Technical Project Manager

As a Technical Project Manager at vCluster Labs, you aren't just tracking tasks; you are the operational engine behind our product execution. In this role, you will bridge the gap between our engineering vision and delivery, ensuring we maintain customer-centric speed as we build the de facto standard for running Kubernetes on AI infrastructure.

You will have the unique opportunity to work across functions, facilitating transparent collaboration and ensuring that our engineering teams can balance fearless innovation with disciplined execution.

As a Technical Project Manager, your role will include:

• Project Leadership: Own the delivery lifecycle of complex technical initiatives. You will practice holistic ownership, connecting daily engineering actions to our broader 2026 company goals and ensuring value is delivered, not just tasks checked off.

• Stakeholder Alignment: Act as the primary translation layer between engineers, architects, and business stakeholders. You will actively seek clarification to ensure understanding and define clear project scopes that drive long-term success.

• Proactive Risk Management: Anticipate future trends and roadblocks. You will identify dependencies and risks early, implementing mitigation strategies to ensure the team remains reliable.

• Workflow Optimization: Champion continuous improvement by leveraging feedback as an upgrade path. You will use data and analytics to refine our development processes, ensuring we remain agile and efficient as we scale.

• Execution & Communication: Facilitate clear, active listening and communication across the organization. You will manage daily execution via Kanban to minimize the burden on leaders 17 and keep the team focused on high-impact work.

This role could be a fit for you if you bring:

• Experience: You have 3+ years of project management experience, ideally in a successful startup where you played a pivotal role or within a cloud-native/DevOps environment.

• Technical Fluency: You possess a strong understanding of our industry dynamics. You are familiar with Kubernetes architecture, containerization (Docker, Helm), and DevOps principles (CI/CD, Terraform), allowing you to speak with authority to the products we build.

• Tooling Mastery: You have "must-have" experience managing workflows using modern project tracking tools, specifically Linear, and can organize complex Kanban boards effectively.

• Results Orientation: You are metrics driven. You have a proven track record of delivering results and effectively prioritizing competing demands in a fast-paced environment.

• Collaborative Leadership: You thrive in an Idea Meritocracy, creating space for the best solutions to surface regardless of origin. You are adaptable to different work styles and capable of leading cross-functional teams without relying solely on formal authority.

Bonus points for:

• Certifications: PMP, Scrum Master, or CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) certifications.

• Engineering Background: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or prior experience as a software engineer.

• Automation Skills: Experience automating workflows or integrating tools to improve team efficiency.

About vCluster Labs

We are a venture-backed tech startup striving to be the leading force in enabling platform engineers. We raised +$30M from top-tier VCs such as Khosla Ventures (first investor in OpenAI, GitLab, Stripe, Doordash) and are in a hyper-growth phase looking for motivated people to complement our team. Our headquarters are in San Francisco (Salesforce Tower), but our team is distributed around the globe and we have a remote-first work culture.

We're the company behind vCluster, an open-source technology for virtualizing Kubernetes (+10k GitHub stars). Open source is part of our DNA.

The adoption of our commercial product based on vCluster has grown extremely fast (multi-million dollar revenue) and our customer base includes some of the biggest companies in the world, including 6 Global Fortune 500 companies as well as some of the fastest-growing tech unicorns.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits:

• Competitive Salary: We offer a competitive compensation package, including equity.

• Platinum-Level Insurance: Health, dental, vision, and life Insurance, including plans for you and eligible dependents (benefits vary depending on country).

• Flexible Working Schedule:  You have a doctor’s appointment or need to head to the supermarket to get groceries at 2pm? We won’t have an issue with that. To us, results matter more than clocking in and out at the same time every day.

• Workplace Flexibility:  We’re very flexible about where you work. We know things can change in life and we’re happy to adjust the work environment for you along the way.

Culture & Values

At vCluster Labs, we value and stand for:

• Open Source, Open Mind: We are actively contributing to and maintaining open-source projects. Internally, we foster meritocracy — the strongest ideas win, no matter who or where they come from.

• Build Tomorrow’s Standards, Intentionally: We don't just ship software; we define the state-of-the-art of tomorrow. We are fearless in tearing down old approaches to build something better, but we are disciplined in how we do it because we know our users rely on our technology to run mission-critical infrastructure platforms.

• Create Wow: We measure success by the experience we generate, both inside and outside the company. For our customers, this means impressive speed and intuitive experiences. For our team, this means going the extra mile to support one another and to continuously drive each other to new heights.

• Own the Outcome: We understand that our responsibility doesn't end when a task is checked off; it ends when the value is delivered. We connect our daily individual actions to the broader success of the company and our customers.