Staff Product Manager, Lifecycle & Operations

Responsibilities

As Staff Product Manager for Lifecycle & Operations, you will  define and execute the strategy to establish Workato as the enterprise leader in Integration Platform Operations. Your goal is to build a unified platform that enables the entire integration lifecycle - from development to deployment to monitoring - eliminating the need for fragmented DevOps tools and enabling enterprises to create robust operational strategies for their integration ecosystems.

What You'll Do:

• Leadership in Enterprise Integration Operations

  • Develop and execute the product strategy for a unified Lifecycle & Operations Platform supporting Test, Deploy, Monitor, and Governance.

  • Define and prioritize the roadmap for a leader in Enterprise Grade Integration Platform

  • Deliver the best experience for Platform Engineers, Integration Developers, and Operations Teams

• Drive Modern CI/CD & GitOps Innovation

  • Build industry-leading CI/CD capabilities that enable rapid, reliable deployment of integration workflows across multi-cloud and hybrid environments

  • Implement GitOps methodologies to provide declarative, version-controlled application deployment

  • Leverage Configuration as Code principles to automate environment provisioning and management of environment variables and settings

  • Integrate advanced testing frameworks including unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end workflow validation

• Drive AI-Powered Lifecycle & Operations Innovation

  • Leverage AI to enhance deployment automation, predictive failure detection, and intelligent rollback capabilities

  • Integrate machine learning to optimize CI/CD pipeline performance, reducing deployment times and improving success rates

  • Implement AI-driven observability that automatically identifies anomalies, predicts integration failures, and suggests remediation actions

  • Work with AI research teams to infuse intelligent automation into Workato's lifecycle services, driving continuous optimization and smarter operational decision-making

• Build End-to-End Operational Excellence

  • Develop comprehensive observability and monitoring capabilities with distributed tracing, metrics collection, and intelligent alerting

  • Build advanced deployment strategies including blue-green deployments, canary releases, and progressive delivery

  • Ensure platform capabilities support enterprise requirements for security, compliance, audit trails, and governance

  • Create self-service capabilities that enable development teams to independently deploy and manage their integration workloads

• Lead Cross-Functional Execution

  • Collaborate with engineering, UX, and GTM teams to ensure seamless feature adoption

  • Inspire confidence in GTM teams and customers to see Workato as the innovative leader in Integration Platform Operations

  • Act as a thought leader internally and externally, driving customer trust and enterprise adoption

Requirements

Who You Are:

• Leadership & Product Management
  • 6+ years of product management experience in SaaS or B2B environments, specializing in DevOps, CI/CD, or Platform Engineering products
  • Proven success in shipping and scaling complex platform products with measurable business impact
  • Strong track record in leading cross-functional teams, influencing product strategy, and driving execution in fast-paced environments

• CI/CD & GitOps Expertise
  • Deep expertise in CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, Infrastructure as Code, and modern deployment strategies
  • Strong understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), orchestration, and cloud-native architectures
  • Familiar with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, CircleCI) and GitOps platforms (ArgoCD, Flux, Tekton)
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their native DevOps services (CodePipeline, Azure DevOps, Cloud Build)
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic) and their integration into platform workflows

• Platform Engineering & Operations
  • Experience building developer platforms and internal tooling that improve engineering productivity
  • Strong understanding of microservices architectures, service mesh technologies, and distributed systems
  • Knowledge of security best practices in CI/CD pipelines including secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and compliance automation
  • Experience with configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Helm) and their role in platform operations

• Customer-Centric Execution
  • Ability to deeply understand customer needs across platform teams, development teams, and operations teams
  • Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into intuitive, user-friendly product capabilities
  • Skilled at collaborating with engineering, UX, security, and go-to-market teams to drive enterprise adoption

• Analytical & Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Strong ability to use customer research, data analytics, and competitive insights to inform product decisions
  • Experience analyzing large-scale platform usage to optimize developer experience and operational efficiency

Req ID: 2229