Principal Product Manager

asu; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 104,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona State University is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead mobile products and an agentic AI communication platform, shaping how students, faculty, and staff interact with the university in a mobile-first world.

You will drive a cohesive strategy tying mobile experiences to responsible AI, measurable outcomes, and trust across campus while collaborating with engineering, design, and leadership to deliver impactful solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and ten (10) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field.
• Or any equivalent combination of experience and training with comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the University's Mobile Strategy and define a comprehensive mobile product strategy for students, faculty and staff.
• Build and scale an AI-powered communication agent to assist users with guidance and tasks, preserving transparency.
• Integrate mobile and AI into a cohesive experience that simplifies complex workflows.
• Set direction for digital transformation with emphasis on interoperability, privacy, and trust.
• Translate goals into outcome-based roadmaps and measurable engagement, retention and satisfaction metrics.
• Navigate cross-system initiatives across departments and user groups with clear prioritization.
• Establish responsible AI principles, governance, and communication to build trust.
• Influence engineering, design, research, data, and leadership to ensure alignment and execution.
• Mentor senior product managers to think strategically and own outcomes.
• Strengthen product discovery and delivery practices with transparent processes.

Education

Bachelor's degree; 10 years experience

Job description

Job Profile

IT Project Specialist 5

Job Family

IT Project Management

Time Type

Full time

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and ten (10) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary

Serves as the lead when working closely and collaboratively with project managers and product managers to assist with complex tactical tasks for project/product execution; develops and maintains relationships with the project/product team members; is committed to project/product success.

Job Description

About the Role

We are entering a new chapter in how universities use technology. Not as "edtech," but as core institutional capability.

We're looking for a Principal Product Manager to lead our mobile products and agentic AI communication platform, shaping how students, faculty, and staff interact with the university in an increasingly intelligent and mobile-first world.

Mobile is the primary digital touchpoint for many users. At the same time, advances in AI are enabling systems that can proactively assist, guide, and automate complex workflows. In this role, you will define how these two forces, mobile experience and intelligent agents, come together to deliver seamless, trustworthy, and human-centered digital interactions.

You will help move the university beyond isolated tools and experiments toward cohesive, scalable platforms that augment human capability while upholding institutional values and public trust.

As with all members of the Enterprise Technology team, this role carries core responsibilities, including fostering a sense of belonging and cultivating a culture that is relational, visionary, and empowering. With a strong emphasis on authenticity and compassion, this position is dedicated to embodying and advancing our culture.

About You

You are a strategic, empathetic, and impact-driven product leader who thrives at the intersection of mobile experience, AI innovation, and institutional transformation.

You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and emerging technology while grounding decisions in user needs, measurable outcomes, and responsible governance.

You elevate teams by connecting daily work to long-term strategy and customer impact. You bring clarity where others see complexity.

Position Salary Range

Position Salary Range: $103,700.00 - $125,000.00; DOE

Essential Duties

• Lead the University's Mobile Strategy. Define and evolve a comprehensive mobile product strategy that ensures students, faculty, and staff can complete critical tasks seamlessly from anywhere. Elevate mobile from feature parity to differentiated, intuitive experiences that reflect how people actually live and work.
• Build and Scale Agentic AI Communication. Shape the vision and roadmap for our AI-powered communication agent that can assist users with decision-making, navigation, task completion, and personalized guidance. Ensure these systems are transparent, responsible, and clearly augment, not replace, human expertise.
• Integrate Mobile and AI into a Cohesive Experience. Ensure AI capabilities are thoughtfully embedded within mobile experiences, creating proactive and context-aware support that simplifies complexity rather than adding to it.
• Set Direction for the Next Chapter of Digital Transformation. Define and communicate a long-term strategy for intelligent, adaptive platforms that prioritize interoperability, accessibility, privacy, and trust.
• Connect Strategy to Measurable Outcomes. Translate institutional goals into clear product visions, outcome-based roadmaps, and success metrics that reflect real improvements in engagement, efficiency, retention, and satisfaction.
• Navigate Complexity Across Systems and Audiences. Lead initiatives that span multiple platforms, departments, and user groups. Bring clarity to competing priorities and ensure alignment across leadership, stakeholders, and delivery teams.
• Lead Responsible AI Adoption. Establish clear principles for ethical AI use, including transparency, bias mitigation, data stewardship, and accountability. Build confidence across the institution through thoughtful communication and governance.
• Lead Through Influence. Partner closely with engineering, design, research, data, and university leadership to align on trade-offs, sequencing, and execution, building shared ownership and trust.
• Mentor and Elevate Product Leaders. Coach senior product managers to think systemically, lead with confidence, and operate with clear ownership, reinforcing a shift from order-takers to strategic leaders.
• Strengthen Product Practice and Culture. Advance consistent discovery, validation, experimentation, and delivery practices. Ensure initiatives follow a disciplined, transparent process from hypothesis to measurable outcome.
• Leverage AI in routine tasks a