Full-Time Senior Product Manager - Virtualization

Mirantis is seeking a Senior Product Manager with expertise in VMware, virtualization, and enterprise IT infrastructure to lead product strategy and execution for KubeVirt-based virtualization solutions.

This role is ideal for individuals passionate about modernizing infrastructure by bridging legacy virtualization with Kubernetes-native platforms.

Responsibilities:

1. Product Strategy & Execution
   • Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for KubeVirt-based virtualization products, focusing on VMware migration and legacy VM workload modernization.
   • Drive requirements based on deep understanding of VM management use cases (e.g., provisioning, HA/DR, live migration, backup/restore, monitoring).
   • Translate market and customer needs into actionable product features and release plans.
2. Go-to-Market Leadership
   • Develop compelling positioning and messaging for VMware customers seeking to reduce reliance on proprietary virtualization platforms.
   • Partner with sales and marketing to create enablement assets: migration playbooks, competitive battlecards, cost comparison models, and technical whitepapers.
   • Support field teams and customers in VM migration, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and cost optimization engagements.
3. Customer & Market Insight
   • Engage directly with IT infrastructure teams, platform owners, and DevOps stakeholders to understand virtualization pain points and goals.
   • Monitor the evolving VMware ecosystem (vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, etc.) and open-source trends.
   • Stay informed about licensing, cost models, security policies, and governance concerns related to virtualization.
4. Collaboration & Delivery
   • Collaborate with engineering and design teams to deliver reliable, scalable VM features on Kubernetes through KubeVirt.
   • Ensure roadmap alignment with customer demand and real-world data center supportability.
   • Interface with partner ecosystems (hardware vendors, ISVs, hybrid cloud providers).

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of product management experience, including infrastructure or virtualization product ownership.
• Deep familiarity with VMware platforms and enterprise virtualization use cases.
• Strong understanding of KubeVirt, Kubernetes, and containerization.
• Experience helping customers transition from traditional VM environments to cloud-native platforms.
• Technical fluency with storage, networking, backup, and disaster recovery for VM and hybrid environments.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills for engineering, sales, and C-level stakeholders.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Familiarity with VMware-to-KubeVirt migration tooling (virt-v2v or Forklift).
• Understanding of cloud service provider virtualization offerings.

What Mirantis Offers:

• Defining the next generation of open virtualization.
• Helping companies transition off legacy virtualization.
• Collaborative, globally distributed team valuing innovation.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

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