Principal Product Manager, AI Platform
clera · remote · remote
USD 160,000 to 230,000 a year
About the RoleThis Principal Product Manager will help a small, hands-on team build an AI-driven platform for a marketing services business. The role focuses on rethinking operational workflows, prototyping solutions, and working with engineering to turn successful ideas into reliable systems.
What You'll Do- Identify important operational problems and prototype solutions using AI tools and real-world data.
- Partner with engineers to productionize prototypes as reliable, scalable systems.
- Define measurable outcomes for complex operational challenges and use data to assess impact.
- Build a decision engine that supports varied user needs and replaces third-party reporting tools.
- Shape closed-loop attribution capabilities that connect client actions with business outcomes.
- Design platform capabilities for multiple business units and industries, balancing shared features with configurable elements.
- Engage directly with users and data to understand workflows and simplify or remove unnecessary steps.
What We're Looking For- Experience building and shipping functional software prototypes with AI coding tools and real-world data.
- Experience designing AI-driven systems that account for failure modes, edge cases, and production requirements.
- Strong systems thinking, including the ability to assess second-order effects, blast radius, and long-term design implications.
- Ability to define operational problems in measurable terms and validate solutions with data.
- Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams to deliver reliable systems.
- Clear, concise written communication, including documentation that explains decisions and rationale.
- Background improving operational efficiency through technology, ideally including decision engines, reporting, or attribution systems.
- Comfort working independently in small teams and ambiguous problem spaces.
Compensation & BenefitsAnnual salary range: $160,000 to $230,000. Visa sponsorship is not available.
LocationFully remote within the United States.