Product Manager: Data Centers

The role

This person will define and evolve products that enable high-capacity, reliable connectivity within and between data centers and network facilities. You will work with engineering, UX design, and customer-facing teams to translate networking infrastructure needs into product requirements.

What you will do

• Own the product definition and evolution of products supporting data center and infrastructure connectivity use cases.
• Translate customer, partner, and internal needs into clear product requirements, workflows, and roadmaps.
• Define product requirements related to capacity, latency, availability, redundancy, scalability, and operational constraints.
• Partner closely with engineering to balance technical feasibility, product performance, and deployment realities.
• Define and track key product metrics related to performance, availability, adoption, and operational effectiveness.
• Incorporate learnings from deployments and live environments into ongoing iteration and continuous improvement.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product management for infrastructure, networking, or technical systems.
• 2+ years in data center environment
• 1+ years of experience building 0-1 products
• Experience translating complex technical needs into clear product requirements and priorities.
• Understanding connectivity needs within data center environments, network infrastructure, or large-scale technical systems.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, UX design, and customer-facing teams.
• Experience using data, operational signals, and user feedback to inform product decisions.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain product decisions to diverse stakeholders.
• Comfort operating in technically complex, ambiguous environments.
• Ability to work in the Sunnyvale office at least 3 days per week.

Nice to have

• Background in networking, telecom, cloud infrastructure, or related domain
• Familiarity with Optical circuit switching
• Knowledge of Optical networking
• Knowledge of existing high speed data center inter-connect technologies like Infini Band

Benefits

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About the company

Taara extends and amplifies global communications infrastructure using beams of light to deliver high-speed connectivity. Born at X, Google’s moonshot factory, Taara works with telecommunications providers, partners, and internal teams to plan, deploy, and operate optical wireless networks around the world.