About DigitalOcean

At DigitalOcean, we are on a mission to simplify cloud computing for developers & their teams. As a dynamic & rapidly growing company, we are reshaping the cloud landscape & solving complex technical problems on a global scale. Trusted by developers, our platform helps millions of users build, deploy, & scale applications in the cloud with speed & simplicity.

We are seeking a Staff Product Manager to lead strategic product initiatives & drive innovation across our product portfolio. This role is ideal for a highly strategic, technically proficient leader who can drive product vision & execution at scale. Youll work with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, marketers, & business leaders to deliver innovative, customer-centric solutions that empower developers & businesses to succeed.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Own the Product Strategy & Vision: Lead the strategy & vision for product areas, ensuring alignment with broader company goals & customer needs. Define a long-term roadmap & guide the execution of high-impact features that improve the user experience.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with engineering, design, marketing, business development, & sales teams to define & validate product requirements, driving consensus across various stakeholders.
• Define & Prioritize Features: Develop comprehensive business cases & product roadmaps. Translate complex business & technical requirements into clear user stories & product features, & manage a robust product backlog.
• Performance & Impact Metrics: Define key performance indicators (KPIs) & success criteria for your products. Measure & analyze product performance, iterating based on real-world usage, & continuously improving the user experience.
• Lead Product Development: Act as the primary Product Owner for the team, driving the product development process, grooming the backlog, & leading product iteration cycles. Lead by example to ensure high-quality delivery with a customer-first approach.
• Community Engagement & Advocacy: Champion the voice of the customer across the organization, leveraging direct user feedback, community engagement, & market insights. Create & drive initiatives to foster engagement with our user community.
• Evangelize & Enable: Provide thought leadership both internally & externally. Enable sales teams with effective product training, collateral, & messaging to ensure alignment with product value propositions.

What Well Expect From You:

• Leadership & Collaboration: Ability to lead, influence, & work effectively across cross-functional teams. Experience managing complex products with multiple stakeholders & conflicting priorities.
• Deep Product Knowledge: Proven track record of working in technology products, with a strong understanding of the developer ecosystem. Experience in cloud computing or distributed systems is highly desirable.
• Strategic Product Thinking: Strong analytical skills to define & prioritize product features based on user needs, business value, & technical feasibility. Ability to see the big picture while being detail-oriented in execution.
• Technical Expertise: Ability to engage with engineering teams on highly technical products, understanding the challenges developers face & making decisions that balance customer needs with technical constraints.
• Data-Driven: Solid experience in analyzing product data, defining hypotheses, & measuring the impact of product features. You will need to be able to effectively translate data into actionable insights.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present product roadmaps, explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, & collaborate across teams.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: A self-starter with a strong desire to innovate & build products that have a lasting impact on the market & the user community. MBA or equivalent business experience is a plus.

Why Youll Like Working for DigitalOcean

• We innovate with purpose. Youll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud & AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, & scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action & a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, & decisions. 
• We prioritize career development. At DO, youll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest & most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, & education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth & development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations & preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is $250,000 - $300,000 based on market data, relevant years of experience, & skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company & individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire & the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value diversity & inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, & recognize that diversity of thought & background builds stronger teams & products to serve our customers. We approach diversity & inclusion seriously & thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

*This is a remote role

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