# Staff Product Manager, AI Management

Hiring organization: [Kong Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kong-company)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5e643e8e-a111-4203-8677-23a02e6eac09

Listed on Kong Company's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Lead / Staff / Principal
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Salary: 175000 – 210000 USD per year

## Summary

Kong seeks a Staff Product Manager to lead the strategic direction and execution of their AI Management platform, focusing on agentic AI capabilities, LLM routing, and developer experience. This role suits experienced technical product leaders who thrive in high-velocity environments, can translate complex infrastructure concepts into product strategy, and excel at driving cross-functional alignment.

_Our summary, not Kong Company's wording._

## Skills named

Kubernetes, Model Context Protocol

## Required

- 7-10 years of technical product management experience
- Experience shipping products in developer tools, API platforms, or AI infrastructure
- Ability to translate complex technical challenges into product requirements
- Track record managing execution across distributed R&D teams
- Strong written and verbal communication across functions and levels
- Project management skills to track work and keep roadmaps on schedule

## Nice to have

- Direct experience with agentic AI development and AI agents
- Knowledge of enterprise platform engineering and Kubernetes
- Familiarity with cloud-native architectures, control planes, and data planes

Apply on Kong Company's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kong/72375328-ae8e-4090-9fd3-3580878751e2/application