Product Manager - HR Technology

Cornerstone; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone's Workforce AI platform is redefining how enterprises understand their people, with a skills-first intelligence layer connecting workforce data, market signals, and AI-powered experiences.

We are hiring a Product Manager in Hyderabad to drive execution across the Workforce Intelligence platform, partnering with engineering to own delivery from spec through release and ensure quality across the release pipeline.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience in enterprise SaaS or platform products.
• Strong technical fluency to read API contracts and discuss data models.
• Proven track record of shipping releases and managing dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of platform capabilities end-to-end: requirements, specs, sprint planning, release readiness, and post-release quality.
• Partner daily with engineering teams to translate product strategy into well-scoped, buildable increments.
• Drive the release process for workstreams: release notes, gating criteria, risk identification, and cross-team dependency management.
• Own API and headless access capabilities, including developer-facing experiences for customers and partners.
• Write clear, structured product artifacts: PRDs, technical specs, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios.
• Support enterprise customer deliveries by triaging escalations, validating fixes, and closing the loop to the roadmap.
• Contribute to platform quality and compliance practices, including SOC 2 and responsible AI documentation.

Skills

Product management

Enterprise SaaS

APIs

Release management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical fluency

Written communication

Time-zone coordination

Ownership mindset

Job description

Product Manager Workforce AI (HR Technology) | Hyderabad

Team: AI Product Management
Reports to: Senior Director, Strategic Programs (AI ProductManagement)

About the Role

Cornerstone'sWorkforce AI platform is redefining how the world's largest organizationsunderstand their people building a skills-first intelligence layer thatconnects workforce data, market signal, and a growing set of AI-powered andagentic experiences.
We're hiring a Product Manager in Hyderabad to drive execution across the WorkforceIntelligence platform, working hand-in-hand with our engineering teams. Thisrole sits close to the build: you'll own delivery of platform capabilities fromspec through release, ensure quality across the release pipeline, and serve asthe connective tissue between global product strategy and day-to-dayengineering execution.
This is a rolefor a PM who loves shipping someone who is technical enough to earnengineering's trust, rigorous enough to own release quality, andcustomer-minded enough to keep every sprint tied to real enterprise outcomes.

In This Role You Will..

• Own delivery of platform capabilities end-to-end: requirements, specs, sprint planning, release readiness, and post-release quality
• Partner daily with engineering teams to translate product strategy into well-scoped, buildable increments
• Drive the release process for your workstreams release notes, gating criteria, risk identification, and cross-team dependency management
• Own API and headless access capabilities, including agent tooling and developer-facing experiences that let customers and partners build on the platform
• Write clear, structured product artifacts: PRDs, technical specs, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios
• Support enterprise customer deliveries by triaging escalations, validating fixes, and closing the loop between customer-reported gaps and the roadmap
• Contribute to platform quality and compliance practices, including documentation supporting SOC 2 and responsible AI requirements
• Use AI-assisted workflows as a core part of how you work we build with AI, not just for it

You Have Got What It Takes If You Have

• 5+ years of product management experience, ideally with enterprise SaaS or platform products able to resolve a wide range of issues of diverse scope with good judgment in selecting methods and approaches
• Strong technical fluency you can read an API contract, discuss data models with engineers, and translate system architecture tradeoffs to drive intended business outcomes
• Proven track record of shipping: you've owned releases, managed dependencies, and driven quality across a delivery pipeline
• Experience with enterprise platform products; familiarity with AI-powered or LLM-based features is a strong plus
• Crisp written communication specs and status updates that engineers, executives, and customers can all act on
• Comfort operating across time zones with globally distributed product and engineering leadership
• Ownership mindset: you find gaps before they become escalations and close them without being asked

Nice to Have

• Experience with HR tech, talent intelligence, skills platforms, or people analytics
• Familiarity with developer platforms: APIs, SDKs, webhooks, or agent/tool protocols
• Exposure to compliance-driven product work (SOC 2, data privacy, EU AI Act)
• Hands-on experience prototyping with AI coding tools

Why This Role

You'll join asmall, senior team building the AI backbone of a market-leading platform, withexposure to global product leadership and enterprise customers and you'llhelp define how AI-native product teams operate.

Cornerstone is an equalopportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.