Principal Technical Product Manager, Networking

WHO WE ARE Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3. 5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company. Vultr Cares 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans. 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month Company paid Wellable subscription Join Vultr Vultr is seeking a Principal Technical Product Manager, Networking to define and drive the product strategy, roadmap, and execution for Vultr’s networking portfolio, including VPCs, routing, private connectivity, transit, DDoS mitigation, peering, and GPU cluster networking. As a Principal-level individual contributor and the first dedicated TPM on the Networking team, you will partner closely with engineering leadership to shape long-term product direction, translate complex infrastructure capabilities into differentiated customer-facing products, and drive alignment across engineering, product, and go-to-market teams. The ideal candidate is a technically grounded product leader who can engage deeply with networking architecture, make strong strategic and prioritization decisions, and bring clarity to complex initiatives spanning multiple teams. This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to help define both Vultr’s networking roadmap and the product management playbook for the organization.

Key Responsibilities - Own and drive the product strategy and roadmap across Vultr’s networking portfolio, including VPC, routing, NAT/IGW, firewall/security groups, private connectivity, transit, DDoS, peering, and GPU/cluster networking. - Partner with engineering leadership to align customer needs and product priorities with technical architecture, engineering capacity, scalability, and long-term platform goals. - Translate complex infrastructure capabilities and architecture decisions into clear product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and execution plans. - Define requirements for new networking capabilities, including VPC features, routing and gateway functionality, cross-region connectivity, and RDMA/RoCE fabric services. - Lead complex cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple engineering and business teams, driving alignment, prioritization, and decision-making. - Identify opportunities to differentiate Vultr’s networking platform across cloud, enterprise, and AI/GPU infrastructure use cases. - Maintain a strong understanding of the competitive cloud networking landscape and use market insights to influence roadmap and investment priorities. - Drive go-to-market readiness in partnership with marketing, documentation, support, and sales. - Communicate product strategy, roadmap, technical tradeoffs, and priorities to both technical stakeholders and senior leadership. Qualifications - Significant product management experience with cloud infrastructure, networking, distributed systems, or similarly complex technical products. - Experience operating as a senior or Principal-level individual contributor with influence across multiple engineering teams.