
Senior Product Manager, Smart Data Products [gn] Europe
About the role
What You’ll Do
• Translate the CPTO's strategic vision into a concrete, scalable Data Product roadmap. You'll pair strong product instincts with data-informed decision making to deliver results.
• Participate in the product lifecycle from discovery through launch, iteration, and adoption, including setting success metrics, prioritizing features, and ensuring high-quality execution.
• Lead the full lifecycle of Data Products development, ensuring they are discoverable, trustworthy, and valuable within Actian's Data Intelligence Platform.
• Oversee the development of AI agents that control data products, enabling conversational and proactive interactions for end-users.
• Lead cross-functional squads in an agile environment, collaborating with Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success to ensure high-velocity and high-quality releases.
• Champion the use of AI product development tooling to accelerate delivery and optimize product features.
• Partner with Go-to-Market teams to position our Data Products value proposition, shape product messaging, and drive adoption among technical and executive audiences.
• Navigate the complexity of corporate environments while maintaining the agility of a startup, managing expectations from C-level executives to end-users and clients.
Who You Are
• 5+ years in Software Product Management, with specific focus on Data Products, Data Platforms, or AI/ML products.
• Experience working as a product manager on open source technologies.
• You have "survived and thrived" in both fast-paced startup environments and complex corporate structures. You know how to pivot quickly but also how to navigate decision-making processes in larger organizations.
• Deep understanding of Data Governance, Data Catalogs, and the modern data stack.
• Ability to debate strategic inputs and then dive into the concrete inputs for engineering at ground level.
• Skilled at translating customer and stakeholder needs into innovative product features.
• Track record of shipping enterprise-grade SaaS features from ideation through scale.
• Able to balance short-term execution with long-term vision.
• Customer-driven and passionate about customer success.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field.
Preferred qualifications
• Prior work experience in the data management domain (e.g., data catalogs, databases, major CSPs, key data-oriented user personas and their use cases) is a plus.
• At least 1 year owning zero-to-one or early-stage product launches.
This role sits within the Data Intelligence Product Team. Here are values we live by
• When the wind blows, build windmills not walls
• If it isn't ruthless, it isn't prioritization
• Do better, do faster
What We Offer
- The chance to be part of an innovative, fast-growing company making a significant impact in the data management space.
- Collaboration with a passionate and diverse team.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Flexible work arrangements (remote or hybrid).
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
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