There is only one Data Cloud. Snowflake’s founders started from scratch and designed a data platform built for the cloud that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. But it didn’t stop there. They engineered Snowflake to power the Data Cloud, where thousands of organizations unlock the value of their data with near-unlimited scale, concurrency, and performance. This is our vision: a world with endless insights to tackle the challenges and opportunities of today and reveal the possibilities of tomorrow.

We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our core Query Platform team with a focus on performance. The role entails defining the vision and roadmap for Snowflake’s best-in-class query platform performance, with a focus on improvements to the compiler, our cost-based optimizer, the execution engine, and benchmark frameworks. It’s an opportunity to help our customers in their journey towards multi-cloud analytics at unprecedented scale. This role is a good fit for a product manager who can think strategically and be technically hands-on while working on a range of product areas. The ability to advance Core Analytics & Data Warehouse (DW) capabilities is critical for a modern and performant Cloud Data Platform. It is the engine that powers the Snowflake Data Cloud. 

AS SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER FOR THE QUERY PLATFORM AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:

• Define and evolve the goals, benchmarks, and performance of our core query execution platform, including query planning, optimization, execution, and caching.
• Inform and prioritize the query platform performance roadmap using real-world customer workloads and opportunities.
• Define, set targets for, and track key performance metrics for Snowflake customer workloads using synthetic, real-world, and industry benchmarks.
• Work in a cross-functional and collaborative role spanning several teams such as product, design, data scientists, technical program managers, engineering, product marketing and alliances, sales, support, and professional services.
• Manage programs and structure projects to ensure smooth execution of the product roadmap.
• Manage customer preview programs and engage in frequent conversations with customers both to understand their needs, gather feedback, and overall ensure that product direction is in tune with customer needs.
• Be a technical, strong and eloquent advocate for our core foundational data warehouse product & advanced analytics with regular presentations and talks at internal and external conferences

OUR IDEAL PRODUCT MANAGER WILL HAVE:

• Have 7+ years of experience in product management, with at least 5+ years of experience with databases, SQL concepts & language, and/or distributed systems
• Have the ability to design complex database product features,  with ease-of-use for the end user as a core product principle.
• Have excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex technical design in 20 seconds or 20 minutes, depending on the audience and goals. 
• Have an ability to get excited by ambiguity and vague problem definitions, thrive in the dynamic environment that comes with being part of an innovative company during a growth spurt. 
• Have a strong sense of ownership and problem solving skills. Snowflake is moving fast!
• Have proven experience defining a product vision and roadmap and managing incremental execution through successful launches.
• Have Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar.

BONUS POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

• Strong understanding of competitive data platform landscape 
• Experience with data services in public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) 
• Experience in building data services in public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake. 

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