Product Manager, AI

Suffolk Construction; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Competitive salary

Job summary

A national construction company based in Boston is seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead the delivery of AI solutions across core business functions including Finance and HR. This role requires expertise in technical product management and applied AI, along with the ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have a strong analytical mindset and experience with modern AI platforms. This position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in technical product management with a minimum of 2 years in AI related products.
• Proven experience and knowledge of corporate functions like Finance, HR, and Marketing.
• Hands-on experience leading change initiatives and measuring adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions with business stakeholders to identify AI opportunities.
• Translate business requirements into technical requirements for solution design.
• Drive user experience design ensuring solutions meet employee needs.

Skills

Technical product management

AI understanding

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Facilitation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

OpenAI

Azure AI

AWS SageMaker

AWS Bedrock

Job description

Overview

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. We provide value across the entire project lifecycle through our core construction management services and complementary business lines in real estate investment, design, self-perform construction, and technology start-up investment. By integrating data, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology through our Seamless Platform, we connect design, construction, and operations to deliver smarter, more predictable results and redefine how America builds.

Role Summary

The Product Manager, AI will lead the definition and delivery of AI solutions that transform Suffolk's core business functions, including Finance, HR, Legal, Marketing and others. This role bridges functional expertise and technical execution, partnering with business leaders to identify opportunities, shaping requirements into scalable AI solutions, and ensuring adoption that delivers measurable value. Success requires strong product management discipline, applied AI expertise, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and scoping sessions with business stakeholders across corporate functions to identify high-value AI opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with functional leaders to understand workflows, pain points, and success measures.
• Translate business requirements into clear technical requirements that guide design, engineering, and vendor evaluation.
• Drive user experience design by ensuring solutions are intuitive, accessible, and aligned with employee needs.
• Prepare clear documentation of requirements, workflows, and decision rationale to support transparent delivery.
• Lead Agile sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of product features.
• Partner with engineers to shape solution approaches, balancing build/buy/partner considerations.
• Contribute to solution architecture discussions, ensuring designs are scalable, secure, and compliant with Suffolk standards.
• Collaborate closely with delivery teams to validate functionality against requirements, evaluating feature effectiveness and resolving ambiguities.
• Support testing, pilot deployment, and adoption efforts, incorporating user feedback into iterative improvements.
• Document and communicate lessons learned, value metrics, and impact stories to demonstrate business outcomes.
• Define success metrics and measurable outcomes for each AI initiative in partnership with business stakeholders.
• Design and maintain value tracking reports and dashboards with the Data Analytics team.
• Monitor adoption, efficiency gains, and ROI, proactively identifying areas for improvement.
• Present value realization updates to leadership, ensuring clear visibility into the business impact of AI solutions.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in technical product management with a minimum of 2 years in AI related products.
• Bachelor's and Master's in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering or associated quantitative fields.
• Proven experience and knowledge of corporate functions (Finance, HR, Legal, Marketing, etc.).
• Exceptional facilitation and communication skills—comfortable running discovery sessions, white‑boarding, and demoing prototypes to senior leaders.
• Demonstrated product‑management mindset: roadmap ownership, KPI definition, and budget/risk trade‑off communication.
• Hands‑on experience leading change initiatives and measuring adoption by teams.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to articulate technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of AI applications, tools, and methodologies.
• Proven ability to apply AI/ML techniques (NLP, document intelligence, predictive modeling, generative AI) to solve business problems in corporate functions.
• Hands‑on experience with modern AI/ML platforms (OpenAI, Azure AI, AWS SageMaker, AWS Bedrock, etc.).
• Familiarity with the latest trends in AI (agentic AI, multimodal models, RAG) and ability to evaluate their relevance for Suffolk's use cases.
• Candidate must possess Suffolk's Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring.

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; use the keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with arms and/or hands. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

EEO Statement

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.

Compensation Information

The expected salary range for this position (Product Manager, Functional AI) in Boston, MA is between $151,000 and $212,000 USD. This represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Suffolk's total compensation package for employees. Actual salaries may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, an employee's/candidate's skill set, experience, education and other qualifications, including budgetary objectives. Suffolk offers a comprehensive benefits package as part of its overall compensation strategy. Salary ranges may differ by geography and are reviewed regularly to reflect market trends.

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