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What you'll be doing
Staff Product Manager at MongoDB in Dublin, leading strategy and execution for Developer Tools including Compass and Data Explorer. Responsible for defining vision, roadmap, and product strategy, aligning cross-functional teams, and mentoring PMs. Focus on developer experience, data modeling, and AI-powered workflows.
- Define vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for developer tools
- Own product strategy for experiences across desktop, browser, Atlas, and self-managed deployments
- Identify high-impact opportunities in data exploration, querying, performance troubleshooting, schema and data modeling, governance, and observability
- Shape next-generation AI-assisted and agentic workflows
- Lead customer discovery and turn insights into product decisions
- Partner with engineering and design to define requirements and deliver products
- Build alignment across teams contributing to developer experience
- Establish outcome-oriented goals and operating metrics
Key requirements
Must-have
- 6+ years of product management experience
- Experience leading complex technical products, platforms, or developer-facing experiences
- Track record of defining strategy and delivering products for technical audiences
- Strong technical fluency in software development workflows and database concepts
- Experience translating ambiguous problems into strategies and execution plans
- Ability to lead through influence across multiple teams
- Excellent customer instincts and communication skills
- Experience launching products requiring behavior change or ecosystem coordination
Nice-to-have
- Technical experience as a software engineer, developer advocate, data engineer, or solutions architect
- Experience building desktop applications, browser-based data experiences, IDE extensions, command-line tools, or developer platforms
- Familiarity with MongoDB, Atlas, Compass, Data Explorer, MongoDB Shell, VS Code or IntelliJ integrations, MCP, or comparable products
- Experience working across cloud and self-managed environments
Experience: 6+ years of product management experience, including leading complex technical products or developer-facing experiences
Role signals
- Technical focus
- product management for developer tools, data modeling, and AI-powered workflows
- Leadership
- Mentoring
- Hands-on vs management
- Hands-on
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Full job description
MongoDB is looking for a Staff Product Manager to define and execute the strategy for our Developer Tools portfolio. This role will help developers and data practitioners learn about, explore, model, query, and work with data through intuitive, powerful experiences.
The initial scope includes MongoDB Compass and Data Explorer, with the opportunity to shape connected experiences across the broader developer tools ecosystem, including MongoDB Shell, IDE integrations, data modeling, and AI powered developer experiences.
You will operate as a company-wide product leader: setting direction, simplifying complex technical problems, and aligning engineering, design, research, developer advocacy, marketing, sales, support, and adjacent product teams around measurable customer outcomes.
We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Dublin for our hybrid working model.
What you’ll do
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Define the vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for developer tools, balancing the needs of individual developers, data experts, application teams, and enterprise customers
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Own product strategy for experiences that span desktop, browser, Atlas, and self-managed deployments, creating a coherent journey rather than a collection of disconnected tools
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Identify high-impact opportunities in data exploration, querying, performance troubleshooting, schema and data modeling, governance, and observability
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Help shape the next generation of AI-assisted and agentic workflows, including natural-language interactions, intelligent guidance, and transparent actions that keep developers in control
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Lead customer discovery with developers, architects, data professionals, and enterprise teams; turn qualitative and quantitative insights into clear product decisions
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Partner deeply with engineering and design to frame problems, define requirements, make tradeoffs, and deliver high-quality products from discovery through launch and iteration
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Build alignment across teams that contribute to the developer experience, including database, Atlas, AI, client libraries, documentation, developer relations, and go-to-market organizations
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Establish outcome-oriented goals and operating metrics, using product analytics, customer feedback, research, and market signals to evaluate progress and adjust priorities
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Drive adoption and effective use of new capabilities through thoughtful onboarding, education, packaging, positioning, and field enablement
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Communicate product direction and decisions clearly to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, including the rationale behind what we will and will not do
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Raise the bar for product management by mentoring other PMs, improving product practices, and modeling strong judgment, customer empathy, and execution
What you bring
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6+ years of product management experience, including experience leading complex technical products, platforms, or developer-facing experiences
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A track record of defining strategy and delivering products used by technical audiences, ideally across developer tools, databases, cloud platforms, data infrastructure, IDEs, or analytics
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Strong technical fluency in software development workflows and database concepts such as querying, schema design, data modeling, performance, and observability
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Experience translating ambiguous customer and business problems into focused strategies, product narratives, roadmaps, and prioritized execution plans
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Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across multiple engineering and product teams without relying on formal authority
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Excellent customer instincts and the ability to move comfortably between user research, product details, business strategy, and executive communication
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Experience launching products that require behavior change, ecosystem coordination, or adoption across both self-serve and enterprise customers
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Comfort working with AI-enabled product experiences and evaluating where automation, guidance, and human control create the most value
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Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex technical concepts clear and compelling
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A bias toward action, disciplined prioritization, and the judgment to make decisions with incomplete information
Nice to have
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Technical experience as a software engineer, developer advocate, data engineer, solutions architect, or similar role
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Experience building desktop applications, browser-based data experiences, IDE extensions, command-line tools, or developer platforms
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Familiarity with MongoDB, Atlas, Compass, Data Explorer, MongoDB Shell, VS Code or IntelliJ integrations, MCP, or comparable products
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Experience working across cloud and self-managed environments
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Experience leading product strategy for AI-assisted developer workflows or agentic systems
How success will be measured
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Developers can discover, understand, and work with MongoDB data more quickly and confidently
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The Developer Tools portfolio has a clear, differentiated strategy and a roadmap aligned across product, engineering, design, and go-to-market teams
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Adoption, engagement, retention, task success, and customer satisfaction improve for priority workflows
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Enterprise customers successfully adopt new capabilities while the products remain approachable for developers getting started
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AI-assisted experiences deliver meaningful value while remaining transparent, trustworthy, and easy to control
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Cross-product experiences feel coherent, with clear paths between Compass, Data Explorer, and complementary developer tools
About MongoDB
MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.
Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.
To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!
MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.
MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.
Req ID: 3273538788
Interview prep pack
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Your interview focus
Based on this listing, the Staff Product Manager role at MongoDB focuses on defining and executing the strategy for developer tools, with an emphasis on technical product leadership, cross-functional alignment, and delivering impactful experiences for developers and data practitioners.
- Technical Product Strategy·High
- Cross-Functional Leadership·High
- Customer Discovery·High
- AI and Innovation·Medium
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Your 30-minute plan
Review MongoDB Developer Tools
0–8 minExplore Compass, Data Explorer, MongoDB Shell, and IDE integrations to understand their capabilities and user flows.
Prepare Product Strategy Examples
8–15 minSelect and structure 1-2 stories where you defined and executed strategy for technical products, focusing on outcomes and lessons learned.
Reflect on Cross-Functional Leadership
15–20 minIdentify examples where you led teams or initiatives without formal authority, emphasizing alignment and influence.
Research AI in Developer Tools
20–25 minRead about recent AI-powered features in developer tools and consider how you would evaluate and prioritize such opportunities.
Draft Questions for the Interviewer
25–30 minPrepare thoughtful questions about product strategy, team collaboration, and innovation at MongoDB.
Talking points
, 6 itemsDefining and Executing Product Strategy
You will need to demonstrate your ability to set a vision, create multi-year roadmaps, and prioritize initiatives for technical products used by developers.
Technical Understanding of Developer Tools and Databases
The role requires strong technical fluency, so be ready to discuss your experience with software development workflows, database concepts, and developer-facing products.
Leading Through Influence Across Teams
You must show how you have aligned engineering, design, and other stakeholders without direct authority, especially in complex or ambiguous situations.
Customer Discovery and Translating Insights
Prepare examples of how you have gathered qualitative and quantitative feedback and turned it into actionable product decisions.
Driving Adoption and Behavior Change
The role involves launching products that require ecosystem coordination and user behavior change, so discuss your approach to onboarding, education, and field enablement.
Communicating Product Direction to Executives
You will need to clearly articulate product decisions and rationale to senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
What to research
, 4 itemsMongoDB Developer Tools Ecosystem
Review MongoDB Compass, Data Explorer, MongoDB Shell, and IDE integrations to understand their features, user journeys, and current challenges.
Product Strategy for Technical Audiences
Prepare examples of setting vision, roadmaps, and delivering products for developers, data engineers, or similar technical users.
AI-Assisted Developer Experiences
Research current trends and best practices in AI-powered workflows for developer tools, focusing on user control, transparency, and adoption.
Cross-Functional Leadership
Reflect on your experience leading without authority, especially in matrixed or cross-team environments.
Questions to ask
, 6 itemsHow does MongoDB define success for its developer tools portfolio, and what are the current top priorities?
Why ask this? Clarifies expectations and helps you align your approach with company goals.
What are the biggest challenges in creating a coherent experience across desktop, browser, and cloud-based tools?
Why ask this? Shows your interest in solving complex user journey and integration problems.
How does the product team collaborate with engineering, design, and developer advocacy to shape new features?
Why ask this? Helps you understand cross-functional dynamics and decision-making processes.
What is the process for gathering and acting on customer feedback for developer tools?
Why ask this? Demonstrates your focus on customer discovery and continuous improvement.
How is AI being incorporated into the developer tools roadmap, and what are the key considerations?
Why ask this? Shows your interest in innovation and understanding of AI's role in the product.
What opportunities exist for mentoring or shaping product management practices within the team?
Why ask this? Highlights your leadership ambitions and interest in team development.
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