Product Manager

Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap and feature execution for the core Nexus Repository, identifying and eliminating bottlenecks to ensure timely delivery.
• Establish mechanisms to accurately measure and inform your product's in-market performance, adoption, and future functionality.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Design, Product Marketing, Support, and Sales Engineering to build, market, and support scalable solutions.
• Partner with peer Product Managers for Platform, security, and AI governance features to ensure a cohesive end-to-end platform experience.
• Continuously develop personal expertise in product management practices, exploring new methods for effective prioritization and execution.

Requirements

• 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.

Position Overview

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.

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.

Education

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field is highly desirable.

What Makes You A Strong Fit

• 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).

Things that we are proud of

• 2025 Visionary in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing!
• 2025 AI Compliance Solution of the Year - AI Breakthrough Awards
• 2025 DEVIES Award to our SBOM Manager for a new product for its innovation and impact in developer technology
• 2024 Industry Leader in Forrester-Wave for Software Composition Analysis (2024 Q4 report)
• Constellation AST Shortlist: Sonatype has been listed on the Constellation ShortList™ for Application Security Testing for 2024
• Data Breakthrough Awards: Sonatype was announced as a 2024 winner in the "Open Source Data Solution of the Year."
• SD Times: Best in Show Security

Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators 2024

The Herd Top 100 Private Software Companies 2024.

Diversity & Inclusion Working Groups

Parental Leave Policy

Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

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