Principal Product Manager

Bentley Systems; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bentley Impact Day

Bentley Achievers platform

Colleague recognition programs

Job summary

Bentley Systems is seeking a Principal Product Manager for its Platform team in Philadelphia. This role bridges Platform APIs with Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, aligning engineering and product management to deliver value for customers across AEC and related sectors.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration, translate customer needs into platform requirements, and influence stakeholders through thoughtful prioritization and clear communication.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management or business development experience in technical software, preferably in AEC or related domains.
• Strong track record driving long-term customer or partner success.
• Credible to a world-class engineering team; understands business impact of technology.
• Obsess over priorities, test against customer needs and strategy.
• Lead through influence without relying on formal hierarchy.
• Excellent communication with executives and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Bridge Platform and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, coordinating PM and Engineering to address customer needs.
• Translate Infrastructure Cloud requirements into actionable Platform product requirements.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure Clouds team to understand objectives and constraints.
• Define segmentation of capabilities between Platform and first-party products.
• Foster alignment among diverse stakeholders to reach buy-in decisions.
• Provide traditional PM leadership for Platform products aligned with Infrastructure Cloud.
• Promote openness, collaboration, and transparency across teams.

Skills

Product management

Business development

Stakeholder management

Technical savvy

Job description

Location: Hybrid or Office-Based, Philadelphia, PA, 3x per week.Position Summary:Bentley is creating an open platform for the built and natural environment to empower software developers to build digital twin experiences. We believe in advancing the platform for the collective success of the ecosystem and equipping the software developer community with open source and open standards. Our work has broad reach ranging from the world’s largest construction companies to the US government to FOX Sports on NFL SUNDAY. Cesium has more than 10,000,000 lifetime open-source downloads, and the Cesium ion cloud reaches more than 20,000 monthly active developers.We’re looking for a Principal Product Manager in Bentley’s Platform team dedicated to being a liaison and advocate for Bentley Infrastructure Cloud (BIC) building deeply collaborative and iterative relationships built on authenticity, trust, and mutual success. This role will be the glue between Platform’s low-level broad-use APIs and the BIC as the data platform for design, build, and operate of infrastructure.Responsibilities:One part Product Management and one-part Technical Business Development. You will be the bridge between Platform and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, bringing experts across Product Management and Engineering to the table to solve problems addressing customer’s needs.You will bridge domain-specific requirements from Infrastructure Cloud with Platform technology and priorities.Ride closely with the Infrastructure Clouds team, deeply understanding their objectives, needs, motivations, and constraints to enable you to create value for them. You will translate these to actionable Platform product requirements.Provide input on segmentation of capabilities between Platform and first-party products by evaluating its potential for broad third-party adoption and whether it fits appropriately in the deeper layers of Bentley’s tech stack.Facilitate alignment for a diverging set of inputs and people to converge on strong bought-in decisions that benefit Bentley and our customers.Traditional product management for Platform’s products and services that closely align with Infrastructure Cloud.Promote a culture of openness, collaboration, authenticity, and transparency.Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements).Qualifications:10+ years of product management or business development experience, preferably working on highly technical software projects in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry or similar domains.A strong track record of driving significant and sustained long-term customer or partner success.Credible to a world-class engineering team. You are tech savvy and understand the business impact of our technology.You obsess over priorities, creating impact, and constantly test them against customer needs, strategy, and objectives.You lead through influence by guiding stakeholders toward shared outcomes without relying on organizational hierarchy or positional power.Fantastic communication skills and interpersonal savvy. You can communicate with executive leadership as well as you can with engineers.This role will require frequent travel and time zone management as part of a global team.#LI-CS1#LI-HYBRIDThis is a Hybrid role.What We Offer:Step into a collaborative work environment where ideas flourish, and teamwork propels us forward towards shared success.An attractive salary and benefits package.Bentley Impact Day: take a day off from work to volunteer with an organization of your choice.Celebrate milestone achievements and moments that matter through our colleague recognition award programs and our Bentley Achievers platform.A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.Be part of a company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.Who We Are:Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.Equal Opportunity Employer:Bentley is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, religion, national origin, age, genetic information or any other protected characteristic. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, and training. Know Your Rights as an applicant under the law.Bentley Policy on EEO, Affirmative Action and Pay Transparency Non-DiscriminationBentley participates in e-Verify / Bentley participate in e-Verify / Right to Work NoticeRequest an Accommodation:As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Bentley is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. We encourage you to request a reasonable accommodation if you are not able to fully use or access our online application system. You can make an accommodation request by calling 610-458-5000 or sending us an email at [e-mail]