Job description
Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical use cases and workloads, including machine learning, generative, and agentic AI. Aerospike powers millions of transactions per second with millisecond latency, at a fraction of the total cost of ownership compared to other databases.
Global leaders, including Adobe, Airtel, Barclays, Criteo, DBS Bank, Experian, Grab, HDFC Bank, PayPal, Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Trade Desk, and Wayfair, rely on Aerospike for customer 360, fraud detection, real-time bidding, profile stores, recommendation engines, and other use cases.
At Aerospike, we dream big and deliver even bigger. Our mission is to unleash the power of the world’s real-time data with a database built for infinite scale, speed, and sustainability.
If you’re ready to shape the future of data, join us.
VP Product, Core Products
Location: Remote, USA (or specify)
Reports To: Chief Product Officer
Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical workloads. We power millions of transactions per second with millisecond latency, all while keeping total cost of ownership lower than competing solutions.
We are hiring a product leader to oversee the strategy, execution, and overall success of our Database product family. This includes Aerospike Database, Backup & Recovery, Connectors, Observability, and Aerospike Kubernetes Operator. The role also includes ownership of the Aerospike Database component of our fully-managed cloud products.
This is a senior-level, cross-functional leadership position. It is responsible for the full product lifecycle and plays a key role in shaping Aerospike’s roadmap, customer experience, and market success.
Key Responsibilities
Product Leadership and Strategy
- Develop and drive the long-term product vision for Aerospike Database and its surrounding ecosystem.
- Translate platform goals into an integrated roadmap covering multiple product areas.
- Make thoughtful investment decisions across innovation, scalability, and reliability.
- Conduct regular market and competitive analysis to identify trends and inform strategy.
- Collaborate with engineering, field, marketing, customer success, and design teams to deliver aligned and effective outcomes.
- Maintain a clear understanding of user needs and advocate for user experience improvements throughout the product lifecycle.
Portfolio Management
- Maintain a portfolio-level view across all related products, ensuring clarity of ownership and coordination.
- Prioritize initiatives and themes based on customer needs, technical constraints, and business impact.
- Use product data, telemetry, and customer feedback to inform roadmap and success measures.
- Support long-term planning and roadmap development across multiple time horizons.
Customer Engagement and Advocacy
- Act as an executive sponsor and senior point of contact for key customers.
- Build a deep understanding of enterprise use cases, particularly hybrid and cloud-native deployments.
- Represent customer perspectives in product decisions and delivery plans.
Execution and Delivery
- Lead and mentor a team of product managers across the portfolio.
- Define and track key performance indicators such as adoption, satisfaction, and business value.
- Ensure ongoing measurement of product performance, quality, and customer impact.
- Partner with engineering leadership to ensure timely and high-quality product delivery.
- Work closely with go-to-market teams to support product launches and drive adoption.
- Partner with Product and Business Operations to continuously improve our ways of working.
Requirements
Experience
- 10 or more years in product management, with at least 5 years focused on enterprise software or data infrastructure in a leadership role.
- Proven experience managing a portfolio of interrelated products.
- Strong background in distributed systems, database technology, or Kubernetes-based environments.
- Exposure to both self-managed and cloud delivery models is preferred.
- Familiarity with enterprise IT needs including backup, restore, observability, and deployment automation.
Skills
- Clear and confident communicator with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Technically fluent and able to collaborate effectively with engineers, architects, and product teams.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building alignment across functions.
- Strong balance of strategic thinking and operational execution.
- Experience using metrics and analytics to inform prioritization and measure success.
Why This Role Matters
The Aerospike Database is central to real-time systems used by global leaders in finance, e-commerce, gaming, and telecommunications. The supporting products you will manage shape how developers and operators interact with the platform. Your leadership will drive innovation, improve user experience, and help Aerospike continue to deliver market-leading performance and reliability.
What We Offer
- A leadership role with significant influence on company strategy
- Opportunity to shape a modern, cloud-centric data platform
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and remote flexibility Aerospike is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
Join us at Aerospike and be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of data management. Salary Range for California Based Applicants: [$252,500 - $280,000] (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).
