Sr. Product Manager, Platforms

Yahoo; United States; On-site; USD 120,750 - 251,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k

Education stipends

Backup childcare

Job summary

A leading global technology company is seeking an experienced Sr. Product Manager to lead product strategy for critical platforms. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in product management and developer tools, applying AI innovations to drive efficiencies and improve reliability. You will collaborate across teams to optimize product performance, in a role that significantly impacts the developer experience. Compensation ranges from $120,750 to $251,250 annually, depending on expertise and location.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in product management, especially in cloud infrastructure.
• 7+ years of total industry experience in software services.
• Technical depth in cloud services (AWS/GCP) and modern architectural patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy for platform pillars like Cloud Runtime and Security.
• Identify and implement AI-driven efficiencies.
• Deliver innovative platform solutions to optimize engineering systems.

Skills

AI productivity tools usage

Cloud infrastructure knowledge

Kubernetes expertise

Excellent communication skills

Education

B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Gemini

ChatGPT

GitHub Copilot

Job description

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of hundreds of millions of people. Whether you’re looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process trillions of data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world.

A Little About Us

At Yahoo, we operate thousands of services at global scale, reaching hundreds of millions of people around the world. Our internal developer platform powers these services and lets our developers build rapidly, securely, and with high quality. We are shifting from traditional infrastructure to an AI-augmented ecosystem where speed and reliability are driven by intelligent automation.

A Lot About You

We are looking for a technically-sophisticated Sr. Product Manager (IC4) who views platforms as a lever for company-wide velocity. You have a deep commitment to developer experience and a track record of translating complex technical challenges into elegant, scalable solutions. You don't just follow a roadmap; you proactively identify how emerging technologies—specifically AI—can be used to reduce cognitive load for thousands of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product strategy for critical platform pillars, including Cloud Runtime (K8s), Security, and Messaging, ensuring alignment with Yahoo’s broader engineering goals.
• Identify and implement AI-driven efficiencies in day-to-day work, replacing manual feedback analysis and documentation tasks with AI-assisted workflows.
• Deliver innovative platform solutions that reduce cognitive load, optimize costs, and improve the reliability of engineering systems at scale.
• Utilize generative AI tools to synthesize insights from customer feedback (surveys, interviews, analytics) to accelerate the definition of Minimum Viable Products (MVPs).
• Serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader, evangelizing the platform's value and future roadmap to stakeholders.
• Define and execute an AI-first product roadmap, ensuring models and autonomous agents are integrated to optimize platform performance and self-healing capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineering, finance, and procurement to balance trade-offs between cost, technical feasibility, and speed to market.
• Exercise judgment in when to rely on AI-augmented oversight versus manual validation for critical system changes.
• Execute on internal go-to-market strategies to drive adoption and close the loop with our developer community.

Basic Qualifications

• B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or equivalent technical experience (Requirement for candidate background check).
• 4+ years of experience in product management, specifically within cloud infrastructure, developer tools, or distributed systems.
• 7+ years of total industry experience in software services.
• Proven ability to use AI productivity tools (e.g., Gemini, ChatGPT, or GitHub Copilot) to accelerate product discovery, documentation, and technical analysis.
• Demonstrated technical depth in cloud services (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, and modern architectural patterns.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to disambiguate complex problems for diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with prompt engineering or structured interaction with AI models to assist in data analysis or system diagnostics.
• Direct experience with security platforms or database-as-a-service (DBaaS) offerings.
• Prior experience as a software engineer or architect, with a focus on building tools for other developers.
• Interest in staying current on emerging AI tools and proactively suggesting improvements to internal platform workflows.

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

The compensation for this position ranges from $120,750.00 - $251,250.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.