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VAST Data · 5 months ago

Product Management - Utility Specialist

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

7+ years exp

VAST Data is a rapidly growing infrastructure company focused on building enterprise software for the AI era. They are seeking an experienced Product Manager - Utility Specialist to drive the strategy and roadmap for the VAST AI OS, ensuring alignment across various teams and delivering impactful product outcomes.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)DatabaseSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Drive the definition, strategy, and roadmap for core components of the VAST AI OS, and establish and scale product management practices that enable high alignment, fast iteration, and cross-functional clarity

Partner closely with engineering, dev architects, sales, marketing, and support to bring visionary product capabilities to market

Balance technical depth with business understanding to influence roadmap priorities and trade-offs

Champion the voice of the customer, ensuring we solve the right problems for enterprises navigating the data explosion across on-prem and cloud environments

This is an ideal role for someone who has lived through (and helped lead) the transition from early-stage to scalable product cycles, and is eager to repeat and improve the process in a company building the future of data platforms

Qualification

Product management experienceDistributed systems knowledgeData platforms expertiseStorage/computing infrastructureRoadmap planningExperience in high-growth environmentsData warehousing knowledgeQuery engines familiarityData integration pipelinesCollaboration skillsCommunication skillsCustomer-obsessed mindsetProblem-solving skills

Required

7+ years of product management experience in enterprise software, with a strong track record of driving successful product initiatives from concept to delivery

Deep technical understanding of distributed systems, data platforms, and storage/computing infrastructure. This includes familiarity with databases, orchestration frameworks (Kubernetes), and datacenter architectures (NVMe, RDMA, etc.)

Proven success in a high-growth, fast-scaling environment, ideally in a company that evolved from early stage to mid/late stage

Demonstrated ability to drive revenue through product strategy, including aligning roadmap execution with business goals

Experience defining product processes and rituals (e.g., roadmap planning, PRD creation, OKRs, feedback loops) that scale with the organization

Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Customer-obsessed mindset with a desire to dig deep into use cases and operational processes and turn complex challenges into elegant solutions

Preferred

Bonus: background in data warehousing, query engines, and data integration pipelines

Company

VAST Data

VAST Data offers a unified data platform that integrates storage, database, and compute capabilities into a single software platform.

Founded in 2016

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.vastdata.com

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$381M

Key Investors

FidelityTiger Global ManagementN47

2023-12-05Series E· $118M

2021-05-04Series D· $83M

2021-03-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

Renen Hallak

Founder & CEO

Shachar Fienblit

Co-Founder & Chief R&D Officer

Recent News

GlobeNewswire

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2026-01-16

Globes

VAST Data more than doubling valuation in new raise

2026-01-16

SiliconANGLE

Vast positions its AI operating system for continuous, data-driven AI

2026-01-16

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