Solace helps companies connect and integrate all of their assets through the power of event-driven architecture. Our technology makes it easy to unlock data silos and capture events occurring across large enterprises; stream information about those events everywhere it needs to be in real-time; and give the apps, AI agents and people who receive it the power to immediately react with decisive actions and smart decisions.
Many of the world’s biggest companies trust Solace to modernize their IT infrastructure by embracing trends like AI, cloud and IoT so they can create awesome experiences for their customers, partners and employees.
So, the next time you drive a car, order furniture online, fly in a plane, check your bank balance on your phone, your positive experience could be a direct result of our technology—and your hard work!

OVERVIEW

Are you ready to be part of a dynamic team where technology meets innovation? Solace is seeking a skilled Technical Product Manager to join our Event Broker and Event Mesh product team. This is your chance to be at the forefront of technological development, where Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) intersects with Agentic AI, powered by our scalable Broker Platform.

WHY YOU’LL WANT TO JOIN US AT SOLACE:

• We have an awesome team! You’ll get to work with some of the smartest individuals in the business.
• We believe in work-life balance, and that it’s important to love what you do.
• We have adopted a hybrid work model to create an inclusive environment for everyone.
• We live by our values every day: craftsmanship, trust, courage, freedom, momentum, humility, and human experience.
• Our training programs are top-notch.
• We like to brag about our stellar customer lineup!
• We are social – we like to keep things simple and fun!
• We are one of the top-ranked employers on Glassdoor.
• We have a sense of humour and make cool videos on cool topics like MITT and this!
  We understand that experience takes on various shapes and sizes. Not sure you meet all the requirements? We still want to hear from you! Your unique experience could be exactly what we are looking for.
  At Solace, we believe that diversity and inclusion drive innovation and growth, both in business and in life. We strive to create an enriching and safe workplace where you can be who you are. If you want to do the best work of your career and feel supported every step of the way, we encourage you to join us!
  Accommodations are available upon request for anyone taking part in the hiring process. Let us know how we can help! We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected to continue in the selection process will be contacted.

Experience:

• 5+ years in the IT or telecommunications sector, with experience in cloud, messaging middleware, and/or IoT.
• 3+ years as a product manager, product line manager, or product owner for Enterprise product developed with development teams using an Agile development methodology.
• Experience with a wide variety of different programming languages and messaging protocols is desirable.
• Specific experience in the middleware, integration, APIM space very desirable

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS:

As a Technical Product Manager at Solace, you will play a crucial role in designing and implementing cutting-edge cloud solutions. Your expertise in event brokers and cloud technologies will be instrumental in setting new industry standards and expanding the capabilities of Agentic AI through Event-Driven Architecture.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Innovation Leadership: Support the development of groundbreaking solutions within our broker platform. Contribute to the advancement of Event-Driven Architecture and enhance AI capabilities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering and product teams to translate detailed use cases and requirements into actionable plans for architects and developers.
• Market Readiness: Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to develop effective product messaging and enablement content that ensures our solutions meet market demands and customer needs.
• Strategic Product Management: Evaluate proposed solutions, balancing technical depth with practical impact. Ensure product direction is innovative and aligned with market requirements.

The Cool Stuff You’ll Do

• Lead technical feature delivery and customer-centric initiatives for major products or features
• Define product and feature specifications and roll-out strategies.
• Track high-level product metrics aligned with business objectives.
• Develop and manage technical product roadmaps.
• Conduct customer discovery sessions.
• Represent Product Management as a Product Owner across 1 or 2 design scrums.
• Lead complex, high-impact initiatives across multiple design teams.
• Help lead and scale product areas to meet enterprise and customer needs.
• Act as a product escalation point, working closely with engineering to deliver robust solutions.
• Provide pre-sales support, including RFP/RFI responses.

Experience:

• 5+ years in the IT or telecommunications sector, with experience in cloud, messaging middleware, and/or IoT.
• 3+ years as a product manager, product line manager, or product owner for Enterprise product developed with development teams using an Agile development methodology.
• Experience with a wide variety of different programming languages and messaging protocols is desirable.
• Specific experience in the middleware, integration, APIM space very desirable.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, and/or equivalent experience.
• In-depth knowledge of industry technologies and market trends, particularly in event-driven architecture and real-time data streaming solutions like Solace’s Event Broker and Solace Event Mesh.
• Experience with Solace-supported messaging protocols, such as AMQP, MQTT, JMS, and REST.
• Technical expertise in event brokers with a solid understanding of leading cloud offerings (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and Kubernetes.
• Experience with large-scale enterprise integration projects using Kafka, and its cloud provider equivalents like AWS Kinesis, Azure Event Hubs, and Google Cloud Pub/Sub, along with other data streaming technologies, is a plus.
• Familiarity with Event-Driven Architecture and lifecycle management of complex real-time data integration projects is desired.
• Strong communication, presentation, planning, organizational and persuasion skills.
• Technically strong and able to learn new technologies quickly
• Proficiency in Agile software delivery methodologies.
• Exceptional customer engagement and technical communication abilities.
• Strong collaboration with technical teams to drive feature delivery.