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Plaid · 1 day ago

Staff Product Manager - Data & ML Platform

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$203K/yr - $330K/yr
date8+ years exp

Plaid is a company dedicated to empowering financial transformation by building tools and experiences for developers. They are seeking a Product Manager to lead their Data Platform, ML, and AI strategy, focusing on creating foundational systems for data-driven products.

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Responsibilities

Define and drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Plaid’s data, ML, and AI platforms. Enable teams to move from raw data to insight and intelligence quickly and safely
Build and scale foundational systems and tools that power model training, data pipelines, and data-driven products across Plaid
Lead initiatives to improve data governance, discoverability, and quality. Ensure secure, compliant, and auditable access to trusted data and models
Partner with engineering, data science, and product teams to design scalable online and offline data flows that connect upstream generation with downstream analytics and products
Align teams across the Data Org, ML engineering, and product lines such as Credit, Fraud, and Identity. Translate platform investments into measurable impact
Stay current on trends in ML, AI, and data infrastructure. Help shape how Plaid applies these technologies responsibly and effectively

Qualification

Product management experienceData platform expertiseML/AI tooling knowledgeData lifecycle understandingData governance experienceModern data stack toolsBuilder mindsetInfluencing stakeholdersStrategic thinking

Required

8+ years of product management experience in data platforms, ML/AI tooling, or developer infrastructure
Strong understanding of the data and model lifecycle, including collection, governance, training, deployment, and observability
Experience shipping high-leverage platform products used by data scientists, engineers, or product teams
Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution and influence across a wide range of stakeholders
Builder mindset with comfort in ambiguity and a track record of taking ideas from concept to launch

Preferred

Experience in regulated or compliance-heavy environments such as fintech or healthcare
Familiarity with modern data stack tools like dbt, Airflow, Feast, MLflow, or Snowflake
Experience shaping data governance, experimentation, or ML practices at scale

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)

Company

Plaid

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Plaid develops financial technology infrastructure that enables applications to connect with users' bank accounts and financial data.
dateFounded in 2013
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://plaid.com

H1B Sponsorship

Plaid has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (41)
2024 (41)
2023 (42)
2022 (53)
2021 (30)
2020 (11)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.31B
Key Investors
Franklin TempletonAltimeter CapitalGoldman Sachs Investment Partners
2025-04-03Series Unknown· $575M
2025-04-03Secondary Market
2023-10-19Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Zachary Perret
Co-Founder & CEO
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Eric Sager
COO
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