AI Product Manager - AI Enablement

BlackCube Labs; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 120,000 - 202,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

BlackCube Labs is seeking a Senior AI Platform Product Expert to translate strategic AI initiatives into concrete features within the Charles River Investment Management Solution and Alpha Data Platform. You will work closely with engineering and product teams to design, build, and deploy AI-powered capabilities embedded in investment workflows.

The role emphasizes execution, governance, and measurable impact, delivering copilots, automation tools, and decision-support capabilities across

Qualifications

• 3–7+ years in product management, product delivery, or related roles.
• Experience contributing to software or data platform initiatives.
• Exposure to AI technologies (LLMs, ML models) preferred.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Translate AI strategy into executable product features and workflows.
• Break down AI initiatives into deliverable features, user stories, and sprint priorities.
• Identify and refine AI use cases aligned to product and client needs.
• Partner with engineering and data science teams to deliver AI-enabled functionality.
• Support integration of LLMs, ML models, and APIs into product workflows.
• Contribute to end-to-end delivery—from design through deployment and adoption.
• Collaborate with UX/design teams for intuitive user experiences.
• Monitor product performance and adoption to drive improvements.
• Act as liaison across product, engineering, and business stakeholders.

Skills

Fintech experience

SaaS platforms

Data-driven platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/CS

Tools

APIs

Cloud platforms

MCP server frameworks

Job description

Senior AI Platform Product Expert

Who we are looking for

The Senior AI Platform Product Expert will play a key role in delivering AI-enabled capabilities across the Charles River Investment Management Solution and Alpha Data Platform. Working under the AI Enablement Product Owner, this role is responsible for translating strategic AI initiatives into executable product features and workflows that can easily be adopted by Charles River’s sophisticated user community.

You will partner closely with Charles River’s engineering, architecture and product teams to design, build, and deploy AI-powered functionality—such as copilots, automation tools, and decision-support capabilities—embedded within investment management workflows. Your focus will be on execution, iteration, and adoption, ensuring that AI solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned to user needs.

To be successful, the Senior AI Platform Product Expert will serve as a hands‑on product leader responsible for operationalizing AI as part of the Charles River suite of product offerings. The role combines strategic foresight with execution rigor, requiring close collaboration with engineering, and business teams to translate emerging AI capabilities into tangible, production‑ready features. This individual will drive the lifecycle of AI initiatives, including use case discovery, model integration, workflow design, governance alignment, and performance measurement, ensuring that AI capabilities deliver consistent, measurable impact across both internal operations and client‑facing solutions.

Why this role is important to us

• Delivers Execution at Scale: Converts AI strategy into tangible product features that deliver measurable outcomes.
• Accelerates Product Innovation: Rapidly builds and iterates on AI use cases to drive continuous platform enhancement.
• Ensures Adoption and Usability: Focuses on user experience, workflow integration, and real‑world applicability.
• Supports Consistency and Quality: Applies standard patterns for AI integration, ensuring reliable and repeatable delivery.
• Engages with Clients Strategically: guides interaction to ensure CRD functionality and roadmaps align to market needs.

What you will be responsible for

Based in the greater Boston area, the role involves working closely with internal Charles River and Alpha teams (R&D, client management, professional services, sales) and external stakeholders (clients and prospects) to ensure that platform functionality is augmented insofar as possible with agentic AI/ML capabilities – both as part of embedded components and via integration techniques (API, MCP, CLI).

• Execute against the AI product roadmap defined by the AI Enablement Product Owner
• Break down high‑level AI initiatives into deliverable features, user stories, and sprint priorities
• Identify and refine AI use cases (automation, copilots, analytics) aligned to product and client needs
• Partner with engineering and data science teams to deliver AI/ML‑enabled functionality
• Support integration of LLMs, ML models, and APIs into product workflows
• Contribute to end‑to‑end delivery—from design through deployment and adoption
• Collaborate with UX/design teams to ensure intuitive and effective user experiences
• Monitor product performance and adoption, using data to iterate and improve solutionsEnsure alignment with AI governance, risk, and compliance frameworks
• Act as a key liaison across product, engineering, and business stakeholders

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Experience working in fintech, SaaS, or data‑driven platforms
• Familiarity with APIs, cloud platforms, and modern application architectures
• Exposure to AI/ML products, copilots, or workflow automation tools
• Experience building or scaling AI copilots or workflow automation tools
• Experience with MCP server frameworks and linking of agents
• Excellent organisational skills; ability to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously and meet self‑imposed deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Strong collaboration skills across technical and business teams
• Ability to execute in agile environments with multiple concurrent priorities
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities
• Effective communicator with the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements
• Consultative presentation style to diverse and complex audiences

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• 3–7+ years in product management, product delivery, or related roles
• Experience contributing to software or data platform initiatives
• Exposure to AI technologies (LLMs, ML models, automation frameworks) preferred
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycle and agile methodologies
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or related field

Salary Range

$120,000 - $202,500 Annual

Benefits

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes a retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid‑time off including vacation, sick leave, short‑term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to the Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance‑based awards; and eligibility for certain tax‑advantaged savings plans.

Job Application Disclosure

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.