Full-Time

Staff Product Manager

Marketplace & Ecosystem

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

UpBound

UpBound

51-200 employees

Cloud-based solutions for infrastructure management

Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity

Senior

Remote in USA

Open to candidates in EMEA and NAMER; must be available to collaborate with a US-based team and work within GMT-5 to GMT-8.

Category
Product Management
Product Strategy
Product
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Git
Product Management
Requirements
  • Existing PM experience with SaaS UI based products
  • Know, have used, and care about Crossplane. Being the front face for Crossplane’s commercial product requires deep knowledge of the underlying OSS project and problems it addresses
  • Developer background - you can use our products and write code to try out new features
  • Very familiar with Kubernetes and the related ecosystem
  • Enterprise product management experience
  • 5+ years of Product Management experience
  • Public examples of code on GitHub or GitLab (of any quality, this role isn't shipping production code)
  • Constantly think ‘there has *got* to be a better way to do this’ about anything
Responsibilities
  • Own the roadmap for our Marketplace
  • Work with engineering teams to prioritize backlog, identify user gaps
  • Create low-fidelity mockups and work through end user features deeply
  • Work closely with Design to create holistic user journeys
  • Work with the broader Upbound product team to align roadmaps and plans
  • Work closely with customer service to understand and respond to customer needs

Upbound offers cloud-based solutions that help businesses manage their cloud infrastructure more efficiently. Their services include managed control planes that allow platform teams to scale resources and maintain centralized control over various cloud services. A unique feature is the ability to auto-scale control planes for platforms with over 1,000 Custom Resource Definitions, ensuring optimal performance. Upbound's subscription-based model supports rapid innovation for clients while also providing options for data privacy compliance.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$67.1M

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-9%

1 year growth

-14%

2 year growth

-7%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased Crossplane adoption boosts demand for Upbound's managed control plane services.
  • Upbound's SOC 2 Type II assessment enhances credibility with security-conscious enterprises.
  • 3x sales growth indicates strong market demand and successful customer acquisition.

What critics are saying

  • Brand confusion with a rent-to-own firm involved in legal issues may affect reputation.
  • Competition from other cloud-native platform providers could dilute Upbound's market share.
  • Rapid innovation may challenge Upbound's ability to maintain security and compliance.

What makes UpBound unique

  • Upbound offers managed control planes powered by Crossplane, a unique cloud-native solution.
  • The company provides auto-scaling for platforms with over 1,000 Custom Resource Definitions.
  • Upbound Spaces allows deployment of managed control planes in customer environments for compliance.

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Benefits

Equity

Health care benefits

401k plan

Work from anywhere

Flexible hours & PTO

Home office stipend