diff --git a/internal/rbd/manager.go b/internal/rbd/manager.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..518a914d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/rbd/manager.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Ceph-CSI Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package rbd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
+)
+
+var _ types.Manager = &rbdManager{}
+
+type rbdManager struct {
+	parameters map[string]string
+	secrets    map[string]string
+
+	creds *util.Credentials
+}
+
+// NewManager returns a new manager for handling Volume and Volume Group
+// operations, combining the requests for RBD and the journalling in RADOS.
+func NewManager(parameters, secrets map[string]string) types.Manager {
+	return &rbdManager{
+		parameters: parameters,
+		secrets:    secrets,
+	}
+}
+
+func (mgr *rbdManager) Destroy(ctx context.Context) {
+	if mgr.creds != nil {
+		mgr.creds.DeleteCredentials()
+		mgr.creds = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// connect sets up credentials and connects to the journal.
+func (mgr *rbdManager) connect() error {
+	if mgr.creds == nil {
+		creds, err := util.NewUserCredentials(mgr.secrets)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		mgr.creds = creds
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (mgr *rbdManager) GetVolumeByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (types.Volume, error) {
+	if err := mgr.connect(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	volume, err := GenVolFromVolID(ctx, id, mgr.creds, mgr.secrets)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return volume, nil
+}
+
+func (mgr *rbdManager) GetVolumeGroupByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (types.VolumeGroup, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("rbdManager.GetVolumeGroupByID() is not implemented yet")
+}
+
+func (mgr *rbdManager) CreateVolumeGroup(ctx context.Context, name string) (types.VolumeGroup, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("rbdManager.CreateVolumeGroup() is not implemented yet")
+}
+
+func (mgr *rbdManager) DeleteVolumeGroup(ctx context.Context, vg types.VolumeGroup) error {
+	return errors.New("rbdManager.CreateVolumeGroup() is not implemented yet")
+}
diff --git a/internal/rbd/types/manager.go b/internal/rbd/types/manager.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7744eb18a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/rbd/types/manager.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Ceph-CSI Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package types
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+// Manager provides a way for other packages to get Volumes and VolumeGroups.
+// It handles the operations on the backend, and makes sure the journal
+// reflects the expected state.
+type Manager interface {
+	// Destroy frees all resources that the Manager allocated.
+	Destroy(ctx context.Context)
+
+	// GetVolumeByID uses the CSI VolumeId to resolve the returned Volume.
+	GetVolumeByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (Volume, error)
+
+	// GetVolumeGroupByID uses the CSI-Addons VolumeGroupId to resolve the
+	// returned VolumeGroup.
+	GetVolumeGroupByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (VolumeGroup, error)
+
+	// CreateVolumeGroup allocates a new VolumeGroup in the backend storage
+	// and records details about it in the journal.
+	CreateVolumeGroup(ctx context.Context, name string) (VolumeGroup, error)
+
+	// DeleteVolumeGroup removes VolumeGroup from the backend storage and
+	// any details from the journal.
+	DeleteVolumeGroup(ctx context.Context, vg VolumeGroup) error
+}