Senior Product Manager - Virtualization Job at Mirantis, Austin, TX

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  • Mirantis
  • Austin, TX

Job Description



Mirantis helps organizations ship applications faster on public and private clouds. We deliver a public cloud experience on any infrastructure—from data center to edge. With Mirantis open-source container management solutions, we empower a new breed of Kubernetes developers and platform teams by simplifying infrastructure operations, enabling complete app portability, and delivering automated full-stack lifecycle management.

We serve global leaders including Adobe, PayPal, Liberty Mutual, Splunk, and Volkswagen. Learn more at   .

Job Description



Job Summary

Mirantis is looking for a Senior Product Manager with deep expertise in VMware, virtual machine management, and enterprise IT infrastructure to lead product strategy and go-to-market execution for our KubeVirt-based virtualization solutions.

This role is ideal for someone who understands traditional VM-based workloads and is passionate about helping enterprises modernize infrastructure by bridging the gap between legacy virtualization and Kubernetes-native platforms.

You will work cross-functionally with engineering, sales, marketing, and customer success to define product strategy, shape competitive positioning, and enable adoption across global enterprise customers.

 

Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Execution

  • Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for KubeVirt-based virtualization products, with a focus on easing VMware migration and legacy VM workload modernization.
  • Drive requirements based on deep understanding of VM management use cases (e.g., provisioning, HA/DR, live migration, backup/restore, monitoring).
  • Translate market and customer needs into actionable product features and release plans.

Go-to-Market Leadership

  • Craft compelling positioning and messaging targeting customers currently invested in VMware and looking to reduce dependency on proprietary virtualization platforms.
  • Partner with sales and marketing to develop enablement assets: migration playbooks, competitive battlecards, cost comparison models, and technical whitepapers.
  • Support field teams and customers in engagements focused on VM migration, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and cost optimization.

Customer & Market Insight

  • Engage directly with IT infrastructure teams, platform owners, and DevOps stakeholders to understand virtualization pain points and goals.
  • Monitor the evolving VMware ecosystem (vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, etc.), as well as emerging alternatives and open-source trends.
  • Stay informed about licensing, cost models, security policies, and governance concerns related to virtualization.

Collaboration & Delivery

  • Work closely with engineering and design teams to deliver reliable, scalable VM features on Kubernetes through KubeVirt.
  • Ensure roadmap alignment with customer demand and supportability in real-world data center environments.
  • Interface with partner ecosystems (e.g., hardware vendors, ISVs, hybrid cloud providers) to extend solution reach.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of product management experience, including ownership of infrastructure or virtualization-related products.
  • Deep familiarity with VMware platforms (vSphere, vCenter, ESXi) and enterprise virtualization use cases (HA, vMotion, snapshots, etc.).
  • Strong understanding of KubeVirt, Kubernetes, and containerization trends.
  • Experience helping customers transition from traditional VM environments to Kubernetes or other cloud-native platforms.
  • Technical fluency with storage, networking, backup, and disaster recovery as it relates to VM and hybrid environments.
  • Comfortable with both strategic product planning and tactical GTM execution.
  • Exceptional communication and storytelling skills—able to influence engineering, sales, and C-level stakeholders alike.

Bonus

Qualifications

:

  • Familiarity with VMware-to-KubeVirt migration tooling, such as virt-v2v or Forklift.
  • Understanding of cloud service provider virtualization offerings (e.g., AWS EC2, Azure Virtual Machines, Google Compute Engine).

Additional Information



What does Mirantis offer you?

  • Help define the next generation of open virtualization—cloud-native, open-source, and enterprise-ready.
  • Lead the charge in helping companies move off expensive, legacy virtualization stacks.
  • Work in a collaborative, globally distributed team that values innovation and autonomy.
  • Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for leadership and growth in a high-impact product role.
  • Mirantis is a  Leader for Container Management (#2 after AWS)!

We are a  Leader for Container Management in G2 (#2 after AWS)!

Job Tags

Full time, Remote job,

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