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Join us as an AI Product Manager, Emerging Products and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward.\nTelerik and Kendo UI power millions of developers worldwide to build modern applications faster. As AI reshapes how software is built through agents, assistants, and generative UI, we’re investing in growth opportunities that accelerate adoption and monetization of our AI and Agent Tools. \nWe’re looking for an AI Product Manager to lead the discovery, experimentation, and scaling of AI-driven growth initiatives across our DevTools portfolio. 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Our users are developers, and this role requires a firsthand understanding of their workflows to judge product quality and shape the roadmap.\nProven track record of taking innovative ideas from concept to successful business outcomes\nHands-on experience in experimentation, metrics, funnels, and hypothesis-driven decision making\nExperience working with AI-powered products and agentic platforms\nAbility to translate ambiguity into clear product hypotheses and decisions\nComfort operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments, making sound decisions with incomplete or evolving information\nStrong strategic and systems thinking, with the ability to own and drive product vision and long-term strategy\nDemonstrated execution excellence, turning strategy into measurable outcomes through disciplined prioritization and delivery\nExceptional cross-functional collaboration and influencing skills, with a track record of aligning Product, Engineering, UX, Sales, Marketing, and Demand Generation\nStrong executive communication and storytelling skills, able to synthesize complex topics into clear, actionable narratives for senior leadership \nIf this sounds like you and fits your experience and career goals, we’d be happy to chat.\nWhat we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with and also to enjoy:\nCompensation:\nGenerous remuneration package\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan Enrollment \nFamily, and Health\n30 days paid annual vacation\nAn extra day off for your birthday\n2 additional days off for volunteering\nPremium healthcare and dental care coverage\nAdditional pension insurance\nWell-equipped gym on-site with CrossFit equipment and a climbing wall\nCo-funded Multisport card\nFlexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home.\nFree underground parking with a designated space for bikes and electric scooters \nWhy Join Us\nYou will work on products used by millions of developers globally \nYou will influence the future of DevTools in the age of AI \nYou will have high ownership, high visibility, and real business impact \nYou will be part of a strong product culture \n#LI-Hybrid\n#LI-DG1\nTogether, We Make Progress\nProgress is an inclusive workplace where opportunities to succeed are available to everyone. As a multicultural company serving a global community, we encourage a wide range of points of view and celebrate our diverse backgrounds. Our unique combination of perspectives inspires innovation, connects us to our customers and positively affects our communities. It is only by working together and learning from each other that we make Progress. 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