Principal Product Manager, Emerging Technology & Innovation

Quick Facts

• Role: Principal Product Manager, Emerging Technology & Innovation (ETI)

• Focus: Horizon 3 innovation (3–5+ year breakthrough concepts)

• Work model: Remote (occasional travel may be required)

Description

You will lead Horizon 3 innovation by imagining, shaping, and validating breakthrough product concepts that could transform the enterprise landscape over the next 3–5+ years. The role emphasizes scouting emerging technologies and nascent user problems, then moving bold, unproven ideas from whiteboard to working prototypes through structured experimentation. Success is measured by your ability to identify and validate opportunities that enable the next era of growth.

Responsibilities

• Define Horizon 3 strategy: explore technology trends, business implications, and areas of opportunity

• Drive product vision: align user needs, technical feasibility, and business objectives

• Rapid experimentation: design and manage prototypes, MVPs, and proofs of concept using lean and agile methodologies

• Cross-functional collaboration: partner with engineering, research, design, and go-to-market teams

• Market & user research: conduct customer interviews, analyze usage patterns, and synthesize insights from early testing

• Stakeholder engagement: communicate strategic vision, product rationale, and outcomes to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

Requirements

• 5+ years experience as a Product Manager or Product Strategy Lead

• Track record launching new products/features/experimental projects (ideally 0→1 product development or R&D)

• Familiarity with emerging technologies such as AI/ML and developer tools/workflow automation

• Strong analytical and user research skills; data-driven and comfortable with ambiguity and hypothesis-driven decisions

• Exceptional communication and storytelling to convey vision and inspire action

• Technical acumen to collaborate with engineering and research and translate technological trends into business implications

• Entrepreneurial mindset: ability to take calculated risks, iterate rapidly, and learn from failure

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

• Competitive pay; eligibility for equity plan and corporate bonus plan

• Generous time off, ample parental and wellness leave

• Healthcare and retirement savings program (401(k))

• Paid sick time, paid personal time off, and paid parental leave