Director, Product Management - Metadata Platform

Data is at the core of modern business, yet many teams struggle with its overwhelming volume and complexity. At Atlan, we’re changing that. As the world’s first active metadata platform, we help organisations transform data chaos into clarity and seamless collaboration.

From Fortune 500 leaders to hyper-growth startups, from automotive innovators redefining mobility to healthcare organisations saving lives, and from Wall Street powerhouses to Silicon Valley trailblazers — we empower ambitious teams across industries to unlock the full potential of their data.

Recognised as leaders by Gartner and Forrester and backed by Insight Partners, Atlan is at the forefront of reimagining how humans and data work together. Joining us means becoming part of a movement to shape a future where data drives extraordinary outcomes.

As a Director of Product Management for the Metadata Platform, you will be a critical leader in shaping the future of Atlan. You will own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for our metadata applications and platform, ensuring they are seamlessly integrated, highly usable, and deliver immediate business impact for our customers. This role requires a blend of technical depth, customer empathy, and strategic thinking to build a world-class metadata control plane and a thriving app ecosystem. You will lead a team of product managers focused on different aspects of the platform.

• Build the Next-Generation Metadata Control Plane:

  • Develop a futuristic, scalable platform to elevate metadata management of enterprise data estate and streamline ecosystem-wide integration, including multi-cloud, on-prem, SaaS, AI applications, open format, and custom data systems.

  • Accelerate time-to-value by ensuring metadata applications are easy to adopt, highly functional, and deliver immediate business impact.

• Advance Workflow Orchestration:

  • Lead the product roadmap for a cutting-edge workflow orchestration platform that seamlessly connects enterprise data estate with the Metadata Control Plane

  • Develop admin experiences for end-to-end workflow runs for visibility and provide customers with clear, transparent insights. Build user experience for metadata applications, collaborating with the design team to create intuitive and efficient workflows.

• App Framework Development:

  • Engage and support developer communities, drive product adoption, and gather valuable feedback to inform App framework development.

  • Onboard third-party developers and partners to build and integrate apps on Atlan’s metadata control plane, fostering a thriving developer ecosystem.

  • Implement tools, processes, and best practices, focusing on improving efficiency and developer satisfaction.

• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of product managers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and customer-centricity.

• Experience: Proven experience in product management, particularly with platform or enterprise products. Experience developing data integration products is a significant plus. Experience in leading a team of product managers.

• Technical Skills: Strong technical background and understanding of metadata applications, adapters, APIs, data integration methodologies, and modern data stack tools.

• Customer-Centric Approach: Deep empathy for customers, with a track record of delivering solutions that improve onboarding, drive adoption, and create measurable value and impact.

• Developer Empathy: Proven experience working with developer-facing products (external and internal) or similar.

• Collaboration: Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Analytics & Design: Strong analytical and visualisation skills, with a focus on user experience and interface design.

• Organisation: Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of organisation.

Why Atlan for You?

At Atlan, we believe the future belongs to the humans of data. From curing diseases to advancing space exploration, data teams are powering humanity's greatest achievements. Yet, working with data can be chaotic—our mission is to transform that experience. We're reimagining how data teams collaborate by building the home they deserve, enabling them to create winning data cultures and drive meaningful progress.

Joining Atlan means:

1. Ownership from Day One: Whether you're an intern or a full-time teammate, you’ll own impactful projects, chart your growth, and collaborate with some of the best minds in the industry.

2. Limitless Opportunities: At Atlan, your growth has no boundaries. If you’re ready to take initiative, the sky’s the limit.

3. A Global Data Community: We’re deeply embedded in the modern data stack, contributing to open-source projects, sponsoring meet-ups, and empowering team members to grow through conferences and learning opportunities.

As a fast-growing, fully remote company trusted by global leaders like Cisco, Nasdaq, and HubSpot, we’re creating a category-defining platform for data and AI governance. Backed by top investors, we’ve achieved 7X revenue growth in two years and are building a talented team spanning 15+ countries.

If you’re ready to do your life’s best work and help shape the future of data collaboration, join Atlan and become part of a mission to empower the humans of data to achieve more, together.

We are an equal opportunity employer
At Atlan, we’re committed to helping data teams do their lives’ best work. We believe that diversity and authenticity are the cornerstones of innovation, and by embracing varied perspectives and experiences, we can create a workplace where everyone thrives. Atlan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.