Principal Product Manager, Elastic
AI-driven Observability
Open source platform powering search, observability, security, and more
Open for applications
Open source platform powering search, observability, security, and more
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help turn endless data possibilities into real results with the power of Search AI.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years in product management or a related field, with a focus on AI, ML, or Observability
- Deep understanding of AI/ML technologies (LLMs, RAG, NLP, semantic search) and their application to real-world problems
- Experience building and shipping data-intensive or AI-driven products at scale
- Strong technical acumen and ability to translate complex AI concepts into user value
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to influence across teams and functions
- Passion for innovation, customer empathy, and a bias for action
What the job involves
- We are looking to bring on a Principal Product Manager for AI within our Observability team, where you'll drive the vision and execution of AI-powered features across our Observability platform
- You'll shape how Agentic AI, Machine Learning, LLMs, and semantic context transform the entire observability lifecycle - from data onboarding and enrichment to advanced root cause analysis, impact assessment, and automated remediation
- This is a high-impact role that will help shape our product offering
- Define and execute the AI strategy for Observability, leveraging Elastic's AI stack (Elastic Inference Service, Elastic’s Agent Builder, AI Assistant, RAG, Vector Search, Knowledge Bases, NLP)
- Own the roadmap for embedding AI and ML into log analytics, incident investigation, and SRE workflows
- Partner with Engineering, UX, and cross-functional teams to deliver seamless, intuitive AI-driven experiences
- Collaborate with our Sales and Marketing teams to drive adoption, enablement, and go-to-market for new AI features
- Engage with customers and the field to gather feedback, validate solutions, and iterate quickly
- Track industry trends and competitive landscape to ensure Elastic leads in AI-powered Observability
Our take
Organizations are dealing with exploding data volumes increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, and the growing expectation tha ttechnology should help act on problems, not just report them. Ai is moving from experimentation into real operations, especially in security and observability where speed and context are critical. So now, both enterprises and governments are looking for simpler, shared platforms that sale easily and reduce complexity rather than add to it.
And Elastic sits at the intersection of these needs with its Search AI Platform that helps organizations turn large amounts of structured and unstructured data into clear insights and actiontions across search, security, and observability. Elastic's strength lies in its open, flexible approach, which breaks down data silos and provides a context people and AI systems need to make daster, better decisions. The goal is straightforward: help teams see what's happening, understand it quickly, and respond confidently.
Recently, the company worked with CISA to deliver a unified, cloud-based SIEM for US federal agencies, this highlights strong trust in Elastic's security and scalability. Alongside this, its AWS Agentic AI Specialization also reflects leadership in making autonomous AI system practical and reliable. Together, these milestones position Elastic well for the future, as organizations increasingly rely on shared platforms and intelligent systems to manage ris, complexity, and growth.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2016
$58m
SERIES D
Jun 2014
$70m
SERIES C
Total funding: $162m
Company benefits
- Toast to your health: Fully paid health coverage for you and your family, in many locations.
- Craft your calendar: Flexible location and schedule for most roles.
- Create space for you: Distributed by design workforce, plus generous number of vacation days each year.
- Embrace parenthood: Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave, plus generous family formation benefits.
- Give back your time: 40 hours each year to use toward volunteering with organizations and causes you’re passionate about.
- Amplify your impact: Double your charitable giving — we match donations up to $1500 USD (or local currency equivalent).
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ashutosh Kulkarni
(CEO)Ashutosh joined Elastic in 2021 as CPO, becoming CEO in 2022. Prior to this, he was an EVP and CPO of Enterprise at McAfee, a Senior VP and GM of Web Performance and Web Security at Akamai Technologies, and a Senior VP and GM of Informatica Cloud at Informatica.
Shay Banon
(Co-Founder & CTO)Shay co-founded Elastic in 2012 and has served as the CTO since.
Navam Welihinda
(CFO)Prior to joining Elastic in 2025, Navam was the CFO at Grammarly. He also spent nearly 8 years at HashiCorp as VP of Finance and CFO and was the Head of Finance, Compose at IBM for 1 year.
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