Technology Product Manager - USA-CA - Promontory B, United States

Originally posted 31 July 2026 by the employer.

Drive product strategy and roadmap for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), focusing on VKS and Supervisor.

About the role

This role drives product strategy, roadmap, and ecosystem integration for VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) and Supervisor within VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), which offers compute options for modern and AI/ML workloads.

What you'll do

• Define and execute multi-year product strategy for VKS, identifying market opportunities across cloud-native and AI/ML use cases.
• Translate customer needs into product requirements, specifications, and user experience workflows in collaboration with engineering and UX.
• Engage with open-source communities (CNCF/Kubernetes) and represent VMware at industry forums, VMUGs, and conferences.
• Lead deep-dive discovery sessions with global enterprise customers and partners to validate product direction and build feedback loops.

What you'll need

• Product management experience in enterprise cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, platform engineering, or virtualization.
• Deep Kubernetes and Cloud-Native Technical Knowledge, including K8s control plane architecture, Cluster API, scheduling, CNI/CSI, and the broader CNCF ecosystem alongside vSphere/ESXi.
• Cloud infrastructure and DevOps Knowledge, including private and public cloud infrastructure (Compute, Storage, Networking) and modern devops models.
• Demonstrated ability to converse with principal engineers and enterprise cloud architects.
• Proven track record of guiding products from concept through launch alongside engineering, UX, and GTM teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to customers and technical audiences.

Nice to have

• Direct experience or active engagement with open-source governance and CNCF communities.
• Track record of presenting at major industry conferences (e.g., KubeCon, VMUG).
• Background in enabling platform architectures for modern and AI/ML workloads.

Skills: product strategy, roadmap, Kubernetes, cloud-native, AI/ML workloads