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About Pinecone
Pinecone is the leading vector database for building accurate and performant AI applications at scale in production. Our mission is to make AI knowledgeable. Over 5000 customers across various industries have shipped AI applications faster and more confidently with Pinecone's developer-friendly technology. Pinecone is based in New York and has raised $138M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ, Menlo Ventures, and Wing Venture Capital.
About The Principal Product Manager, Knowledge Role/Team
We are seeking an experienced product leader to drive adoption of our vector database through developing industry-leading retrieval capabilities. You'll architect next-generation retrieval and relevance solutions using Pinecone’s vector database that provide significant quality improvements for high-scale customers building AI search, agents, and RAG workflows. This role is perfect for a proactive, technically adept PM who can bridge forward-looking ML research with present customer needs.
Responsibilities
- Define the strategic priorities and roadmap for advanced retrieval capabilities built on top of Pinecone’s vector database.
- Communicate with customers and stakeholders to deeply understand customer needs and distill them into actionable product requirement documents.
- Partner closely with engineering and research to translate strategic goals into actionable product initiatives.
- Forecast timelines and communicate product strategy and deliverables to company leadership.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in product management, with at least 3 years in the ML, LLM, or Gen AI space.
- Deeply connected to the ML, Agentic, or GenAI community.
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
Bonus Points
- Demonstrated success being a self-starter in an unstructured environment.
- A passion for machine learning, search, and/or cutting edge AI research.
- Experience in a customer-facing role.
- Experience building cloud software infrastructure.
- Enjoy driving consensus and action in highly ambiguous spaces with lots of possibilities and opinions.
Perks & Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage including Medical, Dental, Vision.
- Free mental health therapy sessions; free One Medical, Tela-doc, and Health Advocate subscriptions.
- Cost-savings on gynecology, fertility, and family-building care.
- Equity award.
- 401(k).
- Flexible time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Annual Department Retreat.
- WFH Equipment Stipend.
Key skills/competency
- Product Management
- Machine Learning (ML)
- Large Language Models (LLM)
- Generative AI (GenAI)
- Vector Databases
- Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
- AI Search
- Product Strategy
- Technical Leadership
- Customer Communication
How to Get Hired at Pinecone
- Research Pinecone's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Customize your resume for Principal Product Manager, Knowledge: Highlight your deep experience in ML, LLMs, GenAI, and product strategy specifically for AI/data products. Quantify achievements.
- Showcase technical depth: Prepare to discuss vector databases, retrieval, RAG, and cloud infrastructure experience in detail, emphasizing problem-solving.
- Prepare for product leadership interviews: Focus on defining strategic roadmaps, stakeholder communication, and translating complex technical concepts into actionable product initiatives.
- Network within the AI community: Leverage your connections to the ML, Agentic, or GenAI community, as Pinecone values these ties.
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