Senior AI Product Manager - Emerging Capabilities & Future Platforms

U.S. Bank National Association • Minneapolis, MN

14d • $149,515 - $175,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

The AI Center of Excellence is seeking a Senior AI Product Manager to help shape the bank's future AI capabilities beyond the current planning horizon. This role operates at the intersection of emerging technology, product strategy, platform evolution, and business transformation. Unlike traditional product management roles focused on near-term delivery, this position is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and informing future AI opportunities, technologies, and partnerships that could materially impact the bank over the next several years. The individual will work closely with AI Strategy, AI Platform Product Management, Architecture, and senior leadership to understand where the industry is heading and translate those insights into actionable recommendations for the enterprise. This role requires intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and a strong ability to navigate ambiguity. Success is measured less by the volume of initiatives launched and more by the quality of strategic recommendations, insights generated, and future opportunities uncovered. This role is best suited for a product leader who enjoys exploring emerging technologies, evaluating future possibilities, and influencing strategy through insight and expertise. It is not primarily a people management or large-scale delivery execution role.

Requirements

• Digital Product Management experience

Nice To Haves

• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to think beyond immediate delivery horizons and anticipate future technology needs.
• Strong understanding of AI market dynamics, emerging technologies, and industry trends.
• Experience developing product strategy, technology evaluations, or innovation roadmaps.
• Technical Aptitude: Working knowledge of modern AI technologies, including foundation models, AI platforms, agentic systems, orchestration frameworks, and related tooling.
• Ability to build simple prototypes, perform hands-on experimentation, and evaluate technical capabilities.
• Comfortable engaging with technical teams, architects, and platform leaders, even without direct engineering ownership.
• Research and Evaluation Skills: Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Ability to assess emerging technologies with incomplete information and evolving market signals.
• Experience evaluating vendors, technology partnerships, and buy-versus-build decisions.
• Leadership and Influence: Proven ability to operate independently with minimal oversight.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments where exploration often precedes clear requirements.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to distill complex topics into actionable recommendations.
• Track record of influencing decisions across functions without direct authority.
• The ideal candidate is naturally curious about technology and passionate about AI. They actively follow industry developments, consume research and thought leadership, and enjoy exploring emerging capabilities long before they become mainstream. They are energized by discovery work, comfortable taking calculated swings into uncertain areas, and capable of independently narrowing a broad landscape of possibilities into a small number of compelling opportunities.
• This individual is trusted to explore widely, think critically, challenge assumptions, and return with the insights and considerations that help leadership make better long-term decisions. They thrive in environments with high autonomy, limited structure, and significant ambiguity, and are motivated by shaping the future rather than managing a large delivery team.

Responsibilities

• Shape the Future AI Roadmap: Identify emerging AI capabilities, technology trends, and market developments that may influence the bank's long-term AI strategy.
• Develop and maintain a forward-looking view of AI technologies, vendors, and industry solutions that extend beyond current delivery priorities.
• Partner with AI Strategy and AI Platform Product Management to ensure future opportunities align to the bank's evolving AI vision and platform direction.
• Evaluate where external capabilities may accelerate or complement internal investments.
• Scout and Assess Emerging Solutions: Continuously monitor the AI ecosystem, including startups, established technology providers, academic research, and emerging market trends.
• Conduct strategic evaluations of vendors and platforms, assessing their applicability, maturity, risks, and alignment with future business needs.
• Build comparative assessments and recommendation frameworks to support executive decision-making.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on emerging technologies and competitive developments.
• Explore, Experiment, and Learn: Conduct lightweight discovery efforts, proofs of concept, and exploratory prototyping to validate strategic ideas and technology opportunities.
• Utilize modern AI tools and platforms to rapidly assess capabilities and understand technical feasibility.
• Distill complex technical concepts into business implications and strategic choices.
• Pursue opportunities that may have uncertain outcomes while maintaining disciplined evaluation criteria.
• Inform Executive Decision-Making: Synthesize market intelligence, technology assessments, and experimentation results into concise recommendations for senior leaders.
• Highlight strategic tradeoffs, risks, dependencies, and considerations associated with future investments.
• Influence roadmap discussions through evidence-based insights rather than formal authority.
• Help leadership navigate significant technology decisions in a rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

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