Product Manager I

RESPONSIBILITIES:
A client with Kforce is seeking a Product Manager I to join their team in Mountain View, CA.

Summary:
Join the client's PDX team as a Senior Staff Product Manager focused on the Outer Loop - the delivery, deployment, operations, and reliability layer of the client's AI-native platform. Our charter is 3x Developer Velocity: measurably tripling the speed at which the client's 8,000+ developers move from idea to production. The Outer Loop is where code ships, where agents operate in production, and where the platform must heal itself without human intervention. This is not a tooling-improvement role. It is a structural rebuild of how software is delivered, operated, and maintained in the AI era.

You will own the product strategy for the hardest part of the 3x mission: making the outer loop AI-native end-to-end - from CI/CD pipelines that verify non-deterministic agent output, to autonomous incident triage that closes RCAs without paging an engineer, to agent identity and access infrastructure that keeps production safe as agentic workloads scale. The use cases are defined. The platform gaps are real. The urgency is high. This role sits at the intersection of platform infrastructure, AI agent operations, and production reliability - partnering across IKS, Traffic, CaaS, ODL, and identity teams to deliver the 18 outer loop use cases that define the client's AI-native platform strategy.

REQUIREMENTS:
* Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent; MS in a technical field or MBA a plus (equivalent professional experience will be considered)
* Bachelor's degree; Master's preferred
* Deep understanding of the software delivery lifecycle - CI/CD, deployment, incident management, observability, and production operations - and how AI is restructuring each
* Hands-on experience with or deep curiosity about agentic AI systems: agent identity, MCP/skill-based tool use, multi-agent orchestration, and the failure modes that emerge when agents operate in production
* Demonstrated ability to define and drive adoption of platform capabilities across large engineering organizations without direct authority
* Strong command of developer velocity metrics - DORA metrics, deployment frequency, lead time to change, MTTR, change failure rate - and experience tying platform investments to measurable outcomes
* Experimental mindset: comfortable operating in a domain where the technology is evolving weekly and where product strategy must adapt as the model landscape, agent capabilities, and internal needs shift.
* Strategic thinker and tactical executor - able to hold a multi-year platform vision while driving near-term delivery on foundational use cases
* Strong communication and influence skills, including a proven ability to shape strategic decisions with senior cross-functional partners across engineering, security, legal, and executive leadership
* Bias for action, self-starter mindset, and high tolerance for ambiguity - the outer loop is not a defined product surface; it is a structural rebuild of how software is delivered and operated

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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