This role pays more than
93%
of similar roles. Most pay
$182,800–$241,750
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$274k
versus about
$212k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
35 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$190,800–$262,800
across 35 roles with salary data.
As a Staff Product Manager - AI Foundations, you will join the Product team to drive the company’s AI strategy by building the data and intelligence layer powering smarter financial experiences. You will collaborate with engineering, data science, and research teams to develop scalable AI systems, including core embeddings, representation learning, and applied model integrations. Your daily work involves defining roadmaps for shared platforms, designing infrastructure for developer tooling, and managing data pipelines, quality, and governance. The role requires deep technical fluency in modern data and AI/ML systems, specifically regarding how models are developed, evaluated, deployed, and monitored. You will translate complex technical trade-offs into clear narratives to align stakeholders while building reliable infrastructure that scales across the ecosystem. Key focus areas include creating shared primitives, APIs, and frameworks to improve developer velocity and reliability.
What does a Product Manager earn in California?
Median $223300 from 163 postings across 44 companies.
Define the vision, roadmap, and success metrics for shared platforms powering data and AI development.
Partner with engineering teams to design and ship foundational capabilities like AI infrastructure and developer tooling.
Build internal platforms that improve developer velocity and reduce friction in common workflows.
Balance immediate product needs with long-term investments in standardized platform primitives.
Collaborate across research, data science, and security teams to embed core AI capabilities across the company.
Translate complex technical decisions and trade-offs into clear narratives for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What we're looking for
8+ years of product management experience including building AI/ML platform systems, applied intelligence products, or data infrastructure from concept to production.
Deep technical fluency in modern data and AI/ML systems, including storage, processing, model development, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring.
Experience building scalable developer or data platforms through well-designed primitives, APIs, and frameworks.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear narratives for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strategic and executional range to balance long-term vision with near-term experiments and prototypes.
Commitment to responsible AI and transparency in regulated or high-trust domains.
Experience with LLMs, embeddings, agentic systems, or AI developer tooling in production.
Familiarity with applied AI in fintech, identity, or risk sectors.
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