Openshift platform product Manager

Job Description

• Platform is already built; zero-to-one product development is not required.
• Build and manage the platform roadmap, define success metrics and manage technical debt intake.
• Define and track platform metrics including availability, capacity and latency.
• Primary internal customers are other Product Managers and Engineering teams, rather than external consumers.
• Must be able to understand deeply technical requests such as pod limits, networking constructs and similar platform-level requirements.
• A strong engineering background is near-essential; no specific programming language is mandatory.
• OpenShift / Red Hat certifications are a bonus. Please flag candidates who hold such certifications.

Important: OpenShift is the Red Hat product. Candidates may sometimes refer to OpenStack, which is a separate open-source upstream technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmap, backlog and prioritisation for the OpenShift platform.
• Manage platform demand across XaaS teams, balancing feature requests, platform sustainability including capacity management, security, reliability and technical debt.
• Identify and drive adoption of new platform capabilities.
• Work closely with Platform Engineering, Architecture, Security and XaaS Product teams to align priorities and outcomes.
• Define and track platform KPIs.
• Set and manage Platform SLAs, including SLOs and SLIs.

Required Experience

• Experience working in highly technical, engineering-led environments.
• Proven experience as a Product Manager for an internal platform or infrastructure product.
• Strong understanding of the OpenShift ecosystem and modern platform engineering practices.
• Experience managing competing stakeholder demand in a shared platform environment.
• Track record of translating complex technical problems into clear product priorities and outcomes.
• Experience with on-premise cloud environments.