <li>Create and maintain a detailed case for enhancements, ensuring that it reflects the evolving needs of our customers and the ever-changing technology landscape</li> <li>Work closely with Engineering, Sales, and Customer Success teams to ensure the seamless integration of features and enhancements.</li> <li>Support customer-facing teams across geographies and business units with expert knowledge of the product and our plans for it</li> <li>Stay on top of relevant industry trends, standards, and emerging technologies, and assimilate the value into the team collective</li> <li>Foster a collaborative and innovative environment, encouraging open communication and effective teamwork across different departments.</li> </ul> <p><strong>The WEKA Way:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>We are Accountable</strong>: We take full ownership, always–even when things don’t go as planned. We lead with integrity, show up with responsibility &amp; ownership, and hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards.</li> <li><strong>We are Brave</strong>: We question the status quo, push boundaries, and take smart risks when needed. We welcome challenges and embrace debates as opportunities for growth, turning courage into fuel for innovation.</li> <li><strong>We are Collaborative</strong>: True collaboration isn’t only about working together. It’s about lifting one another up to succeed collectively. We are team-oriented and communicate with empathy and respect. We challenge each other and conduct positive conflict resolution. We are being transparent about our goals and results. And together, we’re unstoppable.</li> <li><strong>We are Customer Centric</strong>: Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We actively listen and prioritize the success of our customers, and every decision we make is driven by how we can better serve, support, and empower them to succeed. When our customers win, we win.</li> </ul> <p>Concerned that you don’t meet every qualification above?</p> <p><em>Studies have shown that women and people of color may be less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every qualification specified. At WEKA, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this position but are concerned that your past work experience doesn’t match up perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at WEKA.</em></p> <p><em>&nbsp;WEKA is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.</em></p> <p><br><br></p>