Principal Product Manager — AI, Growth & Discovery

Material Bank; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Flexible PTO

Sick Days

Paid National Holidays

Health Benefits

401(k) after 90 days

Job summary

Material Bank is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead strategy across member acquisition, activation, engagement, and new product opportunities. This role blends strategic vision with hands-on execution, identifying opportunities, understanding architects and designers workflows, and delivering experiences that simplify material research, selection, specification, and ordering.

You'll own the roadmap and partner with Engineering, Design, Marketing, Content, Supply, Analytics, and external

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management experience with a proven track record of delivering measurable business and member outcomes.
• Strong product judgment and strategic thinking, with experience defining product strategy, prioritizing opportunities, and executing from concept through launch.
• Experience using research, data, and experimentation to improve user experiences, conversion, activation, and engagement.
• Hands-on technical capabilities, including AI-assisted prototyping, proofs of concept, and implementing product improvements.
• Experience building AI applications, agents, LLM-powered features, or launching new products from 0 to 1.
• Familiarity with SEO, AEO, GEO, and technical discoverability, including how traditional search and AI platforms find and recommend content.
• Experience with growth experimentation, A/B testing, attribution, and funnel optimization.
• Ability to collaborate across Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Content teams, while managing external agencies and specialist partners.
• Strong communication, analytical, and influencing skills, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Experience with B2B marketplaces, APIs, integrations, or expanding products into new audiences and markets is a plus.
• Familiarity with architecture and design workflows and editorial content experiences is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, identifying and prioritizing opportunities that drive measurable member and business outcomes.
• Develop a deep understanding of architecture and design workflows, translating member needs into experiences that simplify material research, selection, specification, and ordering.
• Optimize the member journey from discovery and registration through first order and repeat engagement, using research, data, and experimentation to improve conversion and activation.
• Identify and test opportunities to expand Material Bank into new audiences, segments, and verticals.
• Lead the development of AI applications and agents, identifying high-impact opportunities, rapidly prototyping solutions, and bringing successful concepts from 0 to 1 and into production.
• Own the product strategy for traditional search and AI discovery, including SEO, AEO, and GEO, to improve Material Bank’s visibility, AI citations, organic traffic, and member acquisition.
• Partner with external specialists and internal teams to improve structured data, platform discoverability, and editorial experiences, while maintaining ownership of product priorities and execution.
• Define success metrics, lead A/B testing and experimentation, and use results to determine what to scale, improve, or stop.
• Take a hands-on approach to product development, using AI tools to prototype, test ideas, and implement content or code changes when appropriate.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Design, Analytics, Supply, Marketing, Content, and Product to align priorities, communicate tradeoffs, and deliver scalable solutions.
• Stay informed on emerging technologies, AI discovery, agentic commerce, and industry trends to identify meaningful opportunities for innovation and growth.

Skills

Product strategy

Roadmap development

Data-driven decision making

AI prototyping

LLM-powered features

SEO/AI discovery

Growth experimentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Tools

APIs

Integrations

Job description

Material Bank is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead strategy across member acquisition, activation, engagement, and new product opportunities. This role blends strategic vision with hands-on execution, identifying opportunities, understanding architects and designers workflows, and delivering experiences that simplify material research, selection, specification, and ordering.

You'll own the roadmap and partner with Engineering, Design, Marketing, Content, Supply, Analytics, and external