[Hiring] Principal Product Manager @ClickHouse

Role Description

As the Principal Product Manager for ClickHouse Cloud, you will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of the product working closely with engineering, customers, and stakeholders.

• Define and drive the product roadmap for ClickHouse Cloud, focusing on cloud-native database capabilities such as multi-region replication, distributed query execution, fault tolerance, storage tiering, and schema evolution.
• Collaborate with engineering to prioritize and deliver improvements to the core database engine, storage layer, and query optimizer, ensuring the Cloud offering keeps pace with open-source and enterprise use cases.
• Engage directly with customers, gathering insights through interactions, feedback, and market research to guide product decisions.
• Work alongside design, marketing, operations, and sales teams to support feature launches, contribute to blog posts, and help shape product positioning and messaging.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all product-related communications, effectively managing expectations and keeping stakeholders informed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of product management experience with a strong background in cloud-based SaaS products.
• Deep familiarity with database systems, distributed systems, or real-time analytics platforms is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and strong understanding of query execution, indexing strategies, partitioning, and performance tuning.
• Experience working with databases such as ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or other columnar databases.
• Understanding of modern data infrastructure: data lakes, ETL pipelines, CDC and data orchestration frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to work with engineering on low-level technical topics, such as schema management, query planning, storage engines, schema design.
• Experience designing and delivering features such as database replication, consistency models, and backup/restore workflows.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive execution in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of simplifying deep technical topics for non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• Experience working and scaling open source technologies.
• Prior experience at a startup.

Compensation

• The typical starting salary for this role in the US is $169,000 — $225,000 USD.
• The typical starting salary for this role in US Premium Markets is $188,000 — $250,000 USD.
• In certain locations, a premium market range may apply.
• The actual compensation may be higher or lower than the amounts listed, and the ranges may be subject to future adjustments.
• An individual’s placement within the range will depend on various factors, including education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, location, performance, and the needs of the business or organization.

Perks

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries.
• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
• A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
• Global Gatherings – Opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.
• Culture - As part of our first 500 employees, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture.