Senior Product Manager, Mirantis
Virtualization
Enterprise on-prem cloud & kubernetes support
Job no longer available
Enterprise on-prem cloud & kubernetes support
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower developers and innovators to create extraordinary products and services by automating the discovery, integration, and operation of the best cloud and open-source technologies for their unique needs.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of product management experience, including ownership of infrastructure or virtualization-related products
- Deep familiarity with VMware platforms (vSphere, vCenter, ESXi) and enterprise virtualization use cases (HA, vMotion, snapshots, etc.)
- Strong understanding of KubeVirt, Kubernetes, and containerization trends
- Experience helping customers transition from traditional VM environments to Kubernetes or other cloud-native platforms
- Technical fluency with storage, networking, backup, and disaster recovery as it relates to VM and hybrid environments
- Comfortable with both strategic product planning and tactical GTM execution
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills—able to influence engineering, sales, and C-level stakeholders alike
Desirable
- Familiarity with VMware-to-KubeVirt migration tooling, such as virt-v2v or Forklift
- Understanding of cloud service provider virtualization offerings (e.g., AWS EC2, Azure Virtual Machines, Google Compute Engine)
What the job involves
- Mirantis is looking for a Senior Product Manager with deep expertise in VMware, virtual machine management, and enterprise IT infrastructure to lead product strategy and go-to-market execution for our KubeVirt-based virtualization solutions
- This role is ideal for someone who understands traditional VM-based workloads and is passionate about helping enterprises modernize infrastructure by bridging the gap between legacy virtualization and Kubernetes-native platforms
- You will work cross-functionally with engineering, sales, marketing, and customer success to define product strategy, shape competitive positioning, and enable adoption across global enterprise customers
- Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for KubeVirt-based virtualization products, with a focus on easing VMware migration and legacy VM workload modernization
- Drive requirements based on deep understanding of VM management use cases (e.g. , provisioning, HA/DR, live migration, backup/restore, monitoring)
- Translate market and customer needs into actionable product features and release plans
- Craft compelling positioning and messaging targeting customers currently invested in VMware and looking to reduce dependency on proprietary virtualization platforms
- Partner with sales and marketing to develop enablement assets: migration playbooks, competitive battlecards, cost comparison models, and technical whitepapers
- Support field teams and customers in engagements focused on VM migration, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and cost optimization
- Engage directly with IT infrastructure teams, platform owners, and DevOps stakeholders to understand virtualization pain points and goals
- Monitor the evolving VMware ecosystem (vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, etc.), as well as emerging alternatives and open-source trends
- Stay informed about licensing, cost models, security policies, and governance concerns related to virtualization
- Work closely with engineering and design teams to deliver reliable, scalable VM features on Kubernetes through KubeVirt
- Ensure roadmap alignment with customer demand and supportability in real-world data center environments
- Interface with partner ecosystems (e.g. , hardware vendors, ISVs, hybrid cloud providers) to extend solution reach
Our take
The global cloud-native applications market has grown exponentially in recent years since more and more companies require scalable, flexible, and hardy applications to meet customer expectations. Specializing in building and managing open cloud software is Mirantis, a ZeroOps cloud-native platform.
Mirantis has several products that are now trusted by millions of users, with solutions covering onboarding, simplification, and much more. With the ever-changing landscape of cloud computing, the company boasts the ability to evolve with the changes, offering up-to-date products that allow developer customers to step away from editing infrastructure and focus on coding and creation.
With over 1M active users it's no surprise the company had a successful 2024, welcoming new partnerships and offerings as well as being recognized as a leader in Omdia Universe and as a Challenger in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management. These ongoing achievements signal a future of excitement and promise for the company and it will be interesting to see what's next for it.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2015
$100m
SERIES C
Oct 2014
$100m
SERIES B
Total funding: $220m
Company HQ
Pruneyard / Dry Creek, Campbell, CA
Leadership
Adrian Ionel
(Co-Founder & CEO)Also CEO and Founder of Dorsal Corporation. Previously the VP and General Manager (EMEA) for Qualys, and was CEO of eOnline.
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