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As a Product Manager, you will focus on the core Nexus Repository product You will support the Product Management team by building product objectives and roadmaps while leading execution teams to bring compelling, viable solutions to fruition. You will work in close alignment with engineering squads, product design, product marketing, sales engineering, and customer success to drive impactful features for developers globally.
Drive Core Execution: Own the roadmap and feature execution for the core Nexus Repository, identifying and eliminating bottlenecks to ensure timely delivery.
Define & Measure Success: Establish mechanisms to accurately measure and inform your product's in-market performance, adoption, and future functionality.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate across Engineering, Design, Product Marketing, Support, and Sales Engineering to build, market, and support scalable solutions.
Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with peer Product Managers for Platform, security, and AI governance features to ensure a cohesive end-to-end platform experience.
Process Optimization: Continuously develop personal expertise in product management practices, exploring new methods for effective prioritization and execution.
Technical & Software Development Background:
Prior hands-on experience in software development or engineering (even brief/past experience, software projects, or coding background) is strongly preferred.
A clear, practical understanding of software development at scale, enterprise compliance, artifact repositories, and security controls within the SDLC.
Ownership & Drive: A proven track record of taking end-to-end ownership, navigating organizational roadblocks, and making a tangible impact.
Industry Context: Background and familiarity in Enterprise Software, SaaS, or highly regulated environments (e.g., Banking/Finance) is a strong plus, combined with an agile, flexible growth mindset.
Stakeholder Management: Experience working directly with Engineering Directors, Product Designers, and engineering teams.
Communication: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English (advanced/fluent proficiency is required).
Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field is highly desirable.
Former software developer who transitioned into Product Management, OR a PM with deep technical fluency who understands developer pain points, repositories, and SDLC security controls.
Corporate/Enterprise background (e.g., Banking/SaaS) to understand compliance and scale, but with a flexible, high-agency startup attitude (avoid rigid "corporate" mentalities).
The Sonatype journey started 15 years ago, just as the concept of “open source” software development was gaining steam. From our humble beginning as core contributors to Apache Maven, to supporting the world’s largest repository of open source components (Central), to distributing the world's most popular repository manager (Sonatype Nexus Repository), we’ve played a meaningful role in helping the world embrace the power of open innovation.
Over time, we witnessed the staggering volume and variety of open source libraries that began flowing into every development environment in the world. We understood that when open source components are properly managed, they provide a tremendous energy for accelerating innovation. Conversely, when unmanaged, open source "gone wild" can lead directly to security vulnerabilities, licensing risks, enormous rework, and waste.
Our vision today is simple.
We are laser focused on helping organizations continuously harness all of the good that open source has to offer, without any of the risk. In order to do this, we have invested in knowing more about the quality of open source than anyone else in the world. This investment takes the form of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and human expertise, which in aggregate produces highly curated intelligence that is infused into every Sonatype product. Organizations equipped with Sonatype products make better decisions, innovate faster at scale, and rest comfortably knowing that their applications always consist of the highest quality open source components.
