Staff Product Manager, Agent Platform

About UsTemporal is an open source programming model that can simplify code, make applications more reliable, and help developers focus on the important things like delivering features faster. We are on a mission to be the reliable foundation of every developer’s toolbox, and are building the team that will make that happen.Our values guide us —they are present in how we show up, make decisions, and work together to make an impact. We’re curious, driven, collaborative, genuine and humble.Temporal is growing and we are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for improving the developer experience, building world-class open-source software and communities, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!SummaryJoin our team as a Staff Product Manager for Agent Platform, where you'll define what it means to build and run AI agents on the most durable execution platform in the industry. In this role, you'll own the end-to-end product experience for developers building agents on Temporal.This is a high-leverage, strategic role. Agents are Temporal's fastest-growing use case, and you'll shape how we serve this market. You'll take vague, ambitious questions - "how do we help teams at companies like Cursor, Lovable, and Stripe build more capable agents, faster?" - and turn them into concrete product bets, roadmap investments, and shipped experiences that developers love.What You'll DoOwn the product experience for developers building and running AI agents on TemporalShape the strategy for internal agent platforms - companies standing up centralized teams to empower their orgs to build agents on TemporalDrive the multi-agent orchestration roadmap: agent-calls-agent patterns, handoff protocols, agent teamsEstablish success metrics and developer feedback loops for agent platform adoption and satisfactionSequence the roadmap and frame investments across multiple work streamsPartner closely with AI engineeringWork cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, and Developer Relations to ensure developers succeed end-to-endWhat You'll Bring8+ years of product management experienceDeep AI and agent domain knowledge - you're building with frontier models daily and have an opinionated view of where the industry is headedDeveloper empathy - deep understanding of how developers discover, adopt, and debug softwarePlatform product thinking - experience designing APIs, primitives, or developer platforms, not just end-user featuresExperience shipping developer toolsDistributed systems literacy - able to reason fluently about state, execution, fault tolerance, and observability with engineering partnersStaff-level ownership - you take a vague strategic question and turn it into concrete product bets without heavy directionComfort shaping strategy in a fast-moving, ambiguous domainNice-to-HaveExperience with agent architectures - orchestration, tool use, memory, branchingTemporal or workflow engine experienceOpen-source community experienceCompensationThe estimated salary range for this role is $220,000 - $297,000, based on experience and location.Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Temporal's equity plan.Compensation ranges reflect salary and commission compensation (when applicable) across several geographic markets. Employment offers carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, knowledge, expertise, skillset, market location, and job level assessed during the interview process.Employee benefits and perks below are for full-time employees, part-time or temporary positions are excluded. U.S. Benefits Unlimited PTO, 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and VisionAD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance (Standard & Supplemental Available)Empower 401K PlanAdditional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!International BenefitsPaid Time Off (PTO) and Benefits outside the United States vary by country, and are issued in partnership with Remote.com. Additionally, Temporal offers perks to all international employees for learning & career development, a lifestyle spending account, home office setup, professional memberships, work-from-home meals, and access to the Calm app for mental wellness.TravelTemporal is a globally distributed, collaborative team that values opportunities for in-person connection. Occasional travel may be required for company events, team offsites, and other meaningful moments that bring us together.Temporal Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Temporal Technologies does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We embrace and celebrate differences and diversity.Temporal is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please let your Recruiter know so we can assist.We are not working with external recruitment agencies, thanks.