Director, Product Management - Agentic Core Platform & Interface

Bain & Company • Boston, MA

1d • $196,000 - $245,750

About The Position

The Director, Product Management owns product direction for the Agentic Core and Interface, the shared platform underlying Bain's Growth AI Performance System suite. The platform provides agentic workflows, retrieval and knowledge pipelines, evaluation infrastructure, design systems, and interface components used by products focused on marketing ROI, brand strategy, and pricing and commercial analytics. The role defines the platform's 6–12 month vision and roadmap, balancing the needs of multiple module teams and live client deployments with long-term scalability. It works closely with the Tech Lead and product module teams to translate shared requirements into reusable platform capabilities and make clear, technically informed prioritization decisions.

The role connects platform capabilities to real client and consultant needs. It conducts discovery and research with Expert Consultants, field specialists, and senior stakeholders; validates direction through prototype testing; defines platform success and impact metrics; and leads readiness and coordination for deployments of new capabilities. Feedback from live engagements is translated into product improvements and roadmap decisions.

The Director represents product direction in stakeholder sessions, presents platform capabilities and roadmap plans, and manages relationships across practice leadership, case teams, client technology and innovation leaders, and Bain's technology and product organization. The role owns product documentation, including specifications, API requirements, interface standards, evaluation criteria, and onboarding materials. It may include direct management, recruiting, hiring, and onboarding responsibilities depending on business needs. The position is permanent, full-time, and may be based in Boston, Chicago, London, Sao Paulo, or Warsaw.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of experience in product management roles.
• Significant experience with AI-powered, data platform, or developer-facing products.
• Direct product leadership experience leading teams, including teams delivering AI/ML-enabled features or products.
• Direct management experience where the role includes direct reports.
• Track record of owning a platform or shared infrastructure product roadmap and prioritizing for multiple downstream teams while maintaining a coherent long-term vision.
• Experience in client-facing or consulting-adjacent product environments involving real commercial problems and senior stakeholders.
• Deep technical fluency in AI and agentic systems, including the ability to make product decisions at the intersection of product strategy and platform architecture and discuss engineering tradeoffs with senior AI engineers.
• Experience as a product manager on AI-powered, developer-facing, or data platform products, with an understanding of shared platforms and cross-team prioritization.
• Strong data literacy, including defining AI platform metrics, interpreting analytical outputs, and using data to inform product decisions.
• Experience with agentic AI systems, LLM-powered applications, or advanced analytics platforms as a PM, builder, or close technical collaborator.
• Familiarity with marketing ROI and media measurement, brand and consumer analytics, or pricing and revenue growth management.
• Strong product craft, including precise feature specifications, clear acceptance criteria, structured discovery, and useful product documentation.
• Active use of AI-assisted tools for research, documentation, synthesis, and prototype development, and commitment to staying current in the field.
• Experience with agile delivery, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and timely prioritization while maintaining strategic coherence.

Responsibilities

• Own the Agentic Core and Interface product roadmap, define its 6–12 month vision, make prioritization decisions, and share accountability for roadmap delivery with the Tech Lead.
• Translate requirements from the marketing ROI, brand strategy, and pricing and commercial analytics product teams into a coherent platform backlog and reusable platform capabilities.
• Define the agentic workflows, retrieval and knowledge capabilities, and evaluation infrastructure needed for future client deployments, including sequencing and rationale based on client needs and technical feasibility.
• Make and communicate prioritization decisions balancing live deployment needs with long-term platform development and scalability.
• Own platform product documentation, including feature specifications, API requirements, interface standards, evaluation criteria, and engineering onboarding materials.
• Conduct structured discovery with Expert Consultants, field specialists, and senior stakeholders to understand platform use, value, friction, and opportunities for evolution.
• Define and track delivery and impact metrics, including consulting team efficiency, client trust in outputs, and value across engagements.
• Lead deployment of new Agentic Core capabilities by defining readiness, coordinating engineering and consulting teams, and incorporating deployment feedback into product improvements.
• Validate product direction through prototype testing and structured user research before committing major decisions to sprints.
• Engage senior stakeholders to understand commercial requirements, present platform direction and capabilities, and build trust in the platform.
• Represent the product in stakeholder sessions alongside the Tech Lead and consulting leadership, explaining current capabilities, upcoming releases, and roadmap sequencing.
• Manage relationships with practice and case team leadership, client technology and innovation leaders, and Bain's broader technology and product organization.
• Communicate product direction and delivery status to stakeholders, from engineering sprint reviews to quarterly leadership roadmap presentations.
• Depending on business needs, lead recruiting, make hiring decisions, and oversee onboarding of new team members.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary performance bonus and possible other discretionary compensation.
• 401(k) plan with a 4.5% company contribution that increases after three years of service and is fully vested upon start date.
• Comprehensive benefits and wellness program.
• Medical, dental, and vision programs with 100% of individual employee premiums paid by Bain.
• Paid time off, including parental leave, sick leave, and paid holidays.
• Paid life and long-term disability insurance.
• Annual fitness reimbursements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed