Senior Data & AI Platform Architect

Viasat; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 181,000 - 337,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager for Data & AI Platform, with hybrid work options in Carlsbad, San Jose, or Denver. The role centers on building a unified data and AI cloud platform and driving governance, interfaces, and developer tools for scalable AI-enabled services.

The position requires 7+ years in product management for data/AI platforms, strong cloud data architecture knowledge (GCP-focused), and stakeholder collaboration to deliver measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of Product Management experience owning data & AI platforms, infrastructure, or other engineering-enablement platforms.
• Platform mindset focusing on both technical engineering users and non-technical business users, measuring development velocity and adoption.
• Deep knowledge of modern data architecture (emphasis on GCP) and agentic concepts, translating complexity into ROI-focused capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Unify Data & AI Infrastructure: Own the roadmap for building a unified context layer and consolidating data platforms for agentic AI.
• Expand the Governed Data Lake: Ingest new data sources into the governed cloud data lake for enterprise use cases.
• Navigate High-Compliance Environments: Design patterns supporting governance, data sovereignty, and auditability.
• Partner on the Semantic Layer: Define and evolve the semantic layer and data model with engineering and business teams.
• Deliver Low-Friction Developer Portals: Own portals, CLI tools, SDKs, and templates for secure AI agent deployment.
• Enforce Democratic Governance & Guardrails: Establish automated boundaries to prevent non-technical breaches of compliance.
• Drive Telemetry & Cost Transparency: Define dashboards showing token spend, agent utilization, accuracy, and ROI.

Skills

Data & AI platform ownership

Platform mindset

Technical depth with user empathy

Agentic framework familiarity

High-compliance acumen

Outcome ownership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Viasat is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager for Data & AI Platform, with hybrid work options in Carlsbad, San Jose, or Denver. The role centers on building a unified data and AI cloud platform and driving governance, interfaces, and developer tools for scalable AI-enabled services.

The position requires 7+ years in product management for data/AI platforms, strong cloud data architecture knowledge (GCP-focused), and stakeholder collaboration to deliver measurable outcomes.