Group Product Manager - Control Plane

Volta

• $150K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of product management experience in infrastructure or developer tools required.
  • Proven leadership experience managing product teams or other managers.
  • In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure principles essential.
  • Strong technical skills for effective collaboration with engineering teams.
  • History of successfully shipping scalable infrastructure products.
  • Exceptional prioritization and communication abilities with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Own the product strategy and roadmap for the Kubernetes-native control plane.
  • Lead and mentor a team of product managers focused on control plane enhancements.
  • Collaborate with platform engineering to define control plane features from user and operational needs.
  • Prioritize the product roadmap based on customer needs and operational scalability.
  • Work with operations teams to identify and resolve operational challenges in the control plane.
  • Establish success metrics for control plane features and monitor results after launch.
  • Advocate for control plane initiatives across cross-functional teams and senior leadership.

Benefits

  • Equity opportunities to participate in the company's long-term success.
  • Retirement contributions to support future financial stability.
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits encompassing insurance plans.
  • Generous vacation policy to promote work-life balance.
Full Job Description
About The Role

The Group Product Manager, Control Plane, owns the product strategy for the systems that manage and orchestrate Volta's compute, storage, and networking resources - the Kubernetes-native control layer that makes the platform work. You will lead a team of product managers shaping how the control plane evolves as the fleet scales.

This is a deeply technical product leadership role at the core of Volta's platform, where the decisions you make directly shape how reliably and efficiently the entire fleet runs.

What You Will Be Doing
  • Own product strategy and roadmap for Volta's control plane - the Kubernetes-native layer managing compute, storage, and networking lifecycle
  • Lead and develop a team of product managers focused on control plane capabilities
  • Work closely with platform engineering to translate customer and operational needs into control plane features
  • Prioritize the roadmap based on customer impact, operational reliability, and platform scalability
  • Partner with the bring-up and operations teams to identify and address operational pain points
  • Define success metrics for control plane capabilities and track outcomes post-launch
  • Represent control plane priorities in cross-functional and leadership planning
  • Communicate roadmap and rationale clearly to engineering, leadership, and customers as needed


What You Bring
  • Significant product management experience in infrastructure, platform, or developer tools is essential
  • Experience managing other product managers or leading a product team
  • Deep understanding of Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure control plane concepts
  • Strong technical fluency, comfortable partnering closely with engineering
  • A track record shipping infrastructure products that scale
  • Excellent prioritization and stakeholder communication skills
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What We Offer

At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We're building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you're proud of.
As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you're based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.
  • Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary
  • Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success
  • Retirement/pension contributions
  • Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
  • Generous number of vacation days each year

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