Principal Product Manager, Industrial AI | Engineering & Construction

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company specializing in AI technology for enterprise software solutions. They are seeking a Principal Product Manager for Engineering & Construction to define and drive products that optimize operations and improve efficiency for industrial customers, owning the end-to-end product lifecycle and aligning with IFS's AI-first strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute a clear product vision and roadmap aligned with company strategy and measurable customer outcomes
• Identify high-impact opportunities through market, customer, competitive, and industry analysis
• Build strong investment cases focused on value creation, adoption, scalability, and differentiation
• Drive growth across core and AI revenue streams
• Align strategy across related products or components within the portfolio
• Lead end-to-end discovery with Research and Design
• Engage directly with customers to understand workflows, operational challenges, and desired outcomes
• Co-create and validate solutions with customers
• Establish continuous feedback loops from discovery through to adoption
• Use qualitative and quantitative insights to refine direction and ensure ROI
• Ruthlessly prioritize based on measurable value
• Leverage AI/ML and automation to enhance operational decision-making and optimize workflows
• Lead functional prototyping and early validation to ensure feasibility and market fit
• Champion an AI-first mindset across Product, Design, and Engineering, ensuring AI is applied intentionally where it creates meaningful customer and commercial value
• Identify high-impact opportunities to embed AI into workflows, decision support, automation, and user experiences, not as a feature add-on, but as a core capability
• Own the lifecycle from concept through launch and scale
• Bridge functional, technical, and commercial requirements to ensure smooth transition from prototype to adopted product
• Clarify priorities, remove blockers, and drive measurable progress toward customer outcomes
• Maintain transparency and alignment across Engineering, Design, Product Marketing, Support, Sales, Go-to-Market and Customer Success
• Balance competing priorities while contributing to commercial performance and product P&L considerations
• Define and communicate clear product differentiation and value proposition
• Contribute to pricing and packaging strategy to maximize growth and market impact
• Work with Product Marketing and GTM teams to ensure successful launches and strong market positioning
• Personally support customer and partner presentations to drive credibility and adoption
• Own adoption as a core metric, ensuring delivered capabilities are intuitive, usable, and deliver real operational impact

Requirements:

• Proven experience (6+ years) in Product Management within SaaS, platform, or enterprise software environments
• Experienced and knowledgeable in the domain of Engineering & Construction, hands-on experience in the industry
• Demonstrated ability to define and execute product strategy, vision, and measurable outcomes
• Hands-on experience in customer discovery, prototyping, and validating solutions
• Proven track record of launching and scaling products from concept to adoption, delivering measurable customer value
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and prioritization skills
• Data-informed decision-making mindset, using analytics, experimentation, and evidence to guide direction
• AI-curious
• Experience in developer platforms, application frameworks, data services, or AI/ML-enabled enterprise applications
• Prior exposure to commercial responsibilities such as pricing, monetization, or P&L ownership
• Experience working in global, distributed organizations and partnering across geographies