Senior Product Manager - AI Strategy

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Seek to empathize with and understand the end user deeply and use that knowledge to determine the fastest path to deliver value
• Translate business goals and end user needs into product strategy; communicate direction and product priorities to the development team, other matrixed teams, and third-party partners
• Identify goals, metrics and analytics to determine product value; continually make recommendations and refinements to the product backlog based on learnings
• Manage and groom the product backlog; make future decisions based on the value that will be delivered
• Partner with Finance to understand financial needs and assist in the creation of business plans for new opportunities
• Monitor research as well as the competitive landscape to recommend the best solutions and ensure that products remain or become best in class
• Ensure that product directions balance both the user needs and business goals of driving sales, improving efficiency and enhancing customer satisfaction
• Formulate, test and refine assumptions and hypotheses through user research and testing
• Document, review and ensure that all quality and change control standards are met
• Create, prioritize and accept user stories; incorporate them into release planning
• Make product decisions that drive value on a daily basis
• Identify and consider pros, cons, issues, obstacles, dependencies and value associated with features and enhancements
• Participate in standups, iteration planning sessions, product demo, and retrospectives
• Condense complex technical concepts into non-technical language for stakeholders
• Foster collaboration with team members (Engineering, UX, etc.) to drive value and identify and resolve impediments
• Act as a proponent of modern software development practices
• Advocate for the end user and stakeholder by becoming associated with the product, empathizing with and understanding user needs
• Work with the product team to continuously assess progress, disseminate lessons learned, and understand next steps
• Manage cross functional team and stakeholder expectations to execute on product strategy and provide education to requestors to determine prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experience
• Guide more junior team members in strategy, alignment, analysis and execution tasks
• Participate in and contribute to learning activities around modern software design and development core practices
• Participate in talent acquisition, development and retention activities in support of team

Requirements

• Must be eighteen years of age or older
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience
• Background in management consulting, corporate strategy, or strategic operations roles
• Proven ability to distill complex technical topics into executive-ready narratives and presentations
• Strong experience in building strategic frameworks and business cases to support emerging technology investments
• Familiarity with AI, GenAI, or advanced analytics and their business applications
• Knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree (MBA or relevant Master’s) preferred
• Demonstrated success in navigating cross-functional environments and influencing without authority
• Experience engaging directly with senior executives and stakeholders on high-visibility initiatives
• Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-evolving environments and the ability to bring clarity and structure to loosely defined problems

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field