Director of Product Management

Do you ever wonder what happens inside the cloud?

DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) simplifies cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With our mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean enables startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to rapidly deploy and scale modern applications. As a remote-first organization, our employees, like our customers, are based around the world.

We want people who are passionate about creating products that millions of developers will love.

Reporting to the SVP of the AI/ML and PaaS Business Unit, the Director of Product Management will lead DO’s product vision and strategy across our AI/ML product lines, and manage a seasoned team of Product Managers . 

The reward? You will get to work on the most cutting-edge technologies with a team of high-energy and dedicated Product Managers, Designers and Engineers to deliver products that enable our community of more than 4 million developers to build innovative experiences leveraging the power of Generative AI. This role is a great opportunity for a product leader who has technical and business expertise in AI/ML services for the Cloud and has a customer-first mindset with a proven track record of building great products and strong teams.

In joining our team, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, great benefits, a creative and comfortable work environment, and the exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced and growing technology company.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Define a cloud-centric product vision, strategy, and prioritized roadmap for DO’s AI/ML product portfolio that is grounded in simplicity and differentiation.
• Work across the DO organization (product marketing, sales, etc.) to influence and ensure alignment, support and commitment on product vision, strategy and prioritized roadmap.
• Identify new opportunities and areas of investment for the business unit that delight DO’s customers.
• Interact and learn from customers to better understand pain points and to identify opportunities for improving the AI/ML experience.
• Actively lead and participate in all phases of DOs rhythm of business, including quarterly planning, P&L data analysis and reporting, monthly and weekly product and business unit reviews and more.
• Define scope, objectives and key results for the AI/ML business unit that drive business objectives.
• Support DO Executive Leadership Team during quarterly & annual planning through clear roadmap prioritization, development and presentation of business cases, data-driven proposals and justifications that simplify decision-making.
• Lead and manage a team of experienced Product Managers. Along the way you will mentor, develop and grow your team to be the next generation of leadership for the organization.
• Drive Product Management and Engineering best practices to improve consistency, accelerate delivery cadence and sustain organizational growth.

What We’ll Expect From You:

• Leadership experience in Product Management or Engineering running a large business or business unit across a public or private cloud-centric infrastructure.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and experience driving AI/ML product portfolios including AI infrastructure, platform, and applications. 
• Ability to handle ambiguity and drive the team forward by building a compelling vision and aligning stakeholders. 
• Leadership experience managing high performing Product Managers.
• Experience with financial and business case modeling.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced and agile product development and delivery environment.
• Experience interacting with external customers directly with a passion for customer success.
• Past success in shaping software products with an eye on simplicity.
• Successfully managed a complex technical product.
• Hands-on experience as a user of cloud infrastructure is a plus.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical or business field, such as Computer Science, Engineering, Economic/Finance is a plus. 
• MSc or MBA is a plus.

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We are proud to work here. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees,