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Principal Product Manager – Technical
Location
Massachusetts
Posted
59 days ago
Salary
$190K - $220K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Product Manager – Technical
IDC
• Own the product vision, long-term strategy, and roadmap for a foundational capability within IDC’s next-gen discovery platform. • Define the data models, technical architecture, and platform interfaces that power intelligent, context-aware product experiences. • Partner with engineering to design and deliver scalable APIs, system components, and observability layers that enable extensibility and reuse. • Collaborate with AI/ML teams to integrate capabilities such as semantic search, LLM-powered assistants, personalization, and classification systems. • Write PRFAQs and technical narratives that align senior leadership, drive clarity across functions, and accelerate high-judgment decisions. • Engage directly with CIOs, analysts, and vendor partners to validate pain points and iterate toward product-market fit. • Define success metrics, build telemetry strategies, and use experimentation to drive continuous learning and iteration. • Serve as the single-threaded owner for your domain, mentoring others and raising the quality bar across the organization.
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of product management experience, with 4+ years in a technical or platform product role.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent technical experience.
- Proven track record of shipping 0→2 products or scaling platform capabilities in ambiguous, high-accountability environments.
- Deep technical fluency—you can meaningfully shape architecture, API design, and system trade-offs with engineering teams.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to influence VP- and SVP-level stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives that span engineering, data science, design, and research.
- Strong business and customer orientation; experience driving adoption, engagement, and measurable business outcomes.
Benefits
- 15 vacation days (prorated based on start date)
- 12 company-paid holidays
- 6 paid sick days (prorated based on start date; may vary by state)
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 2 floating holidays (prorated based on start date)
- 1 volunteer day
- 401(k) company match (IDC matches 3% on the first 6% of employee contributions)
- Company-paid short-term disability
- Company-paid parental leave
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