IDC

Principal Product Manager – Technical

IDC

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$130,000 - CA$160,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Own the product vision, long-term strategy, and roadmap for a foundational capability within IDC’s next-gen discovery platform.
  • Define the data models, technical architecture, and platform interfaces that power intelligent, context-aware product experiences.
  • Partner with engineering to design and deliver scalable APIs, system components, and observability layers that enable extensibility and reuse.
  • Collaborate with AI/ML teams to integrate capabilities such as semantic search, LLM-powered assistants, personalization, and classification systems.
  • Write PRFAQs and technical narratives that align senior leadership, drive clarity across functions, and accelerate high-judgment decisions.
  • Engage directly with CIOs, analysts, and vendor partners to validate pain points and iterate toward product-market fit.
  • Define success metrics, build telemetry strategies, and use experimentation to drive continuous learning and iteration.
  • Serve as the single-threaded owner for your domain, mentoring others and raising the quality bar across the organization.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of product management experience, with 4+ years in a technical or platform product role.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent technical experience.
  • Proven track record of shipping 0→2 products or scaling platform capabilities in ambiguous, high-accountability environments.
  • Deep technical fluency—you can meaningfully shape architecture, API design, and system trade-offs with engineering teams.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to influence VP- and SVP-level stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives that span engineering, data science, design, and research.
  • Strong business and customer orientation; experience driving adoption, engagement, and measurable business outcomes.
  • Preferred Qualifications: Experience building or scaling AI/ML-powered products, especially involving search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or entity extraction.
  • End-to-end digital fulfillment experience and digital product-like growth systems experience, a plus.
  • Familiarity with knowledge graph design, semantic modeling, or enterprise data platforms.
  • Background working with structured research, metadata systems, or content syndication at scale.
  • Experience with enterprise SaaS, developer platforms, or B2B intelligence solutions.
  • Ability to operate autonomously, manage ambiguity, and influence outcomes in a matrixed organization.
Benefits
  • 15 vacation days per year (increases with tenure; carryover allowed)
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • 1 week paid new parenting leave
  • Flexible work options (remote, part-time, flexible hours)
  • Health, dental, vision, and paramedical coverage for you and your family
  • $1,600 annual healthcare spending account
  • Employee Assistance Program for counseling and support
  • Best Doctors medical second opinions
  • Life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
  • Retirement savings plan with company match (up to 4% of salary)
  • $75/month technology allowance for home office or phone expenses
  • Company-paid cell phone plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
product managementtechnical architectureAPI designdata modelingtelemetry strategiesAI/ML integrationsemantic searchentity extractiondigital fulfillmentB2B intelligence solutions
Soft Skills
written communicationverbal communicationinfluencing stakeholderscross-functional leadershipcustomer orientationmentoringoperating autonomouslymanaging ambiguitycollaborationstrategic thinking
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Engineering