Senior Manager, AI & Developer Platform Product Management

Bain & Company; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous paid time off

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

Bain & Company is seeking a Senior Manager in its Technology Solutions Group (TSG) to define product strategy for internal builder platforms, including cloud infrastructure and AI tooling. You will collaborate with Platform Infrastructure, Architecture CoE, and CyberOps to enable secure, scalable developer experiences across Bain’s engineering teams.

You will lead governance, engage with stakeholders, and mentor PMs while driving adoption and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• 8–10+ years in product management, platform engineering, or technology consulting.
• Experience with engineering lifecycles and delivering enterprise platform products.
• Experience supporting developer platforms and cloud infrastructure.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Familiarity with AI tooling, LLM APIs, and agentic workflows.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy, roadmaps, and success metrics for builder platforms (cloud and AI tooling).
• Partner with Platform Infrastructure to align delivery capacity with engineering demand.
• Engage engineering communities to identify friction points and prioritize enhancements.
• Translate infra and AI strategy into clear product priorities balancing speed, scalability, governance, and cost.
• Lead governance forums for product intake and roadmap decisions.
• Communicate strategy, progress, and performance insights to senior leadership.
• Embed secure development practices with Architecture CoE and CyberOps.
• Own and prioritize product backlog across cloud and AI tooling capabilities.
• Deliver scalable, secure self-service infrastructure and AI development capabilities.
• Measure adoption, platform performance, and cost for continuous improvement.
• Lead agile execution across multiple initiatives.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing PM/analyst team.
• Stay current with emerging AI developer tooling and modern software practices.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile product delivery

Cloud technology understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferable

Tools

Terraform

Env0

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Job ID

108450

Work Areas

Technology & Engineering

Employment Type

Permanent Full-Time

Location(s)

Boston, Chicago

Description & Requirements

What Makes Us a Great Place to Work

We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best places to work. We are currently the top ranked consulting firm on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list and have earned the #1 overall spot a record seven times. Extraordinary teams are at the heart of our business strategy, but these don't happen by chance. They require intentional focus on bringing together a broad set of backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perspectives, and skills in a supportive and inclusive work environment. We hire people with exceptional talent and create an environment in which every individual can thrive professionally and personally.

Who You'll Work With

You'll join Bain's Technology Solutions Group (TSG), partnering closely with Platform Infrastructure, Architecture Center of Excellence, CyberOps, and engineering teams across the firm. You'll collaborate with product managers, architects, engineers, and senior business stakeholders to build and evolve the platforms that enable teams to develop secure, scalable digital products for both internal and client-facing solutions.

Where You'll Fit Within the Team

As aSenior Manager within TSG's TechOps Product Management team, you'll define the product strategy for the platforms and tools that power Bain's internal builders. Your portfolio includes cloud infrastructure, AI tooling, and self-service developer platforms that enable engineering teams to deliver modern digital solutions efficiently, securely, and at scale.

You'll shape the vision and roadmap for these products, balancing innovation with governance while ensuring Bain's engineering community has an exceptional developer experience.

What You'll Do

• Define the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and success metrics for Bain's builder platforms, including cloud infrastructure and AI developer capabilities.
• Partner closely with Platform Infrastructure to align delivery capacity with engineering demand.
• Engage engineering communities to understand workflows, identify friction points, and prioritize enhancements.
• Translate infrastructure and AI strategy into clear product priorities that balance speed, scalability, governance, and cost.
• Lead governance forums for product intake, prioritization, and roadmap decisions.
• Communicate product strategy, roadmap progress, and performance insights to senior leadership.
• Partner with Architecture CoE and CyberOps to embed secure development practices throughout the platform experience.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog across cloud and AI tooling capabilities.
• Deliver scalable, secure self-service infrastructure and AI development capabilities supporting modern engineering workflows.
• Measure adoption, utilization, platform performance, and cost to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead agile execution across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing team of product managers and analysts.
• Stay current with emerging AI developer tooling, coding agents, LLM APIs, agentic workflows, and modern software engineering practices.

About You

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or equivalent technology, product management, or analytics experience preferred.
• 8–10+ years of experience in product management, platform engineering, or technology consulting.
• Experience working closely with engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to define product strategy, build stakeholder alignment, and deliver complex enterprise platform products.
• Experience supporting developer platforms, cloud infrastructure, or internal engineering tools.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Infrastructure-as-Code technologies such as Terraform or Env0.
• Familiarity with AI developer tooling, including coding agents, LLM APIs, prompt engineering, MCP, evals, and agentic workflows.
• Comfortable prototyping solutions and engaging directly with technology.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Strong analytical mindset with a focus on measurable business outcomes.
• Experience working in Agile product delivery environments.

Additional Information

• Hybrid role requiring in-office presence at least one day per week.
• Travel may be required based on business and project needs.

U.S. Compensation Information

Compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, 401(k) plan with an annual employer contribution based on years of service and Bain's best-in-class benefits package.

The estimated annualized full-time base salary ranges are:

• Chicago, IL: $164,500 – $197,500

Actual compensation will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to, experience, education, certifications, training, and skill level.

In addition, this role includes:

• Annual discretionary performance bonus
• Eligibility for other discretionary compensation elements
• 4.5% 401(k) company contribution, increasing after three years of service and fully vested upon hire
• Bain-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
• Generous paid time off, including parental leave, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Paid life and long-term disability insurance
• Annual fitness reimbursement

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