Job at a glance
YOUR MISSIONThousands of companies rely on Checkmk to tell them something is wrong before their users notice. That means two things at once: monitoring infrastructure properly, from operating systems and networks to databases, virtualization and cloud, and building out observability with metrics, logs and later traces for the same admins and SREs.We are looking for someone to lead that work. You take over a team of three product managers who currently report to the VP Product, you fill the open fourth position, and you sponsor the initiatives that shape monitoring and observability at Checkmk.
Your peers are the other Heads of Product.Are you tired of environments where product managers turn sales requests into tickets? Our PMs talk to users themselves, dig into the technology, and decide what gets built. Protecting that is part of the job.Leading the teamLead and develop three product managers, with one open position to fill now and more likely next yearRun your own hiring, from role definition to the final callCoach product craft: discovery, prioritization, working with engineering, saying no and making it stickSet clear goals, give feedback people can use, and handle performance conversations honestlyRepresent your team and its priorities towards engineering, sales, support, and consultingSponsoring the initiativesSponsor the initiatives in your area, the larger product bets we plan, fund and sequence each yearCarry them from the first problem statement through to adoption after release, not only to the release dateStay close to the work: user interviews, discovery, competitive analysis, and using the product yourselfWork with engineering leadership on scope, sequencing, and what gets cut when a release date is fixedBring evidence from users, the market, and your own data into annual planningYOUR PROFILEExperience leading product people.
Formal line management is ideal, a small team or a strong mentoring track record can work tooA solid technical grounding in IT infrastructure, networks, cloud, and containers. You can hold your own with engineers and with SREsA track record as a product manager or product owner in an agile environment, on products built for technical usersYou work from evidence. You talk to users yourself, and you can explain why you cut somethingExcellent English.
German is a plusAnd at least one of these:No single one is a knockout criterion. Together they describe the technical ground this role stands on, so bring at least one and be ready to pick up the rest quicklyHands-on experience with monitoring or observability tooling such as Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, or the ElasticstackA background as sysadmin, SRE, or system engineer before you moved into productA talent for getting into an unfamiliar technology fast, from documentation, a lab setup or an hour with an engineer, and turning it into product decisionWHY US?The chance to make a decisive impact and shape the future of a dynamic, fast growing tech company while growing with your tasks and responsibilitiesFlexible and family-friendly working conditions in a stable environmentWorkation: we offer the opportunity to work 6 weeks within EU to extend f.e.
your vacationWith the wide range of sports and wellness offers from Wellpass, you can choose from over 9,000 sports and wellness offersAn agile team that embodies autonomy and fast decision making within flat hierarchiesA unique corporate culture where we emphasize equality, diversity and inclusionA wide range of education and training opportunitiesFully remote work or high flexibility between mobile work and an office in one of the most beautiful, central district of MunichAn attractive salaryRegular onsite events of all sorts (Company Outings, Team events, Checkmk Conference, Conference After Party and more) in a familiar atmosphereINTERESTED?
THEN CONTACT US NOW!You can get insights about working@checkmk at: www.kununu.com/de/checkmkABOUT USWe are the creators of Checkmk, a leading hybrid IT monitoring software for both cloud-native and traditional infrastructures and applications. Checkmk is available as an open-source and commercial edition. We are a strong team of software developers and DevOps, open-source enthusiasts and nerds who are passionate about helping small and large companies run their complex IT infrastructures reliably.
Over the last years we have grown from 20 to over 250 employees to support our customer growth in Europe, the US and beyond. Our colleagues currently work from our Munich HQ as well as across Germany, Italy, Austria, France, Spain, Poland, USA, UK, Singapore and Malaysia.We are a dynamic, fast growing and easy-going company where positive collaboration is very important. We are more than just colleagues; we have a strong team and a great customer community.
For us, high autonomy and flat hierarchies are not just words on paper, but everyday life. With us you don’t work as one of hundreds or on purely theoretical questions but have an immediate positive influence.With our product, we make the lives of thousands of administrators easier and help them in coping with the increasing complexity of IT. Our customers love our product and your work helps to keep it that way!