Staff Product Manager - AI Foundations
At a glance
AI generatedTL;DR
As a Staff Product Manager on Plaid’s AI Foundations team in San Francisco, you will lead the development of Plaid’s core AI and data infrastructure, enabling smarter financial products. You will collaborate with engineering and data science teams to design scalable AI systems, from model training pipelines to APIs that deliver intelligence at scale. Your responsibilities include driving initiatives from concept to production while ensuring reliability and transparency, embedding AI capabilities across Plaid’s ecosystem, and communicating complex concepts to diverse stakeholders. This role requires 8+ years of experience in AI/ML product management, deep technical fluency in modern ML systems, strategic vision, and a commitment to responsible AI practices. Ideal candidates are fluent in Python, familiar with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP, and have hands-on experience with LLMs and embeddings in fintech contexts.
Skills
What you'll do
- Define the strategy, roadmap, and success metrics for Plaid’s core AI and data foundation.
- Design scalable AI systems by partnering with Engineering and Data Science teams.
- Drive initiatives from concept to production while ensuring reliability and transparency.
- Embed AI capabilities across Plaid’s products and developer platform through cross-functional work.
- Use metrics and customer feedback to validate impact and continuously improve outcomes.
- Translate complex AI concepts into clear narratives for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What we're looking for
- 8+ years of product management experience with AI/ML products.
- Deep technical knowledge in ML system training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring.
- Ability to define long-term AI vision while delivering near-term experiments and launches.
- Experience building scalable developer or data platforms through APIs and frameworks.
- Strong communication skills for translating complex AI concepts to various audiences.
- Commitment to responsible AI practices and transparency in regulated domains.
Employer
About Plaid
Plaid is a financial technology company that builds a data network powering digital finance applications, enabling consumers to securely connect their financial accounts to apps and services. Industry: Financial Technology & Data Infrastructure
Plaid currently has 58 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $204,156–$281,196 across 58 roles with salary data.
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