Senior Product Manager, Core Platform (f/m/d)
Senior Product Manager, Core Platform (f/m/d)
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About the opportunity
Contentfuls content platform is the core of our product ecosystempowering everything from the editing interface our customers love to the APIs developers integrate with to the internal frameworks our own teams build on. As Technical Platform Product Manager Content Platform youll own the roadmap for the foundational services (content modeling delivery/runtime APIs extensibility layers SDKs) that make all of that possible. Youll translate long-term platform vision into clear incremental value for customers and for the product teams who build on top of it. As Contentful scales into a platform-centric AI-ready architecture we lack a platform-as-a-product mindset that holistically addresses both internal and external developer needs. This person will act as the connective tissue between foundational services and the rest of the company to serve a DXPserving internal platform consumers and external developers who rely on predictable scalable APIs and structured content models.
You will treat core platform primitivestaxonomy reference architecture governance surfaces storage abstraction and cross-space modelingnot as infrastructure but as strategic product capabilities. Your job is to turn them into coherent building blocks for extensibility reuse and automation across the entire Contentful ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
- Shape the platform strategy. Partner with the chief architecture office staff engineers design and other product manahers to define a multi-year vision for our Platform that balances composibility consistency extensibility scalability performance developer experience.
- Define and drive the evolution of platform services - including storage models and capabilities content API layers and reusable abstractions. Driving reliability scale reuse governance and AI readiness across the entire ecosystem of Contentful.
- Champion domain modeling and work closely with Architecture Engineering and fellow PMs to build scalable internal and external developer surfaces.
- Translate complex infrastructure decisions into clear product narrative that align with business priorities and customer outcomes.
- Define and measure success through clear KPIs tied to developer velocity reuse internal adoption and AI orchestration capability.
- Represent the customer. Use research analytics and direct customer conversations to keep content creators developers and enterprise architects at the centre of every decision.
What you need to be successful
Must-Have Experience
- 5 years of product management experience with at least 2 years focused on core platform or developer-facing products.
Deep familiarity with team topologies platform as a product mindset domain-driven design schema evolution and platform abstraction patterns. - Experience building or scaling multi-tenant systems public APIs or internal extensibility frameworks.
- Proven ability to define and ship technical products in close partnership with engineering and architecture teams.
Skills & Traits
- Product depth not breadth: You go deep challenge assumptions and untangle complex interdependencies.
- Builder mindset: You think in abstractions reuse and interfaces - not just features.
- Strong communicator: You can synthesize technical decisions into business rationale for execs PMs and engineers.
- Collaborative influencer: You drive alignment across stakeholders without relying on positional authority.
- Vision and ownership: You dont wait for someone else to define platform - you architect the answer.
Whats in it for you
- Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
- Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
- Fertility and family building benefits including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.
- We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous amount of paid time off including vacation days sick days education days compassion days for loss and volunteer days
- Time off to care for and focus on your growing family
- Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
- Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events including workshops guest speakers and fun team activities supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
- An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical financial or emotional health
- A monthly communication phone/internet stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.
- New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best.
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Who are we
Contentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging personalized content at scale. By blending composability with native AI capabilities Contentful enables dynamic personalization automated content delivery and real-time experimentation powering next-generation digital experiences across brands regions and channels for more than 4200 organizations worldwide. More than 700 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful working from hubs in Berlin Denver San Francisco London New York and distributed worldwide.
Everyone is welcome here!
Everyone is welcome here is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sexual orientation gender gender identity age physical disability or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
