About the position
Mirantis is looking for a Senior Product Manager with deep expertise in VMware, virtual machine management, and enterprise IT infrastructure to lead product strategy and go-to-market execution for our KubeVirt-based virtualization solutions. This role is ideal for someone who understands traditional VM-based workloads and is passionate about helping enterprises modernize infrastructure by bridging the gap between legacy virtualization and Kubernetes-native platforms. You will work cross-functionally with engineering, sales, marketing, and customer success to define product strategy, shape competitive positioning, and enable adoption across global enterprise customers.
Responsibilities
- Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for KubeVirt-based virtualization products, with a focus on easing 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.
- Craft compelling positioning and messaging targeting customers currently invested in VMware and looking to reduce dependency on proprietary virtualization platforms.
- Partner with sales and marketing to develop enablement assets: migration playbooks, competitive battlecards, cost comparison models, and technical whitepapers.
- Support field teams and customers in engagements focused on VM migration, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and cost optimization.
- 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.), as well as emerging alternatives and open-source trends.
- Stay informed about licensing, cost models, security policies, and governance concerns related to virtualization.
- Work closely with engineering and design teams to deliver reliable, scalable VM features on Kubernetes through KubeVirt.
- Ensure roadmap alignment with customer demand and supportability in real-world data center environments.
- Interface with partner ecosystems (e.g., hardware vendors, ISVs, hybrid cloud providers) to extend solution reach.
Requirements
- 5+ years of product management experience, including ownership of infrastructure or virtualization-related products.
- Deep familiarity with VMware platforms (vSphere, vCenter, ESXi) and enterprise virtualization use cases (HA, vMotion, snapshots, etc.).
- Strong understanding of KubeVirt, Kubernetes, and containerization trends.
- Experience helping customers transition from traditional VM environments to Kubernetes or other cloud-native platforms.
- Technical fluency with storage, networking, backup, and disaster recovery as it relates to VM and hybrid environments.
- Comfortable with both strategic product planning and tactical GTM execution.
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills—able to influence engineering, sales, and C-level stakeholders alike.
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with VMware-to-KubeVirt migration tooling, such as virt-v2v or Forklift.
- Understanding of cloud service provider virtualization offerings (e.g., AWS EC2, Azure Virtual Machines, Google Compute Engine).
Benefits
- Help define the next generation of open virtualization—cloud-native, open-source, and enterprise-ready.
- Lead the charge in helping companies move off expensive, legacy virtualization stacks.
- Work in a collaborative, globally distributed team that values innovation and autonomy.
- Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for leadership and growth in a high-impact product role.
