Sr. Product Manager - AI Security

$184K - $233K Morrisville, NC, US Senior AI Product Manager

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About This Role

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### General Information

Req \#

WD00100029

Career area:

Cloud Computing

Country/Region:

United States of America

State:

North Carolina

City:

Morrisville

Date:

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Working time:

Full\-time

Additional Locations:

  • United States of America \- North Carolina \- Morrisville

### Why Work at Lenovo

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked \#196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full\-stack portfolio of AI\-enabled, AI\-ready, and AI\-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world\-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992\) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo’s world\-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

### Description and Requirements

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager to lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of Lenovo Hybrid Cloud and agentic platform solutions.

This role will own our AI Security offering, aimed to address emerging risks across agentic workflows, model behavior, and enterprise data access. You will operate at the intersection of AI systems, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity, shaping how enterprises can safely rely on Agentic solutions at scale.

Product Strategy \& Vision

  • Define the roadmap for AI Security capabilities aligned with AI and Hybrid cloud platform strategy
  • Translate enterprise security needs into scalable product capabilities across AI systems, agents, and data pipelines
  • Drive differentiation in AI security for agentic and multi\-model environments:
  • monitoring, policy enforcement, guardrails, etc.
  • Define controls for agent behavior, tool usage, and data access

Customer \& Market Focus

  • Engage with enterprise customers, CISOs, and security teams to validate use cases and requirements
  • Define security offerings that can be productized and delivered as part of our agentic platform and cloud value proposition

Execution \& Cross\-Functional Leadership

Own end\-to\-end product lifecycle (concept build launch* scale)

  • Partner with engineering, security, AI research, and platform teams to deliver production\-ready capabilities
  • Drive alignment across stakeholders

Required Qualifications

  • 8\+ years of product management experience in cloud infrastructure, enterprise platforms, security
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field

Preferred Qualifications

  • Deep knowledge of Security and AI Security domains
  • Deep understanding of governance, compliance, and policy frameworks
  • Demonstrated track record of translating complex cloud and AI concepts into compelling product roadmaps and go\-to\-market strategies
  • Experience working with AI and agentic solutions
  • Strong understanding of hybrid and multi\-cloud concepts and business drivers (understanding of how public and private cloud solutions integrate to serve enterprise needs)
  • Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP at a conceptual and business level); familiarity with container and orchestration concepts is a plus
  • Proven ability to define and deliver products from concept through launch, with a focus on customer outcomes and business impact
  • Strong analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills

This role offers the flexibility to be home\-based anywhere in the United States. If you're near our Chicago or Raleigh offices, we follow a friendly hybrid model with three days a week in the office—great for collaboration and connection!

The base salary range budgeted for this position is $184,000 to $233,000\. Individuals may also be considered for bonus and/or commission. In compliance with Colorado's EPEWA, the expected Application Deadline for this position is 8/15/2026 – this applies to both internal and external candidates

*We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.*

Additional Locations:

  • United States of America \- North Carolina \- Morrisville
  • United States of America
  • United States of America \- North Carolina
  • United States of America \- North Carolina \- Morrisville

Salary Context

This $184K-$233K range is above the median for AI Product Manager roles in our dataset (median: $189K across 161 roles with salary data).

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Role Details

Company Lenovo
Title Sr. Product Manager - AI Security
Location Morrisville, NC, US
Experience Senior
Salary $184K - $233K
Remote No

About This Role

AI Product Managers define what AI features get built and why. They translate business problems into ML-solvable tasks, work with engineering to scope model requirements, and own the metrics that determine if an AI feature is working. The role requires a rare combination of technical fluency and product instinct.

Unlike traditional product management, AI PM work involves managing uncertainty at a fundamental level. Your model might work 90% of the time. What happens the other 10%? What's the user experience when the AI is wrong? How do you measure 'good enough' for a probabilistic system? These questions don't have easy answers, and the AI PM is the person responsible for finding them.

Across the 3,823 AI roles we're tracking, AI Product Manager positions make up 5% of the market. At Lenovo, this role fits into their broader AI and engineering organization.

AI Product Manager roles are growing as companies realize that shipping AI features requires different product thinking than traditional software. The best candidates combine product management experience with enough technical depth to have productive conversations with ML engineers about model capabilities and limitations.

What the Work Looks Like

A typical week includes: reviewing model evaluation results with the ML team, defining success metrics for a new AI feature, conducting user research on how customers respond to AI-generated outputs, writing product requirements that include accuracy thresholds and fallback behaviors, and presenting the AI roadmap to leadership. You're the translator between technical capability and business value.

AI Product Manager roles are growing as companies realize that shipping AI features requires different product thinking than traditional software. The best candidates combine product management experience with enough technical depth to have productive conversations with ML engineers about model capabilities and limitations.

Skills Required

Aws (31% of roles) Azure (24% of roles) Gcp (19% of roles)

Technical fluency with ML concepts is essential, though you won't be writing models. Expect to understand training data, evaluation metrics, model limitations, and responsible AI practices. SQL and basic Python are increasingly expected. Experience with A/B testing, data analysis, and product analytics is baseline. Understanding LLM capabilities and limitations is now a core requirement.

The differentiator is AI-specific product thinking: knowing when to use ML vs. heuristics, understanding the cost of training data collection, designing graceful degradation for model failures, and building products that improve with usage data. Experience with AI safety, bias mitigation, and responsible AI deployment is increasingly important.

Strong postings describe specific AI products the PM will own, mention the ML team structure, and talk about measurement methodology. Look for companies that have already shipped AI features. Roles at companies that are 'exploring AI' often mean you'll spend a year defining the strategy before any building happens.

