Principal Product Manager

Backblaze is the object storage leader in the open cloud movement, and they are seeking an ambitious and accomplished Principal Product Manager to join their Product team. The Principal Product Manager will drive product strategy and roadmap development, lead product development lifecycle, and collaborate with various stakeholders to address customer challenges in cloud storage.

Responsibilities:

• Drive B2 product strategy and roadmap development through delivery execution
• Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle from discovery through delivery in feature development
• Gather and synthesize inputs for discovery and prioritization from internal functions, customers, and partners across the full spectrum of R&D development, including feature capabilities, user experience challenges, cost optimization, and technical debt
• Translate complex customer challenges into clear, concise, and actionable product requirements in collaboration with Design, Engineering, and GTM teams
• Collaborate with Product Marketing to launch and drive adoption of new products and features
• Act as a subject matter expert and evangelist for Backblaze's solutions, presenting to customers, prospects, partners, and internal teams
• Establish and track key product metrics (KPIs), using data to guide iteration and growth decisions
• Maintain a deep understanding of the latest advancements in the object storage market, including customer use cases and competitive offerings, to identify new opportunities and ensure Backblaze’s market leadership position

Requirements:

• 8+ years of Product Management experience in tech businesses, preferably on IaaS and/or SaaS offerings
• A proven track record of successfully launching and scaling technical products or platforms in high-growth businesses involving in-depth cross-functional collaboration and leadership across R&D and go-to-market functions
• Strong grasp of cloud architecture, APIs, and security and compliance
• Proven success in owning product roadmaps, defining MVPs, and driving the complete product life cycle
• Strategic thinker who can translate market trends, customer needs, and technical innovations into a clear product vision and actionable roadmap
• Deep empathy for customers and users in gathering and synthesizing input, and a passion for solving their most pressing security challenges
• Outstanding communication and leadership skills with a collaborative and team-oriented approach to identifying problems, determining potential solutions, and building consensus around your vision with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience applying data and metrics to inform product decisions and measure success
• Expertise in cloud storage and computing from hyperscale and neocloud providers, such as AWS, Azure, GCP, GPU clouds, and CDNs
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• MBA degree
• Application development programming experience
• Expertise in applying GenAI in solution prototyping and agentic workflow development