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Staff Product Manager, OpenTelemetry | Germany | Remote

Grafana Labs
Location
Germany (Remote)
Posted
26 days ago
Department
Product Management
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years of Product Management experience in developer tools, observability, infrastructure, or complex B2B products
  • Strong working knowledge of OpenTelemetry, including SDK instrumentation and Collector pipelines
  • Experience using or building instrumentation systems, agents, telemetry collectors, or related infrastructure
  • Understanding of software deployment challenges across Kubernetes, virtual machines, and public cloud environments
  • Experience turning complex onboarding and troubleshooting workflows into clear product experiences
  • History of using customer research and product data to make decisions and deliver measurable outcomes
Nice to have
  • Experience contributing to or building products around the OpenTelemetry or open source observability ecosystem
  • Experience with automatic instrumentation, eBPF, or runtime-based instrumentation
  • Firsthand experience as an SRE, platform engineer, developer, or observability practitioner
  • Experience building product-led onboarding or telemetry-health experiences at scale
What the job really is

As a Staff Product Manager for OpenTelemetry at Grafana Labs, you will be responsible for defining the vision and strategy for the OpenTelemetry experience, ensuring users can effectively instrument workloads and send telemetry data to Grafana Cloud. Your role involves collaborating with various teams to create a seamless user experience, addressing challenges in onboarding and configuration, and leveraging AI tools to enhance product development and customer research. This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a fully remote environment.

Benefits
  • 100% Remote work
  • 30 days annual leave with 3 days reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days
  • Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) for all roles
  • Transparent communication and regular company-wide updates
  • Defined opportunities for career growth
  • In-person onboarding for new employees
Things to weigh
  • Role involves cross-product strategy without direct ownership of all components
  • Focus on customer activation and outcomes rather than developing OpenTelemetry in isolation
  • AI tools will be used regularly in the role, which may affect traditional workflows
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