Compensation Benchmarks

AI Product Manager roles pay a median of $213,800 based on 583 positions with disclosed compensation. Senior-level AI roles across all categories have a median of $227,400. Disclosed range: $184K to $233K.

Across all AI roles, the market median is $200,100. Top-quartile compensation starts at $253,500. The 90th percentile reaches $307,500. For comparison, the highest-paying categories include AI Engineering Manager ($275,000) and AI Safety ($274,200). By seniority level: Entry: $97,880; Mid: $165,000; Senior: $227,400; Director: $247,800; VP: $250,000.

Lenovo AI Hiring

Lenovo has 6 open AI roles right now. They're hiring across AI Product Manager, AI/ML Engineer. Based in Morrisville, NC, US. Compensation range: $170K - $233K.

Location Context

Across all AI roles, 15% (590 positions) offer remote work, while 3,217 require on-site attendance. Top AI hiring metros: New York (2,643 roles, $211,000 median); San Francisco (2,168 roles, $253,000 median); Los Angeles (1,792 roles, $191,580 median).

Career Path

Common paths into AI Product Manager roles include Product Manager, Data Analyst, Technical Program Manager.

From here, career progression typically leads toward Director of AI Product, VP Product, Head of AI.

The most effective path is PM experience plus self-directed AI education. Take Andrew Ng's courses, build a small ML project, and learn enough Python to read model evaluation code. The goal isn't to become an ML engineer. It's to have credibility in technical conversations and to understand what's possible, what's hard, and what's a bad idea.

What to Expect in Interviews

AI interviews typically combine coding challenges (Python-focused), system design questions tailored to the role, and discussions about your experience with relevant tools and frameworks. Strong candidates demonstrate both technical depth and the ability to make pragmatic engineering tradeoffs. Prepare portfolio projects that demonstrate end-to-end capability rather than isolated skills.

When evaluating opportunities: Strong postings describe specific AI products the PM will own, mention the ML team structure, and talk about measurement methodology. Look for companies that have already shipped AI features. Roles at companies that are 'exploring AI' often mean you'll spend a year defining the strategy before any building happens.

AI Hiring Overview

The AI job market has 3,823 open positions tracked in our dataset. By seniority: 112 entry-level, 1,798 mid-level, 1,516 senior, and 397 leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level). Remote roles make up 15% of the market (590 positions). The remaining 3,217 roles require on-site or hybrid attendance.

The market median for AI roles is $200,100. Top-quartile compensation starts at $253,500. The 90th percentile reaches $307,500. Highest-paying categories: AI Engineering Manager ($275,000 median, 41 roles); AI Safety ($274,200 median, 55 roles); Research Engineer ($260,000 median, 434 roles).

AI Product Manager roles are growing as companies realize that shipping AI features requires different product thinking than traditional software. The best candidates combine product management experience with enough technical depth to have productive conversations with ML engineers about model capabilities and limitations.

The AI Job Market Today

The AI job market spans 3,823 open positions across 15 role categories. The largest categories by volume: AI/ML Engineer (2,629), Data Scientist (322), AI Software Engineer (279). These three account for the majority of open positions, though smaller categories often have higher per-role compensation because of specialized skill requirements.

The seniority mix tells a story about where AI teams are in their maturity. Entry-level roles (112) are outnumbered by mid-level (1,798) and senior (1,516) positions, reflecting that most companies are past the 'build a team from scratch' phase and need experienced engineers who can ship production systems. Leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level) total 397 positions, representing the bottleneck between technical execution and organizational strategy.

Remote work availability sits at 15% of all AI roles (590 positions), with 3,217 requiring on-site or hybrid attendance. The remote share has stabilized after the post-pandemic correction. Senior and specialized roles (Research Scientist, ML Architect) are more likely to be remote-eligible than entry-level positions, partly because experienced hires have more negotiating power and partly because these roles require less hands-on mentorship.

AI compensation is structured in clear tiers. The market median sits at $200,100. Top-quartile roles start at $253,500, and the 90th percentile reaches $307,500. These figures include base salary with disclosed compensation. Total compensation (including equity, bonuses, and sign-on) runs 20-40% higher at companies that offer those components.

Category matters for compensation. AI Engineering Manager roles lead at $275,000 median, while Prompt Engineer roles sit at $140,000. The spread between highest and lowest-paying categories reflects the premium on specialized technical skills versus broader analytical roles.

The most in-demand skills across all AI postings: Python (1,979 postings), Aws (1,190 postings), Azure (899 postings), Rag (839 postings), Gcp (726 postings), Pytorch (595 postings), Prompt Engineering (595 postings), Claude (540 postings). Python dominates, appearing in the vast majority of role descriptions regardless of category. Cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) is the second most common requirement. The newer entrants to the top skills list (RAG, vector databases, LLM APIs) reflect the shift from traditional ML toward generative AI applications.

Frequently Asked Questions

Based on 583 roles with disclosed compensation, the median salary for AI Product Manager positions is $213,800. Actual compensation varies by seniority, location, and company stage.
Technical fluency with ML concepts is essential, though you won't be writing models. Expect to understand training data, evaluation metrics, model limitations, and responsible AI practices. SQL and basic Python are increasingly expected. Experience with A/B testing, data analysis, and product analytics is baseline. Understanding LLM capabilities and limitations is now a core requirement.
About 15% of the 3,823 AI roles we track offer remote work. Remote availability varies by company and seniority level, with senior and leadership roles more likely to offer location flexibility.
Lenovo is among the companies actively hiring for AI and ML talent. Check our company profiles for detailed breakdowns of open roles, salary ranges, and hiring trends.
Common next steps from AI Product Manager positions include Director of AI Product, VP Product, Head of AI. Progression depends on whether you lean toward technical depth, people management, or product strategy.

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