Product Manager - Storage

Job description

**OUR STORY:** 🇪🇺 Join Scaleway and shape the sovereign cloud of tomorrow ! Since 1999, we have been designing secure, sustainable infrastructures aimed at supporting the most ambitious companies. Historically known for our dedicated servers (Dedibox), we made a strategic shift to cloud computing in 2015. Staying true to our principles of simplicity, flexibility, and technical excellence, we have become one of the leading players in Europe in the sector. With the rise of artificial intelligence, we have strengthened our commitment, supported by the Iliad Group, which is investing €3 billion to develop a serious, sovereign AI alternative to American and Asian giants. Every day, thanks to our fast-growing portfolio of cloud and AI products (bare metal, containerization, serverless, AI, etc.), Scaleway proudly serves thousands of customer across the private and public sector, from corporations like France Télévisions or Hachette Livre, to fast-growing startups like Photoroom and Biolevate, to institutions like the City of Copenhagen. 📍 Our offices are located in **Paris, Lille, Toulouse, Rennes, Rouen, Bordeaux and Lyon.** ### **WHY WE NEED YOU ?** Our growth is driving us to strengthen our **Storage Product** team to **build a robust and scalable infrastructure capable of absorbing high loads and supporting our expanding cloud environment**. Your mission will be to **act as the guarantor for a strategic range of products within our storage portfolio, taking responsibility for its lifecycle and roadmap alignment** in order to **evangelize customer needs, accelerate technical innovation, and ensure the overall value and success of our core storage offerings**. ### **YOUR FUTURE TEAM** We work in a collaborative and international environment where the diversity of Scalers, combined with a spirit of sharing, helps bring new projects to life every day, advancing our ambitions together. You will be part of a team of **4** people. The Storage Product team currently consists of the Head of Product, a Senior PM for Object Storage, and two PMs dedicated to Block & File storage. You will work in direct, daily collaboration with our engineering teams, while also driving cross-functional initiatives alongside marketing, finance, sales, and supply chain teams. Manager information: **Charlotte Letamendia (Head of Product Storage)** ### **YOUR DAILY ROUTINE** ### **Tasks** - Define, structure, and pilot the product roadmap for your strategic storage portfolio. - Port the "Voice of the Customer" directly into the product discovery and design phases. - Accelerate innovation and orchestrate Proof of Concepts (PoCs) in close collaboration with R&D and engineering teams. - Contribute to the Go-to-Market strategy to accelerate product growth and market adoption. - Maintain deep client relationships across various channels, including community Slack channels, direct meetings, and RFQ responses. - Leverage data and analytical tools like Metabase and n8n to ensure impactful, data-driven decisions. - Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and Supply teams to transform customer requirements into highly technical cloud solutions. ### **ABOUT YOU** ### **HARDSKILLS:** - **5 years of overall professional experience**, with a minimum of **2 years specializing in Product Management**, Product Ownership, or Technical Project Management. - Proven track record as a PM managing **highly complex technological products** spanning software or hardware. - Hands-on experience working with **large-scale infrastructure projects** or within Cloud ecosystems (IaaS). - Strong data culture with familiarity using management and analytical tools like **Jira, Confluence, Metabase, and n8n**. - Solid technical grasp or strong affinity for Cloud Storage solutions (Object, Block, File) and Hardware Lifecycle Management. ### **SOFT SKILLS:** - **Strong synthesis skills:** Ability to arbitrate, prioritize, and bring clarity to complex, highly transversal environments. - **Deep tech culture:** A natural curiosity and pronounced taste for innovation, technical infrastructure, and storage systems. - **Analytical & Data-driven mindset:** Ensuring all product decisions are backed by data to maximize impact and growth. - **Mentorship capabilities:** The ability to effectively guide a team and upskill more junior technical profiles. - **Evangelization & Influence:** Strong communication skills to champion the product vision both internally and externally at events or with partners. - **Structured and collaborative:** A highly organized team player who balances flexibility with strict precision. ### **WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT SCALEWAY ++++** - **Hybrid work:** We offer up to 3 days of remote work per week. - **Offices:** Our offices are spacious, dynamic workspaces with bold design, conveniently located near public transport. Most of our offices feature outdoor spaces (terraces) and bike parking facilities. - **Dining:** Our chef provides a healthy meal service at the headquarters, and breakfast is available across all our sites year-round. Scalers working from regional sites enjoy a Swile card for lunches. - **Well-being commitments:** Whether it’s access to a gym, daycare places, or discounted services for caring services, Scaleway is committed to supporting Scalers in maintaining a balanced life. - **International environment:** With dozens of nationalities, Scaleway offers a stimulating environment where English is as widely spoken as French. - **Career & Mobility:** Our managers value internal mobility, and opportunities to transition to other entities within the Iliad Group are accessible to all Scalers. ### **🚀 Why join the Scaleway adventure?** ✔ A rich and diverse product offering: Scaleway offers over 100 public cloud products in IaaS, PaaS, and AI. ✔ A cutting-edge technical environment: Scaleway provides modern infrastructures, including high-performance bare metal servers, to tackle exciting technical challenges. ✔ Commitment to responsible cloud: Scaleway is dedicated to a more responsible cloud, with data centers powered solely by renewable energy since 2017, minimizing our ecological footprint and holding top-level certification. ### **🔜 THE NEXT STEPS …** - **Discovery call** with a recruiter (30 min) - **Interview with Charlotte Letamendia (Head of Product Storage)** to understand your technical skills and approach to the role (45 min) - **Technical use case presentation** with several Product Managers to validate your expertise (1h) - **Interview with (Engineering Manager)** to deepen discussions and assess your fit with the team (45 min) - **Final on-site visit** to tour our offices and meet your future colleagues