Sr. Principal Product Manager, Data Platform

EngineeringHybrid Remote, San Jose, CA San Francisco, California Seattle, Washington


Description

Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end-to-end full-stack platform made for a hybrid, multi-cloud world. Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. Our customers love our technology, but it's our caring employees that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination. No matter where in the world or what level of the organization, we approach our work with kindness. So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion and all the things that make you, you. Come help organizations be their best, while you reach new heights with a team that has your back.

Role Summary

In this role, as a Sr. Principal Product Manager, Data Platform, you will be responsible for building the strategy and roadmap for Federated Analytics product portfolio. You will accomplish this with your understanding of the analytics market and Splunk’s positioning, and ability to build a compelling product vision with external and internal customers. You will merge attention to technical detail with the ability to understand and align to business imperatives while working hand-in-glove with cross-functional execution teams to drive customer insights and inputs directly into the development process.
 
You’ll thrive in this role if you are curious about solving complex technical problems and have strong empathy for customers. Your work will impact all Splunk customers and will be a key value driver for our top customers that push our data platform to the limits. Your work will empower customers to manage platform complexity while driving innovation and reliability at scale.
 
Come join us on this journey to create a scalable hybrid multi-cloud product offering that solves security and observability challenges for our largest customers!

What you’ll get to do

  • Product lead for Federated Analytics area who will define the roadmap to maximize customer adoption and usage
  • Engage with customers (internal and external) and field teams to understand product gaps and translate them into clear priorities and roadmap
  • Engage with partners to understand their offerings
  • Develop product requirements, user stories, wireframes to drive new product
  • Work with developers and architects to brainstorm solutions and define clear success criterion
  • Establish relationships with customers and internal and external collaborators to collect key user and customer needs and validate potential solutions
  • Collaborate with customers, engineering, UX, PMs, technical sales, marketing, and field on a regular cadence

Must-have Qualifications

  • Requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree
  • 10+ experience as a Product Manager in enterprise software industry
  • Proven ability to build and launch a successful analytics product
  • Experience with go-to-market, pricing, customer adoption
  • Experience working with cross functional teams and influence product strategy while working in a mid-large scale software company
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience driving alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-have Qualifications

We’ve taken special care to separate the must-have qualifications from the nice-to-haves. “Nice-to-have” means just that: Nice. To. Have. So, don’t worry if you can’t check off every box. We’re not hiring a list of bullet points–we’re interested in the whole you.
  • A good understanding of analytics products (Databricks, Snowflake, etc.), their strengths and weaknesses
  • Ability to lead junior PMs
  • Ability to communicate crisply in writing and verbally with leadership team

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Splunk, a Cisco company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

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Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $212,400.00 - 292,050.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $191,160.00 - 262,845.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $172,000.00 - 236,500.00 per year

Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our next-level benefits at https://splunkbenefits.com.

Thank you for your interest in Splunk!