Senior Product Manager – R&D
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Senior Product Manager driving research and AI-led innovation in cloud technology at Nerdio. Collaborating with teams to shape product capabilities that enhance Microsoft technology deployments.
Responsibilities:
- Lead research-driven discovery and innovation across core product areas.
- Identify, incubate, and validate new product concepts, emerging capabilities, and intelligent automation opportunities.
- Balance near-term delivery with a long-term product and technology vision, ensuring defensibility and scalability.
- Frame ambiguous problem spaces into clear product bets, hypotheses, and validation plans.
- Drive experimentation through prototypes, pilots, and iterative learning loops.
- Champion AI assisted product development agents across discovery, design, and delivery.
- Partner closely with engineering and architecture teams to define and deliver AI powered capabilities, including: Recommendations and insights Workflow automation Copilots and guided user experiences.
- Evaluate where AI delivers meaningful customer value versus novelty and ensure adoption through thoughtful integration into workflows.
- Ensure responsible AI practices, including security, privacy, compliance, transparency, and enterprise trust.
- Act as a senior product manager influencing Engineering, Design, Architecture, GTM, and Support through clarity of vision and excellence.
- Collaborate with internal R&D teams and external technology partners on joint innovation initiatives.
- Influence portfolio-level prioritization and investment decisions, providing product and customer insight to senior leadership.
- Represent product strategy and discovery outcomes in executive-level discussions.
- Own initiatives end-to-end: problem framing → discovery → delivery → iteration.
- Author high-quality PRDs, problem statements, success metrics, and delivery plans.
- Define success using outcome-based metrics, including OKRs, adoption signals, customer impact, and learning velocity.
- Ensure alignment on vision, priorities, and expectations across all contributing teams.
- Continuously refine the backlog based on customer feedback, data insights, and research findings.
Requirements:
- 4+ years of product management experience in SaaS, cloud, or enterprise software.
- Proven success leading product discovery, R&D efforts, and innovation initiatives as an individual contributor.
- Strong technical fluency with the ability to: Collaborate deeply with engineering and architecture teams Influence senior stakeholders without formal authority Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Comfort operating in high-ambiguity, high-impact environments.
- Preferred Qualifications Experience applying AI/ML or AI-assisted tooling in product development.
- Familiarity with modern AI patterns such as copilots, automation, recommendations, or agent-based workflows.
- Background working on platform products, developer-adjacent tools, or complex systems.
- Experience contributing to long-term product vision and innovation strategy.
Benefits:
- Competitive Base and Incentive Plan
- Stock Options
- Health and Welfare Plans*
- Life and Disability Plans*
- Retirement Plan*
- Unlimited Flexible Paid Time Off, including your birthday off!



















