Lead Product Manager, Core Data

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Visit <a class="_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu194a _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu18uv _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b18uv _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik18uv _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm18uv _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1" href="http://klaviyo.com/careers" data-renderer-mark="true">klaviyo.com/careers</a> to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.</em></p></div><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>We are seeking a highly technical Lead Product Manager to set the vision, strategy, and execution for our Data Ingestion Platform. This is a platform PM role, ideal for someone who operates comfortably at the intersection of deep architectural discussions and long-range product strategy — with a track record of driving measurable outcomes across complex, distributed systems.</p> <p> </p> <p>You will define the vision and roadmap for how large volumes of data from diverse sources are ingested, transformed, and made reliable within Klaviyo’s core systems. You’ll work closely with engineering, integration teams, and downstream stakeholders to modernize legacy pipelines and build a scalable, unified ingestion framework. At the Lead level, you’re not only executing the roadmap — you’re setting the direction, influencing engineering leadership, and driving org-wide alignment on data platform strategy. <strong>Please note this role requires 5 </strong><strong>days/week in our Boston office. </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Why This Role Matters</strong></p> <p>Data is foundational to everything Klaviyo delivers. This role sits at the heart of how that data enters and powers the platform. You’ll shape the architecture that enables reliable, scalable data ingestion for years to come — driving platform health, reducing complexity, and unlocking innovation across the company.</p> <p> </p> <p>If you’re energized by building structure where it doesn’t yet exist, modernizing complex systems, and operating at the intersection of data architecture and product strategy, this is a high-impact opportunity to define a critical platform capability at scale.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Set the Vision: </strong>Define the long-term mission, charter, and ownership boundaries for a newly formed team — establishing clarity where ambiguity currently exists.</li> <li><strong>Own the Roadmap: </strong>Develop and maintain a coherent, high-impact roadmap that balances foundational investments with active initiatives; refine prioritization and sequencing across concurrent projects.</li> <li><strong>Drive Ingestion Strategy: </strong>Define the strategy for ingesting large volumes of data from numerous sources; think holistically about data movement, transformation, and reliability at scale.</li> <li><strong>Partner with Engineering: </strong>Partner with engineering to design ingestion systems that are scalable, resilient, and maintainable; navigate tradeoffs across performance, latency, cost, and reliability.</li> <li><strong>Accelerate with AI: </strong>Institutionalize AI and automation as force multipliers — identify opportunities to reduce toil, improve pipeline observability, and accelerate the roadmap through intelligent tooling.</li> <li><strong>Deliver Measurable Outcomes: </strong>Establish instrumentation and success metrics (e.g., ingestion reliability, pipeline latency, data freshness, change failure rate) to validate impact and adjust priorities based on outcomes.</li> <li><strong>Champion Quality & Reliability: </strong>Drive improvements in observability, monitoring, and operational excellence for ingestion systems; partner with SRE and platform teams to ensure reliability is built into every component.</li> <li><strong>Scale for the Future: </strong>Identify and drive architectural simplifications that improve platform health over time; guide tooling choices that will keep the data ingestion platform sustainable and scalable.</li> <li><strong>Build for Collaboration: </strong>Create transparency and open feedback loops with engineers, engineering managers, and senior leadership to ensure alignment and adoption of platform direction.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>What You Bring</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Strategic Builder: </strong>Proven experience as a Lead or Senior Platform Product Manager in data infrastructure, distributed systems, or developer platform environments — with a track record of driving velocity and reliability at scale.</li> <li><strong>Data Infrastructure Depth: </strong>Deep understanding of data architecture and large-scale systems; experience with event-driven systems, high-volume ingestion pipelines, or complex data movement patterns.</li> <li><strong>Technical Fluency: </strong>Comfort engaging in highly technical