Senior Product Manager, AI Workflow Design| US: Remote

Circana; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 125,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Circana is seeking a Liquid AI Workflow Designer to decompose client processes into agent-ready workflows for Circana's AI agents. You’ll report to the Liquid AI Product Leader and partner with product verticals to define what agents should do and when humans stay in the loop.

Responsibilities include mapping current/ future-state workflows, leading cross-functional discovery, and translating business needs into actionable requirements, with an eye toward user trust and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years in product operations, business analysis, process design, product management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to map complex workflows and translate them into clear, agent-ready requirements.
• Knowledge of agile product development and software delivery practices.
• Familiarity with AI agent workflows, task decomposition, human-in-the-loop, and handoffs.
• Strong facilitation, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build alignment across technical and business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with analytics, enterprise software, or data products preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Define current-state and future-state workflows for priority AI agent use cases, in partnership with each product vertical.
• Facilitate discovery sessions with product, design, engineering, data science, and commercial teams to identify high-value agent use cases.
• Translate business and user needs into clear agent workflows, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Identify process gaps, dependencies, and decision points, including where a human stays in the loop vs where an agent can act autonomously.
• Create reusable workflow standards and documentation for other product verticals to build on.
• Partner with UX teams to ensure agent workflows and handoffs are intuitive and trustworthy.
• Support engineering teams by clarifying requirements throughout the agent development lifecycle.
• Validate proposed workflows through user feedback, evaluation results, and performance data.

Skills

Workflow mapping

Agile product development

Facilitation

Requirements engineering

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Let's be unstoppable together! Circana is a leading provider of technology, AI, and data solutions for consumer-packaged goods companies, manufacturers, and retailers. Our predictive analytics and Liquid Data® platform help clients measure market share, uncover consumer behavior, and drive growth-powered by six decades of expertise and an expansive, high-quality data set. At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives. We're a global company dedicated to fostering inclusivity and belonging. We value and celebrate the unique experiences, cultures, and viewpoints that each individual brings. By embracing a wide range of backgrounds, skills, expertise, and beyond, we create a stronger, more innovative environment for our employees, clients, and communities. With us, you can always bring your full self to work. Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together. Circana is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®.

Role Overview

The Liquid AI Workflow Designer role will decompose real client and business processes into agent-ready workflows for Circana's AI agents. Reporting into the Liquid AI Product Leader, this role will partner with each product vertical to define what an agent should do, where a human needs to stay in the loop, and how handoffs between steps, tools, and people should work, translating that into clear requirements engineering can build against.

Job Responsibilities

• Define current-state and future-state workflows for priority AI agent use cases, in partnership with each product vertical.
• Facilitate discovery sessions with each product vertical, design, engineering, data science, and commercial teams to identify high-value agent use cases.
• Translate business and user needs into clear agent workflows, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Identify process gaps, dependencies, and decision points, including where a human needs to stay in the loop versus where an agent can act autonomously.
• Create reusable workflow standards and documentation that other product verticals can build on.
• Partner with UX teams to ensure agent workflows and handoffs are intuitive and trustworthy for the people using them.
• Support engineering teams by clarifying requirements throughout the agent development lifecycle.
• Validate proposed workflows through user feedback, evaluation results, and performance data, partnering with Liquid AI Evals as needed.
• Promote consistent workflow standards as Liquid AI's capabilities expand across product verticals.

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of experience in product operations, business analysis, process design, product management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to map complex workflows and translate them into clear, agent-ready requirements.
• Knowledge of agile product development and software delivery practices.
• Familiarity with AI agent or agentic workflow concepts, such as task decomposition, tool use, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, and handoffs.
• Strong facilitation, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build alignment across technical and business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with analytics, enterprise software, or data products preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Circana Behaviors

• Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions.
• Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action.
• Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices.
• Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers.
• Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement.
• Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect, and integrity.
• Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone.

Location

US Remote

Compensation and Benefits

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. The salary range for this role is $125,000 USD to $132,000 USD. This job is also eligible for bonus pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k)to eligible employees. An offer of employment may be conditional upon successful completion of a background check in accordance with local legislation and our candidate privacy notice. Our current employer will not be contacted without your permission.

Circana uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assess resumes for alignment with job requirements by helping locate details in resumes that relate to the job description. This role is subject to AI-assisted screening. This position is expected to remain open for approximately 30 days and may close earlier if sufficient qualified candidates are identified.