AI Product Manager, Partner Experiences

Lenovo•Chicago, IL

1d•$132,200 - $202,745•Hybrid

About The Position

Lenovo is seeking a Partner AI Product Manager to enhance its AI ecosystem by integrating innovative partner-built AI experiences for Lenovo customers. This role operates at the intersection of product management, partnerships, AI, and go-to-market strategies. The successful candidate will collaborate with external partners and internal Lenovo teams to transform emerging AI capabilities into compelling customer experiences within the Qira platform.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of Product Management experience delivering software, digital, AI, platform, or technology products.
Experience owning products or major product features from concept through launch and ongoing iteration.
Experience working with cross-functional engineering, design, technical, and business teams to deliver products for business or enterprise users.
Experience translating customer problems and complex technical capabilities into clear product requirements and compelling user experiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience building or launching enterprise AI, SaaS, workflow automation, productivity, analytics, developer, or IT products.
Experience working with generative AI, large language models, AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation, copilots, or multimodal AI.
Understanding of enterprise AI requirements including security, privacy, responsible AI, governance, data residency, compliance, identity, access control, and model risk.
Experience with enterprise buying processes and stakeholders, including CIO, CTO, IT, security, data, operations, and business-function leaders.
Experience integrating products with enterprise systems, APIs, cloud services, data platforms, identity providers, or device-management environments.
Experience defining product experiments, pilots, customer proofs of concept, and adoption strategies that translate into scalable products.
Strong understanding of AI product lifecycle considerations including model evaluation, quality, latency, cost, observability, reliability, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
Experience working in agile, pod-based, or similarly cross-functional product organizations with globally distributed teams.
Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where customer needs, technology, and product requirements are evolving quickly.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing opportunities and make effective product tradeoffs using customer insights, data, technical feasibility, and business objectives.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Collaborate directly with AI companies, developers, service providers, and technology partners to introduce new AI Agents, MCP apps, MCP services, and AI products into the Qira marketplace.
Manage the entire product lifecycle from partner opportunity identification to customer launch, including identifying high-value use cases, shaping product experiences, driving execution, coordinating internal readiness, and bringing new capabilities to market.
Continuously research and identify emerging Agentic products that can offer distinct value to Lenovo customers.
Ensure partner technologies are transformed into excellent Qira product experiences, going beyond mere technical integration.
Work closely with partners, Product, Engineering, AI, and UX teams to define customer use cases, user journeys, product requirements, success criteria, and launch readiness, prioritizing the customer experience in all decisions.
Utilize product data, customer feedback, and partner insights to enhance user experiences and determine which successful partner products should be scaled.
Operate within the Lenovo Responsible AI framework and collaborate with Responsible AI, Security, Privacy, Legal, and other stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
Identify requirements and risks early, guide partners through Lenovo's processes, and ensure new experiences meet Lenovo's standards for trust, security, privacy, quality, and responsible AI.