Backblaze · 2 months ago
Chief Product Officer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$325K/yr - $375K/yr
15+ years expBackblaze is a leading cloud storage and data protection company that delivers simple, affordable, and scalable solutions to businesses and developers worldwide. The Chief Product Officer will lead the Product Management function, defining product vision and strategy, and ensuring the alignment of product development with customer needs and market trends.
Cloud Data ServicesData ManagementData StorageInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Set the multi-year product direction across B2 Cloud Storage and Backup, anchored in user problems, PLG customer segment understanding, and clear bets
Decide portfolio priorities and tradeoffs
Run pricing and packaging experiments with Finance/RevOps as core stakeholders
Work with Eng to make APIs, SDKs, and docs dead-simple
Serve AI data pipelines (training, evaluation, artifacts), analytics, high-performance computing, media workflows, and other throughput-intensive workloads with practical features customers will use – not buzzwords
Raise the bar on security, compliance, data-residency, immutability, KMS/SSO, hybrid patterns, and ransomware/backup protections – while keeping the Backblaze simplicity customers expect
Win share in target segments (enterprise IT, mid-market, global)
Keep the customer’s voice at the table: CAB with top accounts, design-partner cohorts for emerging bets, and post-launch adoption reviews
Own the scorecard
Build, coach, and scale a strong PM team that can deliver differentiated, commercially successful products
Qualification
Required
15+ years in product leadership with deep experience in storage, backup, or adjacent data infrastructure; senior leadership (VP/CPO) roles in SaaS, IaaS, or cloud platforms
Repeated wins taking a portfolio from vision → roadmap → adoption → revenue – including pricing/packaging shifts
Track record bringing new, differentiated products to market that met customer needs and achieved commercial success
Domain depth in storage, backup, or adjacent data infrastructure; comfort leading developer-facing platforms
Proven exposure to AI/ML data pipelines, analytics, high-performance computing, media workflows, or security/backup use cases – and how infrastructure products can support them
Strong enterprise instincts – security, compliance, reliability – without sacrificing ease-of-use
Habit of direct customer contact and a bias for instrumented decisions – research, telemetry, and field feedback
Clear communication across executives, customers, and teams; you align fast and make hard calls
Leadership that matches our values – transparent, rational, and focused on building a durable business
Demonstrated ability to attract, develop, and retain high-performing PMs
Benefits
Healthcare for family, including dental and vision
Competitive compensation and 401K
RSU grants for full-time employees
ESPP program
Flexible vacation policy
Maternity & paternity leave
MacBook Pro to use for work, plus a generous stipend to personalize your workstation
Childcare bonus (human children only)
Fertility treatment and support
Learning & development program
Commuter benefits
Culture that supports a healthy work-life balance
Company
Backblaze
Backblaze is a cloud storage platform offering Computer Backup and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$62.8MKey Investors
Citizens BankTMT Investments
2025-06-05Post Ipo Debt· $20M
2024-11-25Post Ipo Equity· $37.5M
2021-11-11IPO
Leadership Team
Gleb Budman
CEO and Co-Founder
Brian Beach
CTO
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