Principal Product Manager – Hardware Accelerator Virtualization

Red Hat

Principal Product Manager delivering GPU and FPGA virtualization for Red Hat’s enterprise open-source cloud platforms. Driving accelerator roadmaps, platform integration, and AI/ML workload optimization.

Posted 8/4/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $154,190 - $254,380 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing hardware accelerator virtualization projects, particularly with Red Hat OpenStack and OpenShift, while ensuring GPU enablement and resource scheduling for AI/ML workloads. Proficient in defining virtualization architecture requirements and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive enterprise software solutions.

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Hardware Accelerator Virtualization ManagementAI/ML Technologies and FrameworksRed Hat OpenShift and OpenStack ExperienceVirtualization Architecture Requirements DefinitionTechnical Product Management

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Hard Skills

GPU EnablementFPGA IntegrationPerformance TuningVirtualization ArchitectureKubernetesAgile Development ProcessesDriver CompatibilityCloud Infrastructure SolutionsRisk AssessmentWork Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationProblem-SolvingNegotiationLeadership

Tools & Technologies

Red Hat OpenShiftRed Hat OpenStackVMware vSphereKVM/libvirtPyTorchTensorFlowAI/ML Workload OptimizationSecure Boot ComplianceCyborg ComponentsCompute Components

Industry Keywords

AI/ML WorkloadsHardware AcceleratorsVirtualization PlatformsEnterprise Infrastructure SolutionsTechnical Blockers

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudKubernetesOpenShiftOpenStackPyTorchTensorflowVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage end-to-end execution of hardware accelerator virtualization projects on Red Hat OpenStack and OpenShift
Ensure GPU enablement, resource scheduling, and delivery of Compute/Cyborg components stay within scope, schedule, and budget
Confer with engineering, quality, and hardware partner teams to resolve technical blockers in driver alignment, secure boot compliance, and upgrade compatibility
Monitor milestones for AI/ML workload optimization, including GPU passthrough, partitioning, and performance tuning
Assess customer and market requirements for GPUs and FPGAs in AI/ML and HPC workloads and translate them into roadmap priorities
Develop and update OpenShift hardware-enablement project plans, objectives, specifications, schedules, and staffing needs
Prepare status reports on hardware trends and virtualization architecture requirements to inform platform strategy
Establish communication plans across RHEL, OpenShift, OpenStack, and external hardware vendors
Submit production-grade accelerator features after validating scalability and security
Direct engineering and quality personnel validating scalable, secure accelerator features
Perform risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies for integration, lifecycle management, upgrades, and secure boot compliance
Develop a WBS for Red Hat OpenStack Platform Compute and Cyborg component delivery
Negotiate with GPU vendors and FPGA suppliers for early accelerator access and joint roadmap commitments

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Technology Management, Business Administration, or related field and five years of relevant experience, OR bachelor’s degree in one of these fields and seven years of relevant experience
Three years of experience with hardware accelerators, including GPUs and FPGAs, applied to AI/ML workloads
Three years of experience with AI/ML technologies and frameworks, including classifiers, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and LLMs
Three years of experience defining virtualization architecture requirements across OpenStack Nova, KVM/libvirt, and Kubernetes for GPU passthrough, partitioning, and performance tuning
Three years of experience as a technical product manager driving enterprise software solutions, including cloud infrastructure or virtualization platforms
Two years of experience with Red Hat OpenShift Platform, Red Hat OpenStack Platform, VMware vSphere, or other enterprise infrastructure solutions
Two years of experience with Agile development processes
Two years of experience overseeing kernel-level hardware-enablement integration, driver compatibility, and upgrades
Two years of experience with management frameworks for various accelerator types

Benefits

Comp & perks

Telecommuting permitted within normal commuting distance of the Boston, MA office
Potential eligibility for bonus, commission, and/or equity
Reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities