Sr Director, Server

Every day we tackle new and exciting challenges to empower developers to build modern cloud, mobile, and edge applications that deliver a premium user experience. Couchbase delivers unmatched performance, scalability, flexibility and financial value across cloud, on premises, hybrid, mobile and edge deployments. The database market is undergoing a generational shift and is one of the largest market opportunities in enterprise software due to big trends like the need for digital transformation, acceleration to the cloud and innovation at the edge. Join Couchbase to be a part of a greater change. Here you’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the most innovative, passionate and humble individuals in the database industry.

Role: Senior Director, Product Management

Focus: Couchbase Server Platform

Location: US  - in-office or remote 

 

Couchbase is looking for a senior director of  product manager for its core server platform.  

Couchbase provides cutting-edge data management solutions, empowering businesses to unlock the full potential of their data. Our flagship product, Couchbase Server, caters to both self-managed deployments and our fully managed database service, Capella, offering unparalleled performance and flexibility for adaptive applications in the AI-powered era.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Ownership: Take charge of defining the strategy and vision for the Couchbase Server platform across self-managed and Capella deployments.
• Initiative Development: Drive key platform initiatives through the New Service Introduction (NSI) process, ensuring cross-functional alignment and necessary investments for successful execution.
• Product Roadmap: Develop a comprehensive product roadmap for Couchbase Server, aligning with customer needs and positioning it as the premier data platform for adaptive applications in today's AI-driven landscape.
• Customer Engagement: Articulate the value propositions and vision of our platform to customers, actively gathering and incorporating their feedback to enhance product offerings.
• Team Management: Manage and mentor individual Product Managers within core platform areas, establishing best practices and fostering their professional growth.
• Engineering Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Engineering to deliver sustained differentiations for the core server platform, ensuring continuous innovation and excellence.
• Market Analysis: Work closely with Product Marketing to conduct competitive landscape analysis and define Go-To-Market (GTM) product positioning strategies.

Skills & Abilities:

• Communication and Leadership: Demonstrated proficiency in communication, public speaking, and product leadership, with a knack for inspiring and aligning teams towards shared goals.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution, driving initiatives that align with broader company objectives.
• Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of large-scale distributed systems design and operational challenges, with deep knowledge of distributed database concepts such as Scalability, Fault Tolerance, CP Theorem, Consensus Algorithms, and ACID transactions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent field.
• 20+ years of combined experience in software engineering/development and product management, preferably in enterprise software and services.
• Experience in areas such as Big Data, Distributed Systems, High-Performance Systems, and Cloud Infrastructure.

 

The anticipated starting base pay range for this role is listed below. Base salary is not the only component of our competitive total rewards package - you may also be eligible for bonus, commissions, equity, and other benefits as described below. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.Base Pay Range$215,000—$270,000 USD Why Couchbase? Modern customer experiences need a flexible cloud database platform that can power applications spanning from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase’s mission is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers– all with best-in-class price performance. More than 30% of the Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications and build innovative new ones. See our recent awards to learn why Couchbase is a great place to work.W