Associate Product Manager

Druva, the autonomous data security company, puts data security on autopilot with a 100% SaaS, fully managed platform to secure and recover data from all threats. The Druva Data Security Cloud ensures the availability, confidentiality, and fidelity of data - providing customers with autonomous protection, rapid incident response, and guaranteed data recovery. The company is trusted by its more than 6,000 customers, including 65 of the Fortune 500, to defend business data in today’s ever-connected world. Amidst a rapidly evolving security landscape, Druva offers a $10 million Data Resiliency Guarantee ensuring customer data is protected and secured against every cyber threat. Visit druva.com and follow us on LinkedIn, X and Facebook.

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and driven Associate Product Manager (APM) to join our Product Management team for Hybrid Workloads — Druva’s flagship data protection product designed for on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. As an APM, you will work closely with cross-functional teams including Engineering, UX, Sales, and Customer Success to help define and deliver innovative solutions that safeguard critical enterprise workloads like VMware, SQL, NAS, Oracle, and more.

This is an excellent opportunity to grow your product management career in the fast-evolving world of cloud data protection.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Strategy Support: Collaborate with product leadership to define and refine the product roadmap for Druva Hybrid Workloads.
• Requirements Gathering: Engage with customers, sales, support, and partners to understand user needs, workflows, and pain points.
• Feature Definition: Translate market and customer needs into detailed product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Execution Support: Work closely with engineering teams during sprints; prioritize backlog, manage trade-offs, and ensure timely delivery of features.
• Market Research: Monitor industry trends, competitor offerings, and evolving customer requirements in the hybrid cloud and data protection space.
• Customer Advocacy: Represent the voice of the customer throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Analytics & Insights: Track product adoption and usage metrics and success metrics, and generate insights to inform product decisions.
• Collaboration: Partner with Product Marketing, Sales Enablement, and Customer Success to ensure successful go-to-market launches and customer onboarding.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of professional experience in Product Management, Technical Program Management, Pre-Sales Engineering, or related roles in enterprise software or cloud services.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is a plus.
• Understanding of hybrid/cloud environments, enterprise IT infrastructure (VMware, NAS, SQL, Oracle, Windows/Linux Servers).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to write clear and concise product requirement documents (PRDs) and user stories.
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to work effectively across different teams.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Passionate about technology, user experience, and delivering customer value.

Good to Have

• Experience with data protection, backup & disaster recovery (BDR), SaaS products, or enterprise IT solutions.
• Hands-on exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Understanding of storage, backup, or security domains.

What We Offer

• A collaborative, transparent, and fast-paced environment.
• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge technologies and products used by leading global enterprises.
• A clear career growth path within Product Management at Druva.