Product Manager, Search and Observability

Who Are We?

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 25 million developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration—enabling users to create better APIs, faster. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has an office in Bangalore, where it was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Learn more at postman.com or connect with Postman on Twitter via @getpostman.

P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.

What You’ll Do

• Develop the company’s product strategy for search and observability product features.
• Define and improve the company’s key funnels and metrics, write product specs, and drive cross-functional execution while providing product recommendations.
• Conduct end-to-end roadmaps for multiple, bi-weekly planned releases, and unplanned hotfix releases.
• Provide in-depth understanding of the company’s product features and dependencies in order to make technical recommendations with the engineering team and complex computer science ideas into simple experiences for customers.
• Build and design dashboards, datasets, and products with a global user base and accurately measure experiments.
• Partner with enterprise customers to create intuitive and simplified search and observability product features and workflows.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related academic field.
• 5 years of experience in the field of Product Management, Software Development, Distributed Systems, or any combination thereof to include all job titles within the occupation.
• Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related academic field and 7 years of progressive experience in the field of Product Management, Software Development, Distributed Systems, or any combination thereof to include all job titles within the occupation in lieu of a Master’s degree and 5 years of experience.
• Work experience to include:
  • 5 years of experience as a product manager building
    enterprise software products.
  • 3 years of experience with backend development in
    distributed systems.
  • 3 years of experience with user experience and usability.
  • 3 years of experience in data analysis for large-scale systems telemetry.
  • Building SAAS products with a global user base.
  • Building product marketing plans to communicate business value of the product to the customer.
  • Designing and analyzing experiments to make data-driven decisions.
  • Running A/B tests for product features to validate product hypotheses.
  • Converting system metrics to developer insights.
  • Working with sales and marketing teams to create and execute go-to-market plans.
  • Working with sales enablement, customer success, and sales teams to perform product demos to enterprise customers.
  • Working with customer success teams to triage customer issues and incidents to provide a resolution.
• Any and all experience may be gained concurrently.
• Position requires 10% international travel; expenses paid by employer.
• 40 hrs./wk.
• Salary: $274,206 to $276,000 per year.
• Address of employment: Postman, Inc. at 1625 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 200, Berkeley, CA 94709. Employer offers work from home within commuting distance to the office.

How to Apply

Interested candidates must email resumes to Postman, Inc. at [email protected] referencing Job Code #AA-0910.

Our Values

At Postman, we create with the same curiosity that we see in our users. We value transparency & honest communication about not only successes, but also failures. In our work, we focus on specific goals that add up to a larger vision. Our inclusive work culture ensures that everyone is valued equally as important pieces of our final product. We are dedicated to delivering the best products we can.

What Else?

This role is based in Berkeley, California, and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $274,206 to $276,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is
based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition to our pay-on-performance philosophy, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, including full medical coverage, flexible PTO, wellness reimbursement, and a monthly lunch stipend. Salaries will vary outside of the listed metropolitan areas and the U.S.

Equal Opportunity

Postman is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Postman does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Postman will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Postman.