Product Manager - Container Solutions

About Mirantis

Mirantis is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. By combining open source innovation with deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, Mirantis empowers platform engineering teams to deliver composable, production-ready developer platforms across any environment—on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in sovereign data centers. As enterprises navigate the growing complexity of AI-driven workloads, Mirantis delivers the automation, GPU orchestration, and policy-driven control needed to manage infrastructure with confidence and agility. Committed to open standards and freedom from lock-in, Mirantis ensures that customers retain full control of their infrastructure strategy.

Mirantis is seeking a Product Manager to drive product strategy and execution for our Container Solutions portfolio, including Mirantis Secure Registry (MSR), Mirantis Container Runtime (MCR), and Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE) 3.x. This role will also focus on creating integrated solutions that combine these core container technologies with our flagship k0rdent platform to deliver comprehensive container management capabilities.

The Container Solutions portfolio serves as the foundation for enterprise container deployments, providing secure, compliant, and scalable container infrastructure for organizations transitioning from traditional virtualization to cloud-native architectures. This role requires strong technical expertise in containers, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure, coupled with proven product management experience in driving customer adoption and product transitions.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience managing product lifecycles, driving customer migrations between product versions, and working closely with engineering teams to deliver enterprise-grade container solutions that meet evolving customer needs.

Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Execution

• Own the product roadmap and strategy for MSR, MCR, and MKE 3.x, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and market demands for secure container infrastructure

• Drive product requirements for enterprise-grade features including container security scanning, registry management, cluster orchestration, and compliance frameworks

• Define integration strategies between Container Solutions and k0rdent platform to deliver unified container management experiences

• Partner with engineering teams to ensure timely delivery and high quality of product releases and updates

• Translate customer feedback and market insights into actionable product features and prioritized development plans

Customer Transition & Migration Leadership

• Lead customer transition strategies from legacy container platforms and older product versions to current Container Solutions offerings

• Develop migration guides, best practices, and transition tooling to facilitate smooth customer upgrades

• Work directly with customer success teams to understand migration challenges and address technical blockers

• Create compelling business cases and ROI models for customers considering container platform transitions

• Support complex customer migrations through direct engagement and technical consultation

Go-to-Market Support

• Collaborate with Product Marketing to develop positioning and messaging for Container Solutions across key use cases including secure container registries, enterprise container runtimes, and Kubernetes orchestration

• Enable sales teams with technical collateral, competitive positioning, and solution architecture guidance

• Support customer engagements from technical discovery through proof-of-concept and deployment planning

• Contribute to product launch activities and coordinate release communications
   

Customer & Market Insight

• Engage directly with DevOps teams, platform engineers, and IT administrators to understand container infrastructure pain points and workflow requirements

• Monitor competitive landscape including Docker Enterprise, Red Hat OpenShift, and cloud-native container services

• Identify trends in container security, compliance requirements, and enterprise containerization adoption patterns

• Gather and analyze customer usage data and feedback to inform product improvements and roadmap decisions
   

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with engineering and design teams to ensure product usability, security, and enterprise-grade reliability

• Coordinate with support and customer success teams to address product issues and enhance customer experience

• Align product priorities with Mirantis' partner ecosystem and open-source community contributions

• Champion customer requirements across the organization to ensure solutions address real-world enterprise challenges

• 5+ years of product management experience, with at least 2 years in container technologies, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise IT platforms

• Strong technical understanding of Docker containers, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, and container orchestration concepts

• Experience with container registries, image scanning, and container security best practices

• Proven track record managing product transitions, customer migrations, and version upgrades in enterprise environments

• Familiarity with DevOps, platform engineering, and IT operations personas and their operational challenges

• Experience in go-to-market activities, product positioning, and supporting sales processes

• Strong technical fluency in cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, and enterprise security frameworks

• Excellent communication skills with ability to engage effectively with both technical and business stakeholders

• Experience working with cross-functional teams and driving consensus without direct authority

Bonus Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Mirantis products (MSR, MCR, MKE) or similar container platforms

• Knowledge of container security standards, compliance frameworks (SOC 2, FIPS, Common Criteria)

• Experience with Docker Enterprise or other enterprise container platform transitions

• Familiarity with GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, and container-native development workflows

• Understanding of hybrid and multi-cloud container deployment patterns

• Experience with competitive offerings from Docker, Red Hat, VMware, and cloud providers

What does Mirantis offer you?

• Work with an established Silicon Valley leader in the cloud infrastructure industry.

• Work with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies.

• Be a part of cutting-edge, open-source innovation.

• Thrive in the high-energy environment of a young company where openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth are valued.

• Professional development and training.

• Attend conferences and working groups.

• Customized workstation (macOS, Windows).

• Professional development and training.

• A competitive compensation package with strong benefits plan and stock options.

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