AI Product Manager 2

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Request Summary:

• Bill Rate Max: *** hourly
• Candidate Location Requirements: Hybrid; BEAR CREEK A
• If hybrid, # of days contractor will be required to work onsite: 3 days onsite
• Daily Schedule & OT estimate: Monday – Friday, 40 hours, no OT
• Chance for Extension (Y/N): Y
• Equipment or Software Required: Supplier to provide
  
  

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Typical Day in the Role

• Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is to wwn and drive AI initiatives within (Minecraft), focusing on embedding AI across the organization. The team operates across three core pillars: enablement, which focuses on driving AI adoption across Mojang through tools, partnerships, and education; product, which owns AI-powered experiences such as recommendations, search, and discovery in the Minecraft marketplace while also enabling AI-driven creation of content; and workflows, which centers on building internal AI tools and solutions to improve efficiency and support teams across the organization.
• Key projects: This role will contribute to helping scale coverage across all three pillars (mentioned bove) by supporting ongoing projects and filling gaps across enablement, product, and workflows as needed. Along with acting as the liaison for the GitHub partnership, representing the team and coordinating with cross-functional teams to support development of AI-driven Minecraft add-ons, supporting on the enablement side by supporting AI enablement initiatives, including scheduling and coordinating education sessions and potentially helping teams learn and adopt AI tools, on the workflow side assisting with workflow/tooling projects, helping manage logistics and contributing to prototyping or building internal AI solutions.
  
  

Candidate Requirements

• Disqualifiers: Candidates who claim AI knowledge but lack depth or up-to-date understanding when probed further on current tools and practices. Limited or no hands-on experience with modern, state-of-the-art AI usage (i.e., not actively using or experimenting with current tools). An unbalanced view of AI capabilities—either overestimating what AI can do or not understanding its real limitations.
• Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain hands-on, up-to-date experience with AI tools—particularly evidence of building or leveraging advanced AI workflows (e.g., agentic or multi-step systems)—along with side projects that demonstrate curiosity, experimentation, and a strong passion for applying AI in practical scenarios.
  
  

Hard Skills Assessments

• Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: asap
• Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include 2 rounds with the sponsor and an FTE on the call.
• Required Candidate Preparation: NA
  
  

Summary:

The main function of an AI Product Manager is to oversee the application of project management methodology during all phases of the product cycle, with responsibilities that include product design, scope management, cost control, quality and performance reporting. These experts then determine how machine learning and artificial intelligence can help solve certain problems.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop, track and manage project budget, project plans, timelines and scope
• Manage project resources including procuring project staff, developing, motivating, coaching and advising
• Partner closely with other members of functional project teams to define business requirements
• Lead teams of developers in the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business needs
• Define test plans and ensure that products are defect free before User Acceptance Testing
• Facilitate the User Acceptance Testing process, developing rollout plans and procedures
• Prepare and present cost-benefit analyses
• Ensure appropriate systems development and project management processes are being utilized
• Make presentations to steering committees or project sponsors
  
  

Skills:

• Proven project management experience
• People management and team building skills
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible/ adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities
• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization
• Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions
• Experience delivering technology and business application solutions in a large-scale, multi-platform systems environment
  
  

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred.
• PMP or PMI certification
• 2-4 years experience
  
  

Custom Fields:

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Value: None