[Remote] Sr. Product Manager, Platforms

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Yahoo is a leading technology company that connects brands and partners with a vast audience. They are seeking a technically-sophisticated Sr. Product Manager to lead product strategy for critical platform pillars and implement AI-driven efficiencies to enhance developer experience and optimize performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product strategy for critical platform pillars, including Cloud Runtime (K8s), Security, and Messaging, ensuring alignment with Yahoo’s broader engineering goals
• Identify and implement AI-driven efficiencies in day-to-day work, replacing manual feedback analysis and documentation tasks with AI-assisted workflows
• Deliver innovative platform solutions that reduce cognitive load, optimize costs, and improve the reliability of engineering systems at scale
• Utilize generative AI tools to synthesize insights from customer feedback (surveys, interviews, analytics) to accelerate the definition of Minimum Viable Products (MVPs)
• Serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader, evangelizing the platform's value and future roadmap to stakeholders
• Define and execute an AI-first product roadmap, ensuring models and autonomous agents are integrated to optimize platform performance and self-healing capabilities
• Collaborate with engineering, finance, and procurement to balance trade-offs between cost, technical feasibility, and speed to market
• Exercise judgment in when to rely on AI-augmented oversight versus manual validation for critical system changes
• Execute on internal go-to-market strategies to drive adoption and close the loop with our developer community

Skills

• B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or equivalent technical experience (Requirement for candidate background check)
• 4+ years of experience in product management, specifically within cloud infrastructure, developer tools, or distributed systems
• 7+ years of total industry experience in software services
• Proven ability to use AI productivity tools (e.g., Gemini, ChatGPT, or GitHub Copilot) to accelerate product discovery, documentation, and technical analysis
• Demonstrated technical depth in cloud services (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, and modern architectural patterns
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to disambiguate complex problems for diverse audiences
• Experience with prompt engineering or structured interaction with AI models to assist in data analysis or system diagnostics
• Direct experience with security platforms or database-as-a-service (DBaaS) offerings
• Prior experience as a software engineer or architect, with a focus on building tools for other developers
• Interest in staying current on emerging AI tools and proactively suggesting improvements to internal platform workflows

Benefits

• Incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions
• Healthcare
• A great 401k
• Backup childcare
• Education stipends
• Flexible hybrid work options

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