Principal Product Manager, Telemetry Collection - Observability @Elastic

Overview

The role of Principal Product Manager for Telemetry Collection is within the Observability team at Elastic, a company that provides solutions for search, security, and observability. This position is focused on driving strategy and execution for edge telemetry collectors and remote management capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the product vision, go-to-market strategy, and execution roadmap for the Elastic Agent framework, Fleet Server/Service, and telemetry collectors.
• Define and track KPIs focused on agent deployment success, pipeline efficiency, and OTel distributions adoption.
• Oversee the packaging, testing, and distribution of the Elastic Agent and Elastic Distribution for OpenTelemetry Collector (EDOT).
• Drive remote management capabilities for Elastic Agent, Fleet Server, and collector infrastructure.
• Develop the vision and release strategy for cloud-native deployments, focusing on Kubernetes operators and Helm Charts.
• Guide development of receivers and exporters for OpenTelemetry.
• Manage Filebeat and oversee the maintenance of the Beats repository.
• Lead product initiatives for Logstash to improve user experience.
• Collaborate with engineering, UX, and product marketing teams.
• Act as a spokesperson for Elastic’s agent framework and collection capabilities at events.

Requirements

• Minimum five years in a Product Management role with focus on enterprise infrastructure observability or telemetry collection.
• Deep technical familiarity with collectors, log shippers, and agent ecosystems such as OpenTelemetry.
• Proven track record defining requirements for remote agent management or distributed edge collection systems.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes operators and Helm Charts.
• Previous experience in IT Ops, DevOps, or as a customer-facing solution architect.
• Expertise in OpenTelemetry standards and architectures.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex technical architectures.
• Strong familiarity with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats).

Benefits

• Health coverage for employees and families.
• Flexible locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days each year.
• Financial matching for donations and service, up to $2000.
• Time off for volunteer projects, up to 40 hours per year.
• Parental leave minimum of 16 weeks.

Location

Remote - Position available from Ireland.

How to Apply

Please apply directly through the company’s career page.