Senior Product Manager - Unified Data Fabric

Business Area:

Product Mgmt.

Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Job Description:

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

As an Senior Product Manager for Octopai & Unified Data Fabric, you will own the product vision, technical strategy, and roadmap execution for our automated metadata management and data lineage capabilities. Operating as a principal product leader, you will sit at the intersection of core platform engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to drive architectural consistency, seamless integration, and market differentiation across Cloudera’s enterprise data ecosystem.

You will act as the domain expert and product catalyst, transforming complex metadata, lineage, and governance challenges into scalable, intuitive, and highly performant product features aligned with real-world enterprise needs.

As the Senior Product Manager, you will…

• Define & Drive Vision: Lead the product strategy, platform roadmap, and lifecycle for Octopai within Cloudera’s broader Unified Data Fabric vision.
• Architect Product Standards: Define functional requirements, architectural standards, and reusable product patterns that simplify metadata integration, automated lineage, and data governance.
• Bridge Strategy & Field Execution: Own technical product validation across high-impact enterprise use cases, ensuring platform scalability, security, and enterprise-grade performance.
• Drive Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate closely with Engineering, Architecture, Sales, and Product Marketing to translate field insights and customer challenges into high-priority roadmap capabilities.
• Build Scalable Frameworks: Establish repeatable product design patterns, standardized API capabilities, and developer documentation that accelerate platform adoption and integration velocity.
• Measure & Optimize Impact: Define, track, and optimize product adoption and performance metrics across system scalability, feature utilization, and time-to-value for customers.
• Serve as Domain Leader: Act as the primary product expert in strategic customer engagements, executive briefings, and market events, serving as a key voice for Cloudera’s data fabric technology.
• Close the Feedback Loop: Establish tight feedback loops between field engineering, enterprise customers, and core R&D teams to continuously refine product performance and user experience.

We are excited if you have (Required Qualifications):

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience: 8+ years of progressive product management experience (or equivalent technical domain leadership) building enterprise data platforms, data governance, or metadata management products.
• Domain Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of data fabric architecture, automated data lineage, metadata platforms, graph technologies, and enterprise data governance frameworks.
• Technical Depth: Demonstrated success defining requirements for scalable distributed systems, enterprise APIs, and complex data integrations.
• Cross-Functional Influence: Proven ability to influence and align cross-functional engineering, architecture, and go-to-market teams without direct authority.
• Communication & Synthesis: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of translating complex technical concepts into clear product requirements and strategic narrative.
• Customer Focus: Strong customer-facing presence with experience leading high-stakes technical product discussions with enterprise leaders.
• Mobility: Ability to travel globally as needed to support strategic customer and business initiatives.

​This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is:

• California: $185,000 - $231,000

Individual compensation within the published range is determined by the candidate's skills, experience, qualifications, and primary work location. In addition to base pay, sales roles are eligible for Cloudera's commission plan, while non-sales roles are eligible for the corporate incentive plan. All employees receive a comprehensive benefits package.

What you can expect from us:

• Generous PTO Policy
• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
• Flexible WFH Policy
• Mental & Physical Wellness programs
• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
• Access to Continued Career Development
• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Employee Resource Groups

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