Principal Product Manager - ClickHouse Cloud in London

Join ClickHouse as a Principal Product Manager for ClickHouse Cloud. ClickHouse, founded in 2009, leads the industry with an open‐source, column‐oriented database system that powers real‐time analytical reporting and high‐volume data workloads. Global customers such as Lyft, Sony, IBM, GitLab, Twilio, HubSpot rely on the ClickHouse Cloud offering across AWS, GCP, Azure and Alibaba Cloud.

NOTE: This position can be remote anywhere within the United Kingdom.

What you will do

• Define and drive the product roadmap for ClickHouse Cloud, focusing on cloud‐native database capabilities such as multi‐region replication, distributed query execution, fault tolerance, storage tiering and schema evolution.
• Collaborate with engineering to prioritise and deliver improvements to the core database engine, storage layer and query optimiser, ensuring the Cloud offering keeps pace with open‐source and enterprise use cases.
• Engage directly with customers, gathering insights through interactions, feedback and market research to guide product decisions.
• Work alongside design, marketing, operations and sales teams to support feature launches, contribute to blog posts and help shape product positioning and messaging.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all product‐related communications, effectively managing expectations and keeping stakeholders informed.

About You

• Minimum 8+ years of product management experience with a strong background in cloud‐based SaaS products. Deep familiarity with database systems, distributed systems or real‐time analytics platforms is strongly preferred.
• Hands‐on experience with SQL and a strong understanding of query execution, indexing strategies, partitioning and performance tuning.
• Experience with databases such as ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift or other columnar databases.
• Understanding of modern data infrastructure: data lakes, ETL pipelines, CDC and data orchestration frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to work with engineering on low‐level technical topics such as schema management, query planning, storage engines and schema design.
• Experience designing and delivering features such as database replication, consistency models and backup/restore workflows.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence cross‐functional teams and drive execution in a fast‐paced, high‐growth environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of simplifying deep technical topics for non‐technical audiences.

Bonus Points

• Experience working and scaling open‐source technologies.
• Prior experience at a startup.

Perks

• Flexible work environment – ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote‐friendly, operating in 20 countries.
• Healthcare – Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity – Every new team member receives stock options.
• Time off – Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
• $500 home office setup for remote employees.
• Global gatherings – Opportunities to engage with colleagues at company‐wide offsites.

Culture

As part of our first 500 employees, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture. Learn more about our values and culture through our blog and LinkedIn.

Equal Opportunity & Privacy

ClickHouse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on factors such as race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.