Principal Product Manager, Platform

GoDaddy is seeking a Principal Platform Product Manager to empower everyday entrepreneurs by building and enhancing a scalable platform. This role involves collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to document customer and business needs, then design and build capabilities that meet these needs. You'll serve as a technical Product Manager for backend Platform Capabilities, guiding Engineering teams through platform implementation and encouraging adoption. This position is for someone passionate about building scalable platforms that enable other teams to construct products faster and more efficiently, while driving technical excellence and strategic thinking across the organization.

Must Have

• 7+ years of Software Development experience building scalable platforms with deep understanding of backend systems and architecture.
• 3+ years leading successful engineering teams and driving prioritization for new software launches and post-launch optimizations.
• 3+ years integrating customer feedback into system requirements and translating business needs into technical solutions.
• Experience defining a technology vision and successful launch of software systems that accomplish this vision.
• Proven ability to build multi-year roadmaps, manage dependencies across teams, and communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Good to Have

• Experience with platform-as-a-service (PaaS) or infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) models.
• Background in API design and developer experience optimization.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architectures.
• Track record of driving platform adoption and measuring success through metrics and KPIs.
• MBA or advanced technical degree in Computer Science or related field.

Perks & Benefits

• Paid time off
• Retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes)
• Bonus/incentive eligibility
• Equity grants
• Participation in employee stock purchase plan
• Competitive health benefits
• Family-friendly benefits including parental leave
• Employee Resource Groups
• Support for entrepreneurs/side hustles

Join our team…

GoDaddy's strategy is to empower everyday entrepreneurs to launch and grow their ventures through the power of our community and global scale. To do this effectively, we must build and enhance a scalable platform that delivers the capabilities our customers need. As a Principal Platform Product Manager, you'll play a critical role in accomplishing this mission by collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to document customer and business needs, then design and build capabilities that meet these needs. You'll serve as a technical Product Manager for backend Platform Capabilities, guiding Engineering teams through platform implementation and encouraging adoption of these capabilities across the organization. This role is perfect for someone who celebrates each step our teams take toward a "One System" Mindset by promoting the adoption and reuse of platform capabilities to reduce silos and waste. If you're passionate about building scalable platforms that enable other teams to construct products faster and more efficiently, while driving technical excellence and strategic thinking across the organization, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact.

What you'll get to do...

• Collaborate with Product Management, Marketing, and Engineering to identify and design flexible Platform Capabilities that can be used by other Engineering teams to construct products that meet customer and business needs.
• Serve as a technical Product Manager for backend Platform Capabilities, working closely with Engineering Managers to build and launch these capabilities.
• Build a 3+ year roadmap for Platform Capabilities that includes project plans, requirements, dependency maps, and cost models.
• Guide other Engineering teams through technical adoption of the Platform Capabilities you create and communicate progress to Leadership through written and in-person updates.
• Drive continual improvements in functionality, ease of use, performance, and cost by using experimentation and data to guide your decisions.

Your experience should include...

• 7+ years of Software Development experience building scalable platforms with deep understanding of backend systems and architecture.
• 3+ years leading successful engineering teams and driving prioritization for new software launches and post-launch optimizations.
• 3+ years integrating customer feedback into system requirements and translating business needs into technical solutions.
• Experience defining a technology vision and successful launch of software systems that accomplish this vision.
• Proven ability to build multi-year roadmaps, manage dependencies across teams, and communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

You might also have...

• Experience with platform-as-a-service (PaaS) or infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) models.
• Background in API design and developer experience optimization.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architectures.
• Track record of driving platform adoption and measuring success through metrics and KPIs.
• MBA or advanced technical degree in Computer Science or related field.

We've got your back…

We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy’s benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.

We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way.

About us...

GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit About Us.

At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products—period. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. But we also know that’s not enough to build true equity and belonging in our communities. That’s why we prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day—focusing not only on our employee experience, but also our customer experience and operations. It’s the best way to serve our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, and making opportunity more inclusive for all. To read more about these commitments, as well as our representation and pay equity data, check out our Diversity and Pay Parity annual report which can be found on our Diversity Careers page.

GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements. Refer to our full EEO policy._

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