Product Manager (Kubernetes / Ansible / IaC)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Product Manager (Kubernetes / Ansible / IaC) based in Portugal.

This is a fully remote product leadership opportunity focused on infrastructure, developer platforms, and modern cloud operations. You will own a defined product area from customer discovery through delivery, launch, adoption, and continuous improvement. The role sits at the intersection of product management and technical infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes, Ansible, and infrastructure-as-code workflows. You will work closely with engineers, designers, technical customers, and go-to-market teams to identify meaningful problems and build solutions that deliver measurable value. Your decisions will influence product priorities, investment choices, customer adoption, and the evolution of infrastructure management capabilities. The environment is collaborative, evidence-driven, and designed for people who enjoy working with complex technical products and autonomous teams. It is particularly well suited to a technical product manager or infrastructure professional transitioning into product management.

Accountabilities:: Own a defined product area end-to-end, from customer discovery and problem validation through product delivery, launch, adoption, and iteration.

Engage regularly with platform engineers, DevOps teams, infrastructure leaders, prospects, and customers to understand real-world production challenges.

Investigate customer workflows and identify opportunities related to governance, coordination, visibility, reliability, developer experience, and adoption.

Combine customer interviews, product usage data, support insights, commercial feedback, and market research to determine which problems are most valuable to solve.

Define clear product requirements, success metrics, recommendations, specifications, and decision records to guide product development.

Prioritize initiatives according to customer value, strategic alignment, effort, risk, and potential learning.

Partner with Design to explore, prototype, validate, and refine potential solutions.

Work closely with Engineering leadership to establish scope, evaluate trade-offs, and support effective product delivery while engineering teams own architecture and technical execution.

Collaborate with product leadership on product direction, major investment decisions, and go-to-market strategy.

Coordinate launch readiness across Product Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and Support.

Monitor product adoption and customer feedback after launch, using evidence to determine whether to improve, expand, or discontinue initiatives.

Develop a strong working understanding of infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, policy, cloud infrastructure, and execution workflows, including how the product area connects to existing IaC environments.

Contribute to a customer-focused product culture built around ownership, collaboration, curiosity, and evidence-based decision-making.

Requirements:

Previous experience in product management or a closely related technical role such as platform engineering, DevOps, solutions engineering, technical support, product analysis, or technical product ownership.

Hands-on production experience with Kubernetes or Ansible . Expertise in both is not required.

For Kubernetes, experience with technologies or workflows such as Argo CD, Flux, Helm, operators, cluster management, or application delivery is valuable.

For Ansible, experience with AWX or Automation Controller, inventories, job templates, execution environments, or automation workflows is valuable.

Ability to explain how infrastructure technologies work and understand the operational and organizational challenges teams face when using them in production.

Working knowledge of Terraform or OpenTofu and fundamental infrastructure-as-code workflows, including Git-based changes, plan and apply processes, state, policy, and drift.

Demonstrated ability to identify user problems, synthesize qualitative and quantitative evidence, and turn findings into clear and well-reasoned product decisions.

Strong written communication skills and the ability to collaborate directly and effectively with engineers and technically sophisticated customers.

Sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and willingness to adapt product direction when evidence indicates a different approach is needed.

Strong written and spoken English, at B2 level or above .

Based in Europe.

Experience with both Kubernetes and Ansible is a plus.

Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, OPA/Rego, CI/CD, RBAC, audit systems, or internal developer platforms is advantageous.

Previous experience in B2B SaaS or developer-focused technology products is desirable.

Familiarity with evidence-led product practices such as Working Backwards or 5 Questions is a plus.

Experience with SQL, product analytics, or AI-powered tools for research and analysis is beneficial.

Benefits:

Fully remote working environment across Europe.

Flexible, remote-first approach designed to support strong work-life balance and productivity.

Competitive compensation package.

Opportunity to work on innovative infrastructure and cloud technology products shaping the future of DevOps.

Collaborative environment with experienced product, engineering, and technical professionals.

Significant ownership and influence over product direction, priorities, and customer outcomes.

Opportunity to work closely with engineers, infrastructure leaders, DevOps professionals, and technical customers.

Exposure to modern technologies including Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu, cloud infrastructure, policy engines, CI/CD, and AI-enabled infrastructure workflows.

Opportunities for professional growth while contributing to a rapidly evolving technology space.

Culture centered on customer focus, mutual respect, ownership, collaboration, and curiosity.

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