Senior Director of Product Management, Solo.io
Delivering API infrastructure software
Open for applications
Delivering API infrastructure software
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help simplify the journey to adopting and scaling cloud-native applications.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of product management or equivalent experience, including 3+ years in a product leadership position
- Demonstrated success in managing a technical product portfolio, ideally in the cloud-native and Kubernetes ecosystems
- Proven ability to define and execute on a compelling product vision and roadmap, with a track record of thriving in flat, highly cross-functional organizations
- Strong technical background, such as a degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience engaging directly with enterprise customers and translating complex needs into actionable product requirements
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and adapt to a fast-moving, high-growth environment
- Expertise in API connectivity, service mesh, and related technologies is a strong plus
What the job involves
- Define and drive Solo.io’s product vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with company objectives and market trends
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of product managers to deliver on Solo’s strategic goals
- Collaborate with engineering, sales, marketing, and customer success to deliver world-class products that meet market demands and delight customers
- Direct engagement with customers, prospects, and analysts to stay at the forefront of emerging trends, customer needs, and competitive dynamics in our industry
- Evaluate opportunities for strategic expansion within current, adjacent, and net new markets as part of Solo’s overall product and partnership strategy
- Represent the product organization in executive discussions, contributing to overall company strategy and decision-making
- Work hands-on with the product and engineering teams to analyze, design, define, and execute on product features and enhancements
- Partner with marketing and sales to craft compelling messaging, positioning, and go-to-market strategies for Solo.io’s product portfolio
Our take
Service meshes are a critical piece of infrastructure for a lot of companies that aim to be cloud-native, with hundreds or more microservices, businesses need a way to track what’s running in their networks. Solo.io provides connectivity between microservices in the cloud through its API gateways and service mesh.
The unicorn company hit its $1B valuation in 2021 and was one of the only to be led by a woman. The company’s growth is due in part to the growing number of companies re-architecting their applications to microservices and Kubernetes, gaining new customers, and its 100% business renewal rate and account expansion from existing customers.
Solo.io counts some of the world’s biggest data centres and Cloud services as customers, including T-Mobile, Pega, BMW, American Express and Booking.com. The company has used its Altimeter Capital-led Series C funding round to expand its offerings, developing new products and adaptable technology.
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Insights
68% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2021
$135m
SERIES C
Sep 2020
$23m
SERIES B
Total funding: $171.5m
Company benefits
- Remote first: We are a globally distributed remote workforce
- New employees receive a laptop, as well as a one-time stipend to support setting up their work from home space
- All employees receive a monthly allowance to help cover phone and internet expenses
- Global benefit plans include fitness and wellness reimbursements
- Employees have access to pre-tax savings options for retirement
- Employees are offered stock options to share in Solo's success
Company values
- Get stuff done: We own our work, learn from our mistakes, and deliver exceptional customer outcomes with urgency
- Work as one: We are inclusive and collaborative with our colleagues and our customers, creative collective success
- Define the future: We creatively solve for the now and innovate for the future so our company and our customers are always one step ahead
Company HQ
Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
Articles
Leadership
Idit Levine
(Founder & CEO)Former CTO at Dell EMC. Current Member of the Technical Advisory Board at Cloud Foundry Foundation. Previous Director of Intigua Lab (Office of CTO) at Intigua. Worked as a Software Engineer at CloudSwitch, DynamicOps, Asset Management Advisors, BlueWave Security, EOS International, and Matrix Inc.
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