Senior Manager, AI & Developer Platform Product Management

About the role

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Who You'll Work With

You'll join Bain's Technology Solutions Group (TSG), partnering closely with Platform Infrastructure, Architecture Center of Excellence, CyberOps, and engineering teams across the firm. You'll collaborate with product managers, architects, engineers, and senior business stakeholders to build and evolve the platforms that enable teams to develop secure, scalable digital products for both internal and client-facing solutions.

Where You'll Fit Within the Team

As a Senior Manager within TSG's TechOps Product Management team, you'll define the product strategy for the platforms and tools that power Bain's internal builders. Your portfolio includes cloud infrastructure, AI tooling, and self-service developer platforms that enable engineering teams to deliver modern digital solutions efficiently, securely, and at scale.

What You'll Do

• Define the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and success metrics for Bain's builder platforms, including cloud infrastructure and AI developer capabilities.
• Partner closely with Platform Infrastructure to align delivery capacity with engineering demand.
• Engage engineering communities to understand workflows, identify friction points, and prioritize enhancements.
• Translate infrastructure and AI strategy into clear product priorities that balance speed, scalability, governance, and cost.
• Lead governance forums for product intake, prioritization, and roadmap decisions.
• Communicate product strategy, roadmap progress, and performance insights to senior leadership.
• Partner with Architecture CoE and CyberOps to embed secure development practices throughout the platform experience.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog across cloud and AI tooling capabilities.
• Deliver scalable, secure self-service infrastructure and AI development capabilities supporting modern engineering workflows.
• Measure adoption, utilization, platform performance, and cost to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead agile execution across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing team of product managers and analysts.
• Stay current with emerging AI developer tooling, coding agents, LLM APIs, agentic workflows, and modern software engineering practices.

About You

• Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or equivalent technology, product management, or analytics experience preferred.
• 8–10+ years of experience in product management, platform engineering, or technology consulting.
• Experience working closely with engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to define product strategy, build stakeholder alignment, and deliver complex enterprise platform products.
• Experience supporting developer platforms, cloud infrastructure, or internal engineering tools.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Infrastructure-as-Code technologies such as Terraform or Env0.
• Familiarity with AI developer tooling, including coding agents, LLM APIs, prompt engineering, MCP, evals, and agentic workflows.
• Comfortable prototyping solutions and engaging directly with technology.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Strong analytical mindset with a focus on measurable business outcomes.
• Experience working in Agile product delivery environments.

Additional Information

• Hybrid role requiring in-office presence at least one day per week.
• Travel may be required based on business and project needs.

U.S. Compensation Information

• The estimated annualized full-time base salary ranges are:
• Boston, MA: $172,000 – $206,500
• Chicago, IL: $164,500 – $197,500
• Actual compensation will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to, experience, education, certifications, training, and skill level.
• In addition, this role includes:
• Annual discretionary performance bonus
• Eligibility for other discretionary compensation elements
• Bain-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
• Generous paid time off, including parental leave, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Paid life and long-term disability insurance
• Annual fitness reimbursement