Principal Product Manager - Technical

About The Role

& Team IDC is building the next generation of intelligent, AI-powered platforms that transform how technology decisions get made. This confidential initiative re-imagines the way decision-makers discover and interact with trusted research and data—and will be foundational to IDC’s future. We are looking for a remote Principal Product Manager – Technical (PM-T) to lead the product strategy, architecture, and execution for a core pillar of this new platform.

You will operate as the single-threaded owner for a critical domain, working across engineering, AI/ML, research, and design to deliver a seamless and scalable product experience. This role is a rare opportunity to define the strategy for a zero-to-one system—shaping how content is modeled, how user intents are recognized, and how insights flow across the IDC ecosystem.

The right candidate will bring deep technical fluency, customer obsession, and a track record of delivering high-impact platform products in fast-paced environments.

What You’ll Do

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. W hat You Bring 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.
• Why This Role Stands Out At IDC, your work helps shape how the world understands technology and where it goes next.
• You collaborate with curious, high-caliber colleagues who value rigor, integrity, and shared success.
• As the premier global provider of trusted technology intelligence, IDC equips business and technology leaders with the evidence they need to make confident decisions.
• Our insights inform strategy, investment, and innovation across industries and regions.
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