Director of Product, ClickHouse Cloud

Role Description

As Director of Product Management, you'll define the multi-year strategy for the ClickHouse Cloud platform. You'll lead the product direction for foundational cloud capabilities such as:

• Multi-region replication
• Distributed query execution
• Fault tolerance
• Disaster recovery
• Storage architecture
• Release management

Working closely with Engineering leadership to ensure ClickHouse Cloud continues to scale with the needs of our customers.

You will:

• Define the multi-year product strategy and roadmap for ClickHouse Cloud, covering cloud-native database capabilities.
• Partner closely with Engineering leadership to prioritize investments across the core database engine, storage layer, and query execution framework.
• Coach and mentor Product Managers across adjacent platform areas.
• Partner with Design, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Support, and Customer Success to deliver compelling product launches and customer experiences.
• Balance long-term platform investments with near-term customer commitments and business priorities.
• Partner with Engineering leadership to make informed investment and resourcing decisions across the platform roadmap.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executives and cross-functional partners.
• Represent ClickHouse with strategic customers, partners, and at industry events.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Product Management experience, including significant experience defining strategy for cloud infrastructure, enterprise SaaS, developer platforms, or database products.
• Demonstrated ability to influence product direction across multiple engineering teams and drive large cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and modern data infrastructure.
• Comfortable working at both strategic and technical levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of SQL, query execution, indexing, partitioning, and database performance optimization.
• Experience working with databases such as ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or other distributed or analytical database systems.
• Familiarity with modern data infrastructure, including data lakes, ETL pipelines, CDC, orchestration platforms, and cloud-native data architectures.
• Ability to discuss technical concepts with engineering teams.
• Experience shipping or contributing to complex infrastructure capabilities.

Leadership Experience

• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience representing products with customers, analysts, or at industry conferences.
• Track record of coaching, mentoring, or guiding Product Managers.

Bonus

• Experience working on or contributing to open-source projects.
• Experience in high-growth startup environments.

Compensation

The typical starting salary for this role in the US is:

• $180,000 — $250,000 USD
• $230,000 — $290,000 USD for US Premium Markets

These salary ranges reflect what we reasonably believe to be the minimum and maximum pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation may vary based on various factors.

Perks

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly.
• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity in the company - Every new team member receives stock options.
• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
• A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
• Global Gatherings - Opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.
• Culture - You will be instrumental in shaping our culture.