Staff Product Manager, Core Primitives

Temporal Technologies is seeking a Staff Product Manager to own the core primitives: the building blocks developers use to express durable patterns. The successful candidate will generate the area strategy that connects primitives, connectivity, and composition into a coherent thesis, frame the problem space, and make bets on which primitives need investment.

Responsibilities:

• Generate the area strategy that connects primitives, connectivity, and composition into a coherent thesis
• Frame the problem space and make bets on which primitives need investment
• Drive 1-pagers and PRDs for primitive improvements and new capabilities
• Own cross-SDK delivery for each primitive
• Run customer validation to identify primitive gaps
• Drive primitive correctness
• Act as domain lead for the primitives area
• Partner with engineering leadership to shape technical direction
• Represent the primitives perspective in product-staff reviews and company-level planning

Requirements:

• 8+ years of product management experience
• Track record of generating area-level strategy
• Experience defining what a platform area becomes
• Ability to hold a coherent vision across multiple primitives
• Experience driving complex cross-team delivery
• Understanding of technical behavior
• Rigor in customer evidence
• Experience partnering with engineering leadership

Nice to have:

• Experience with workflow engines, orchestration platforms, or durable execution
• Experience working on cross-language or cross-platform products
• Familiarity with the competitive landscape
• Personal experience building or contributing to distributed systems

Compensation:

• Estimated salary range: $185,000 - $260,000
• Eligible to participate in Temporal's equity plan

Benefits:

• Unlimited PTO
• 100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision
• AD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance
• Empower 401K Plan
• Additional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!