Principal Technical Product Owner for Agentic AI Developer Platforms (Hybrid)

Morgan Stanley; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in Montreal is seeking a Principal Technical Product Owner for the Agentic AI Developer Platforms to shape and deliver firmwide infrastructure products enabling application development, governance, and scalable AI solutions.

You will own the product vision, define roadmaps, align developer needs with engineering and security considerations, and drive adoption of APIs, tools, and platforms while collaborating with senior technology stakeholders.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in software development or technical product management.
• Experience owning a technical platform, developer product, toolset, or infrastructure capability.
• Strong understanding of AI, ML, generative AI, and agentic AI concepts.
• Ability to define a product vision and translate to roadmaps and requirements.
• Proven influencing, consensus-building, and cross-stakeholder collaboration.
• Bachelor's or master's in CS/engineering or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on software engineering experience with Python or similar language.
• Deep knowledge of APIs, frameworks, security, scalability, and developer experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Agentic Development Framework or Agentic Control Plane.
• Define product direction by aligning developer needs with engineering, architecture, platform, control, and tech stakeholders.
• Translate complex requirements into clear priorities for delivery.
• Champion developer experience, APIs, frameworks, tools, and onboarding for agentic AI apps.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog, balancing capabilities, demand, and dependencies.
• Partner with engineering on architecture, security, scalability, reliability, and cost decisions.
• Drive reusable platform capabilities to help application teams adopt agentic AI at scale.
• Communicate progress, measure adoption, and track AI developments to adjust the roadmap.

Skills

Software development

Technical product management

AI / Agentic AI

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Python

Job description

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Principal Technical Product Owner for Agentic AI Developer Platforms to shape and deliver firmwide infrastructure products that enable application development and engineering teams to build, integrate, govern, and operate agentic AI applications effectively and at scale.

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Principal Technical Product Owner position at Vice President level, for which is part of the job family responsible for defining the product vision, prioritizing features, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality technical solutions.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Agentic Development Framework or Agentic Control Plane.
• Define product direction by aligning developer needs with input from engineering, architecture, platform, control, and technology stakeholders.
• Build technical and product consensus, translating complex requirements and technical decisions into clear priorities.
• Championing the developer experience, shaping APIs, frameworks, tools, integrations, documentation, and onboarding to simplify building and operating agentic AI applications.
• Manage and prioritize the product roadmap and backlog, balancing strategic capabilities, developer demand, technical debt, defects, operational needs, and dependencies.
• Partner with engineering and architecture on technical feasibility and key design decisions, including architecture, security, scalability, reliability, performance, interoperability, cost, and build-versus-buy choices.
• Drive reusable, scalable platform capabilities and patterns that enable application teams to effectively adopt and scale agentic AI.
• Communicate product direction and progress, measure adoption and platform outcomes, and monitor AI and agentic AI technology developments to identify opportunities and adjust the roadmap.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• At least 10 years of experience in software development, technical product management, or a related field.
• Experience owning a technical platform, developer product, toolset, or infrastructure capability supporting software engineers or technical users.
• Strong understanding of AI, machine learning, generative AI, and agentic AI, including foundation models, retrieval, agent frameworks, tool integration, observability, and deployment patterns.
• Proven ability to define a product vision and translate it into priorities, roadmaps, technical requirements, and delivery outcomes for developer-facing platforms.
• Strong influencing, consensus-building, and communication skills, with the ability to drive decisions across engineering, architecture, platform, control, and senior technology stakeholders.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience, with the ability to operate effectively in a rapidly evolving technology environment.
• Hands-on software engineering/application development experience, with proficiency in at least one programming language, preferably Python (a plus).
• Strong technical depth across APIs, frameworks, integration patterns, architecture, security, scalability, reliability, performance, and developer experience. (a plus)

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo

All our positions are located in Montreal, Quebec. We offer a hybrid work environment, combining remote work and attendance in the office.

Knowledge of French and English is required.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients - helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated - and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business fo