Product Manager

About the role

We're looking for a Product Manager to own product delivery across complex digital engagements. This role is ideal for an experienced product thinker who can run a backlog, translate business needs into clear requirements, and build strong relationships with clients and delivery teams from day one.

We have engaged with a managed services provider focused on IT, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure — to run a 3-week AI Sharpening Sprint followed by a 3-month AI Pod build engagement. The Product Manager will be embedded in the pod and responsible for structuring the inputs and outputs of the sprint and delivery phases: synthesizing stakeholder interview content, shaping the prioritized AI opportunity list, and building the roadmap into something the team can execute against sprint over sprint. In the Pod phase, this person will own the product backlog, facilitate sprint planning and readouts with stakeholders, and ensure pod work stays aligned to validated business priorities.

Why this role matters

At Robots & Pencils, we design AI systems for a human world. Our name says it all. Robots and pencils means engineering paired with creativity, because every agent we ship has to work for real people in real workflows. That balance is baked into how we operate.

Every role here contributes directly to that mission. Here, you shape how AI systems integrate into enterprise operations, how teams move at real velocity, and how products create measurable impact for clients and the people they serve. We ship production-ready AI in 30 to 45 days. That pace demands people who take ownership, lead with craft, and care deeply about what they put their name on.

What You'll Do

Craft & Delivery

• Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring work is clearly defined, prioritized, and aligned to business outcomes
• Translate business needs and stakeholder requests into structured requirements