Staff Product Manager - dbt v2

Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission of helping organizations unlock the full value of their data. They are hiring a Product Manager to lead the dbt v2 roadmap, own new functionality in Fusion, and drive product-led growth through features that bridge open source strategy, technical delivery, and business impact.

Responsibilities:

• Own and deliver the dbt v2 roadmap, shipping net new functionality to dbt v2 like SQL comprehension, compute, governance, and SAO
• Define requirements for Fusion features that integrate seamlessly with the dbt platform and unlock enterprise value
• Keep the Fusion engineering team aligned, unblocked, and executing on a predictable cadence
• Contribute hands-on to the dbt Core / Fusion codebases, including code reviews, documentation, and small feature implementations
• Collaborate with OSS strategy leads, platform PM peers, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a unified roadmap

Requirements:

• • 5+ years of product management experience in technical domains such as developer tooling, data platforms, or open source software
• • Strong grasp of system architectures, particularly for local deployments and how they scale to enterprise use cases
• • Understanding of how open source investments drive PLG growth and product strategy
• • Ability to bridge technical delivery with business impact, translating features into revenue and growth metrics
• • Experience working with engineering teams to define, prioritize, and ship complex technical features
• • Strong communication skills with empathy for open source contributors and enterprise users alike
• • Hands-on experience with dbt or similar transformation frameworks
• • Background in plugin architectures, extensibility systems, or platform ecosystems
• • Understanding of PLG motions and freemium-to-paid conversion strategies
• • Experience with SQL engines, query optimization, or compute systems
• • Prior experience as an engineer whose worked with modern development frameworks (examples: React, Typescript, Python, etc.)