Senior Product Manager - Virtualization

Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Execution

• Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for KubeVirt-based virtualization products, with a focus on easing VMware migration and legacy VM workload modernization.
• Drive requirements based on deep understanding of VM management use cases (e.g., provisioning, HA/DR, live migration, backup/restore, monitoring).
• Translate market and customer needs into actionable product features and release plans.

Go-to-Market Leadership

• Craft compelling positioning and messaging targeting customers currently invested in VMware and looking to reduce dependency on proprietary virtualization platforms.
• Partner with sales and marketing to develop enablement assets: migration playbooks, competitive battlecards, cost comparison models, and technical whitepapers.
• Support field teams and customers in engagements focused on VM migration, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and cost optimization.

Customer & Market Insight

• Engage directly with IT infrastructure teams, platform owners, and DevOps stakeholders to understand virtualization pain points and goals.
• Monitor the evolving VMware ecosystem (vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, etc.), as well as emerging alternatives and open-source trends.
• Stay informed about licensing, cost models, security policies, and governance concerns related to virtualization.

Collaboration & Delivery

• Work closely with engineering and design teams to deliver reliable, scalable VM features on Kubernetes through KubeVirt.
• Ensure roadmap alignment with customer demand and supportability in real-world data center environments.
• Interface with partner ecosystems (e.g., hardware vendors, ISVs, hybrid cloud providers) to extend solution reach.