Principal Product Manager - Containers & Cloud

Commvault is the gold standard in cyber resilience, empowering customers to uncover and recover from cyberattacks. The Principal Product Manager will lead product strategy for the container and cloud portfolio, defining product vision and collaborating with various teams to drive product decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with engineering, field engineering, and customers/prospects to shape the technical vision and roadmap for container and cloud product lines—bringing hands-on Kubernetes/OpenShift architecture experience to every conversation
• Translate real-world customer environments and emerging technology trends into actionable product direction, contributing credibly to architecture discussions and design reviews
• Own the end-to-end product roadmap for containers and cloud, prioritizing features based on technical feasibility, customer impact, and competitive positioning
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to make build-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions grounded in deep understanding of the underlying technology stack
• Conduct deep technical discovery with enterprise customers, engaging directly with their platform engineering and DevOps teams to understand infrastructure architectures, pain points, and workflows
• Perform competitive and market analysis with a focus on Kubernetes/OpenShift ecosystem trends and cloud provider roadmaps
• Build and maintain technical demos, reference architectures, best-practice guides, and white papers that reflect production-grade Kubernetes/OpenShift and cloud-native deployments
• Partner with marketing and sales engineering to create differentiated technical collateral grounded in hands-on expertise
• Act as the senior technical bridge between product, engineering, UX, sales, and support—ensuring product decisions are technically sound and customer-validated
• Mentor and elevate the technical depth of the broader product management team on cloud-native topics

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (Master's degree or MBA is a plus)
• 10+ years of combined experience in product management, platform engineering, or cloud infrastructure roles, with at least 5 years in product management
• Proven track record of defining and executing product roadmaps for technically complex, infrastructure-level products
• Hands-on experience architecting and operating Kubernetes/OpenShift environments, with strong working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Ability to translate deep technical knowledge into compelling narratives for audiences ranging from engineering teams to C-level executives
• Experience influencing without authority across engineering, sales, and executive leadership in a matrixed organization
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
• Willingness to travel up to 20–30% of time
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, OpenStack, or OpenShift virtualization) and data protection in containerized and cloud environments is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to produce technical demos, white papers, and solution briefs; recognized industry presence is a strong plus