Product Manager, dbt Labs
Semantic Layer
$239-322k
Salary is dependent on location. + Equity
Data transformation tools
Open for applications
Data transformation tools
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$239-322k
Salary is dependent on location. + Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower data practitioners to create and disseminate organizational knowledge.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of product management experience, preferably in data analytics or data engineering products
- Proven experience in owning end-to-end product development and driving cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment
- A strategic mindset with the ability to translate market insights and customer feedback into actionable product plans
Desirable
- A deep understanding of the analytics development lifecycle and familiarity with semantic layers, data transformation, or similar concepts
- Prior experience with dbt, MetricFlow, or related analytics engineering tools
- Knowledge of modern data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, etc.) and API integrations
- Experience working in fully remote or distributed teams
- A track record of turning complex, technical features into accessible, customer-centric solutions
- Experience building AI-augmented analytics products
What the job involves
- As the Product Manager for dbt Labs’ Semantic Layer, you will be at the forefront of driving product vision, strategy, and execution for one of our top company initiatives
- You will partner closely with engineering, developer experience, design, sales, and community teams to ensure that the Semantic Layer product—encompassing areas like MetricFlow, caching, and API integrations—meets the evolving needs of our customers and partners
- Your insights will shape both proprietary and source-available components, balancing technical feasibility with market dynamics to build trust and drive adoption
- Define & Execute Vision: Craft a long-term vision and roadmap for the Semantic Layer that aligns with overall business goals and addresses current product gaps
- Cross-functional leadership: Collaborate with engineering, design, and GTM teams to drive product development from ideation to launch
- Market & User Research: Conduct comprehensive market analysis and gather developer and customer feedback to ensure our product meets real-world needs
- Lifecycle Ownership: Manage the complete product lifecycle—from research and ideation to design, development, and go-to-market strategies—focusing on features like MetricFlow enhancements and caching solutions
- Community Engagement: Build tight feedback loops with the developer community to continuously iterate on product features and maintain strong customer relationships
- Strategic Alignment: Work with cross-domain teams to align the Semantic Layer’s evolution with broader commercial and engineering strategies
Application process
- An introductory call with a member of our Talent team
- A technical screen and meeting with the Hiring Manager
- A panel interview including multiple members of the Team
- A final interview with a member of our Leadership Team
Our take
In 2018, dbt Labs founder Tristan Handy was running an analytics company and created a data build tool (or ‘dbt’) to help transform data for analysis. Fast forward one year and dbt Labs was born, offering its tools to help companies everywhere transform their data workflows.
Raw data comes in myriad forms and dbt Labs’ software allows data specialists to manage the data transformation layer making its use for analysis much easier. It offers consulting services on top of the software, and has ridden a wave of companies embracing digital transformation more as their services and workplaces become more online.
Seen as the defacto standard for modern analytics engineering by many, it reached unicorn status within 2 years of launch and is focusing future efforts on expanding reach more markets outside of the US. Its recent acquisition of Transform, an analytics engineering company, will aid in further developing its product's data transformation capabilities.
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Insights
14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2022
$222m
SERIES D
Jun 2021
$150m
SERIES C
Total funding: $414.4m
Company benefits
- Equity Stake
- Unlimited vacation
- 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution
- Excellent healthcare
- Paid parental leave
- Home office stipend
Company HQ
West Poplar, Philadelphia, PA
Leadership
Tristan Handy
(CEO)Previously worked as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte, Director of Operations at Squarespace, COO at Argyle Social and Vp of Marketing at RJMetrics.
Connor McArther
(CTO)Former Software Engineer and Engineering Manager at RJMetrics and Stitch.
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