Sr. AI Product Manager

TEK Systems; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 185,976,000 - 199,752,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Time Off/Leave (PTO)

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a hands-on Senior Product Manager to lead an AI-driven competitive intelligence and conversational search offering in Raleigh, NC. You’ll own strategy and execution, shipping features that assemble datasets into a usable knowledge graph and delivering an outcome‑driven product.

You’ll work cross-functionally, translate technical concepts into business value, and partner with sales to land the value with customers.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years in product management with AI/ML/NLP or search/knowledge-graph products.
• Proven commercial instinct: you’ve sold/marketed or clearly articulated product value and outcomes to customers.
• Strong experience driving teams and shipping; you set clear goals, push for results, and foster collaboration.
• Hands-on familiarity with LLMs (Claude, Gemini), embeddings, NLP, retrieval/search, and agentic patterns/workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy & roadmap for an AI/agentic benchmarking product with OKRs and metrics.
• Lead data extraction & knowledge graph creation from diverse data sources.
• Deliver a conversational search experience using embeddings and Boolean search; iterate on queries/workflows.
• Build SaaS AI capabilities and integrate with existing portfolio via connectors and APIs.
• Translate complex NLP concepts into clear value propositions and GTM narratives.
• Partner with a data scientist to define data requirements and model choices (e.g., Claude 4.5, Gemini).
• Run discovery with professional/financial services users to surface competitive insights.
• Drive execution across engineering, data, design, and GTM; remove blockers and measure outcomes.
• Evangelize the story and collaborate with sales/CS to land value with customers.

Skills

AI/ML/NLP

Product management

Cross-functional leadership

Data extraction

Knowledge graphs

Embeddings

LLMs (Claude/Gemini)

NLP / search

Commercial instinct

Executive narratives

Tools

Solr

Job description

We are hiring a hands‑on Senior Product Manager to lead an AI-driven competitive intelligence and conversational search offering that goes deeper and is more thoughtful than general‑purpose chat products. You’ll own strategy and execution—from quarterly planning and metrics to shipping features that extract event services, create derivative datasets, and assemble them into a usable knowledge graph. This role demands commercial instincts (you’ve sold/marketed or articulated product value before), the ability to push and align cross‑functional teams, and comfort translating highly technical concepts into crisp, business‑ready narratives.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the product strategy & roadmap for an AI/agentic, NLP‐based competitive benchmarking product, including quarterly planning cycles, OKRs, and outcome‑focused metrics.
• Lead data extraction & knowledge graph creation ( priority): turn company and people data, event‑based signals, and open‑web sources into rationalized, factual LLM‑ready datasets.
• Deliver a conversational search experience leveraging embeddings (e.g., Solr) and Boolean search; iterate toward more tailored competitive benchmarking queries and workflows.
• Build SaaS AI capabilities on modern architecture—link to legacy portfolio via connectors & APIs rather than rebuilding into legacy products; drive joint ecosystem integrations.
• Translate complex technical concepts (NLP, embeddings, knowledge graphs, LLM orchestration, agentic patterns) into clear value propositions, GTM narratives, and customer outcomes.
• Partner with an ex–data scientist on the team (you don’t need to be a data scientist) to define data requirements, evaluation frameworks, and model choices (e.g., Claude 4.5, potential switch to Gemini).
• Run discovery and validation with professional & financial services users (incl. M&A teams), triangulating company and people data to surface competitive insights.
• Drive execution across engineering, data, design, and GTM; set pace, remove blockers, and hold teams to measurable outcomes.
• Evangelize and sell the story—you’ve previously marketed or articulated product value and can partner with sales/CS to land the value with customers.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Qualifications:

• 5–8+ years in product management with at least 3+ leading AI/ML/NLP or search/knowledge‑graph products.
• Proven commercial instinct: you’ve sold/marketed or clearly articulated product value and outcomes to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Strong experience driving teams and shipping; you set clear goals, push for results, and foster collaboration.
• Hands‑on familiarity with LLMs (Claude, Gemini), embeddings, NLP, retrieval/search (e.g., vector + Boolean), and agentic patterns/workflows.
• Comfortable planning by quarterly cycles with metrics that drive product work (OKRs, KPIs, experiment roadmaps).
• Ability to simplify technical concepts into executive‑ready narratives, PRDs, and customer‑facing content.
• Team player, highly impactful; skilled at triangulating company & people data to generate insights.
• Experience with professional/financial services users, especially M&A and competitor landscape analysis.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Raleigh, NC.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $70.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Raleigh,NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 30, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real‑world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full‑stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands‑on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.