Senior Product Manager - OSS Tools, Processes and Community Enablement - **

  • Kraków
  • Splunk Inc
Join us as we pursue our disruptive new vision to make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. We are a company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we’re committed to our work, customers, having fun and most importantly to each other’s success. Learn more about Splunk careers and how you can become a part of our journey!About the RoleSplunk's GDI (Getting Data In) team is responsible for building products, tools, and technologies used by thousands of Splunk customers to bring data from a large number of systems and products into Splunk. We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join a PM team based in Krakow, working with engineering teams on building integrations required for getting data into Splunk.As one of the Product Managers at GDI, you will take full ownership of some of Splunk’s Technical Add-ons and Connectors, that help to integrate various 3rd party data sources with Splunk. You will be involved at every part of building the product, from identifying market opportunities, through working with the engineering team and finally looking at metrics to improve the next product iteration. Key Responsibilities:Develop and champion a compelling product vision and strategy for open source data integration solutions, recognizing their crucial role in Splunk's ecosystemFocus on crafting an exceptional experience for customers utilizing open source tools for data collection, aiming to streamline the process while maintaining flexibility in the ingestion architectureMake the products better, by actively soliciting feedback from all groups, introducing new ways to measure value we deliver and act upon those metricsWork with open source developer communities and understand what motivates them to contribute to open source systemsUnderstand customer and user needs in-depth; communicate those needs crisply and succinctly; and work with design and distributed engineering teams to translate those needs into clear priorities, a compelling roadmap, and high-impact, innovative featuresActively maintain a view of how the market, competition, and technologies as they change, and factor it, as well as feedback from internal groups and customers, into the product directionCollaborate with engineering, other PMs, product marketing, support, and the sales team to solve for business limiters within your control and pursue key business accelerantsMinimum Qualifications:5+ years of experience in product management or technical product management roleProven background in enterprise software; bonus if those were data management monitoring, log management or analytics productsDeep understanding of the open source ecosystem and its role in enterprise environmentsDemonstrated ability to prioritize requirements across conflicting dimensions and to be clear on the minimum capabilities that matterExcellent analytical / problem-solving skills. Ability to identify patterns and synthesize disparate data into a coherent wholeStrong written and verbal organizational, analytical, and communication skills. Ability to lead and influence via persuasion, patience, and energyA passion for usability and a knack for simplicityPreferred Qualifications:BA/BS in Computer Science or related field. Or equivalent practical experienceActive participation in open source projects and familiarity with open source communities and licensesParticipation in all stages of the software development lifecycle, experience with Agile software methodologiesIf you’d like to join one of the fastest-growing and most exciting tech companies, contact us! This position has the ability to make a huge impact. Your compensation will include a competitive salary, stock options, cool perks, and generous benefits.