Principal Product Manager

1000 Bentley Systems, Incorporated; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bentley Impact Day

Recognition programs

Inclusive culture

Salary and benefits

Job summary

Bentley Systems is seeking a Principal Product Manager for the Platform team to act as the bridge between Platform and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud. You will orchestrate collaboration between product management and engineering to align API capabilities with data‑driven infrastructure design and operations.

You will influence priorities, translate customer and partner needs into actionable platform requirements, and promote open collaboration and authenticity across a global team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management or business development experience in technical software.
• Proven ability to align Platform and Infrastructure Cloud needs with customer goals.
• Strong communication with executive leadership and engineering teams.
• Experience bridging low‑level APIs with enterprise data platforms.
• Ability to travel frequently and manage global time zones.

Responsibilities

• Bridge Platform and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud to translate customer needs into platform requirements.
• Coordinate across product management and engineering to solve problems addressing customer needs.
• Define segmentation of capabilities between Platform and first‑party products for broad adoption.
• Lead with influence to align diverse inputs toward shared outcomes.
• Perform traditional product management activities for Platform’s offerings related to Infrastructure Cloud.

Skills

Product Management

Business Development

Stakeholder Management

Technical Understanding

Communication

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.

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 $1billion in 194 countries.

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About Bentley

At Bentley, you'll help shape the future of infrastructure with innovative solutions, a global impact, and a culture that values growth, collaboration, and sustainability. Built by engineers for engineers, Bentley has been the leading global provider of infrastructure engineering software for 40 years. Join us on our continued journey leading industry change.