Director of Product - Elasticsearch Performance & Storage Engine

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

What is The Role

Elastic, the Search AI Company, empowers everyone to find answers in real-time, leveraging all their data at scale, and fueling the potential of businesses and individuals. The Elastic Search AI Platform, trusted by over 50% of the Fortune 500, unifies the precision of search with the intelligence of AI to accelerate impactful results.

The Director of Product will lead critical areas within Elasticsearch, our foundational search engine that powers all Elastic solutions. This role specifically focuses on Elasticsearch Performance and Storage Engine capabilities, directly influencing the speed and efficiency experienced by millions of users at scale. 

What You Will Be Doing

• Build and mentor a team of product managers specializing in performance optimization and storage engine architecture.
• Define the vision and roadmap for Elasticsearch Performance and Storage Engine, encompassing:
• Query optimization and execution strategies.
• Storage efficiency and compression techniques.
• Resource utilization and cost optimization.
• Performance benchmarking and monitoring capabilities.
• Partner with engineering leads to prioritize technical investments and establish realistic delivery timelines.
• Collaborate with downstream Elastic solution teams (Observability, Security, Enterprise Search) to understand their specific performance and storage requirements.
• Drive technical decision-making regarding storage formats, indexing strategies, and performance trade-offs.
• Interface with customers and the open-source community to gather feedback on performance bottlenecks and storage challenges.
• Collaborate with Sales & Marketing on competitive positioning related to performance and cost efficiency.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of Product Management experience with deep technical products, including 2+ years in leadership roles.
• Strong technical background in distributed systems, databases, or search engines. Must be able to discuss storage architectures, query optimization, and performance tuning in detail.
• Demonstrated experience with performance optimization at scale, having shipped products that handle billions of documents or petabytes of data.
• Proven track record of leading product teams through technical transformations or major architectural changes.
• Data-driven approach to product decisions, with experience in performance benchmarking and analysis.
• Experience working with open-source communities and balancing community needs with commercial objectives.
• Strong communication skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• Experience with globally distributed teams and asynchronous collaboration.

Bonus Points

• Direct experience with Elasticsearch or similar search/database technologies.
• Background in storage systems, file formats, or data compression.
• Experience with cloud cost optimization and multi-cloud strategies.
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Knowledge of search relevance and ranking algorithms.

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Double your charitable giving - We match up to $1500 (or local currency equivalent)
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is committed to diversity as well as inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to the principles of affirmative action. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. If you require any reasonable accessibility support, please complete our Candidate Accessibility Request Form.

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