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 team based in the US, and requires working 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 auto-scaling capability for platforms with over 1,000 Custom Resource Definitions, ensuring optimal performance. Upbound's goal is to empower organizations to innovate rapidly while complying with data privacy regulations through their subscription-based model.

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

-4%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased Kubernetes adoption boosts demand for Upbound's Crossplane-based solutions.
  • Multi-cloud strategies create opportunities for Upbound's centralized control solutions.
  • Platform engineering rise increases need for Upbound's managed control planes.

What critics are saying

  • Name confusion with rent-to-own company involved in a lawsuit poses reputational risk.
  • Increased competition in cloud-native platforms may dilute Upbound's market share.
  • Rapid tech advancements may strain Upbound's resources for continuous innovation.

What makes UpBound unique

  • Upbound offers a unique auto-scaling feature for over 1,000 Custom Resource Definitions.
  • Upbound Spaces allows deployment of managed control planes in private environments for compliance.
  • Upbound's global console provides centralized control across multiple cloud service providers.

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Benefits

Equity

Health care benefits

401k plan

Work from anywhere

Flexible hours & PTO

Home office stipend