Product Director - IaaS

The company

Nebius AI is an AI cloud platform with one of the largest GPU capacities in Europe. Launched in November 2023, the Nebius AI platform provides high-end, training-optimized infrastructure for AI practitioners. As an NVIDIA preferred cloud service provider, Nebius AI offers a variety of NVIDIA GPUs for training and inference, as well as a set of tools for efficient multi-node training.

Nebius AI owns a data center in Finland, built from the ground up by the company’s R&D team and showcasing our commitment to sustainability. The data center is home to ISEG, the most powerful commercially available supercomputer in Europe and the 16th most powerful globally (Top 500 list, November 2023).

Nebius’s headquarters are in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with teams working out of R&D hubs across Europe and the Middle East.

Nebius AI is built with the talent of more than 500 highly skilled engineers with a proven track record in developing sophisticated cloud and ML solutions and designing cutting-edge hardware. This allows all the layers of the Nebius AI cloud – from hardware to UI – to be built in-house, distinctly differentiating Nebius AI from the majority of specialized clouds: Nebius customers get a true hyperscaler-cloud experience tailored for AI practitioners. 

 

The role

We’re looking for an experienced and highly motivated Group Product Manager / Product Director, IaaS to join our team. This role will lead a team of technical product managers across various domains such as Compute, Networking, Kubernetes and Storage. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our cloud services and ensuring the delivery of high-quality products that meet the sophisticated needs of our customers.

 

In this position, your responsibility will be to:

 

• Lead and manage a team of technical product managers in Compute, Networking, Kubernetes and Storage domains
• Develop and maintain a strategic product roadmap aligned with business goals and customer needs
• Ensure the successful delivery of key projects involving IaaS services
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to define product features, functionality and requirements
• Formulate and prioritize backlogs for various teams, ensuring alignment with company objectives
• Engage with customers to gather insights and feedback, translating them into actionable product improvements
• Oversee and ensure the performance and reliability of IaaS services
• Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in IaaS technologies to inform product strategy

 

Requirements:

• Extensive technical expertise in the IaaS stack, specifically in Compute (virtualization), Networking (including cloud networking) and Storage (block, file, S3). Deep technical knowledge in at least two of these areas is essential.
• 5+ years of experience in B2B product management, including leading product management teams and engaging with non-technical business teams.
• Proven track record of managing and delivering complex technical products
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to engage with CxO-level stakeholders effectively
• Leadership qualities that inspire and guide multiple development teams towards achieving product goals
• Fluency in English

 

Preferred Experience:

 

• Candidates from hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure) or other public cloud providers
• Relevant experience in building private clouds within big tech companies (FAANG, major Russian tech companies) or smaller tech firms
• Global market experience
• MBA or equivalent business expertise
• Experience with ML and HPC

 

Does all that sound like your kind of challenge? Then join us!