Senior Product Manager - Core Platform

Role Overview

This position is for a Senior Product Manager to lead the core platform product strategy at a partner company based in Ireland. The role provides a chance to influence the future development of a technically complex platform utilized globally to coordinate intricate business workflows.

The individual will own product strategy execution, balancing deep technical insights with leadership to drive scalability, reliability, and innovation in enterprise-grade distributed systems. Collaboration occurs across engineering, customer-facing, and leadership teams within a remote and globally distributed environment. This role suits product leaders passionate about cloud-native solutions and solving challenging technical issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and implement the vision, strategy, and roadmap for core platform functionalities.
• Translate customer, market, and internal business requirements into prioritized, actionable product goals.
• Gather and analyze feedback from customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for enhancements.
• Evaluate feature requests prioritizing customer impact, business value, and feasibility.
• Provide engineering teams with clearly defined priorities, initiatives, and product specifications.
• Monitor market trends and competitive landscape to guide product decisions.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, sales, solutions, and other stakeholders to ensure product success and market adoption.
• Lead product management activities including customer research, setting objectives and key results (OKRs), backlog management, design, and go-to-market planning.

Candidate Profile and Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in product management focused on distributed systems, technical SaaS, PaaS, or cloud-native platform products.
• Experience working with enterprise IT users such as developers, automation, and operations teams.
• Strong familiarity with distributed system concepts including scalability, fault tolerance, event-driven architecture, and performance optimization.
• Proven skills in product strategy, customer research, roadmap development, and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration between technical and business teams.
• Ability to present product strategies and solutions effectively to customers, partners, and internal groups.
• Experience interfacing with enterprise customers and managing complex technical requirements.
• Bonus: Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), and messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Advantageous: Background in IT platforms within banking, financial services, insurance, or regulated sectors.
• Desirable: Technical expertise in deploying, operating, and scaling platform products throughout their lifecycle.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary package based on experience and location.
• Equity participation through a virtual stock option plan where applicable.
• Fully remote work with flexibility to operate from anywhere.
• Provision of budget for home office setup and coworking spaces.
• Flexible leave policies supporting work-life integration.
• Opportunities to engage with colleagues via annual events, team offsites, and local meetups.
• Health and wellbeing support including mental health resources and lifestyle benefits.
• Financial security incentives like retirement plans and insurance coverage if relevant.
• Funding for professional growth including courses, certifications, and books.
• A welcoming, diverse, and cooperative work culture valuing varied perspectives.

Additional Information

This vacancy is managed by a partner company who handles applications and subsequent processes directly. Applicants are assessed fairly and efficiently through an AI-enabled matching system to identify suitable candidates for internal selection.

The application and recruitment process respects data privacy regulations, including GDPR, and utilizes AI tools for application review support without replacing human judgment. Final hiring decisions rest with the employer's internal team.