Staff Product Manager

Honeycomb.io

. Own product management for Honeycomb's Canvas and Agentic AI teams .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $198,500 - $233,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management for AI/ML-powered products, with a strong ability to synthesize customer needs, technical trends, and AI strategies into actionable roadmaps. Possesses deep understanding of observability principles and the ability to influence cross-functional teams effectively.

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Product ManagementAI/ML Product DevelopmentObservability PrinciplesStrategic SynthesisTechnical Communication

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Hard Skills

AI Product StrategyNatural-Language QueryingVisualization SkillsAuto-InvestigationsAI Adoption ResearchAI/ML TechniquesTrade-Off EvaluationModel SelectionRAG EvaluationCustomer Impact Analysis

Soft Skills

Collaborative MindsetCuriosityIntellectual HumilityStrong JudgmentComfort with Ambiguity

Industry Keywords

AI ObservabilityCustomer Feedback SynthesisTechnical Community EngagementEngineering CollaborationMarket Needs Identification

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own product management for Honeycomb's Canvas and Agentic AI teams
Build Honeycomb's AI-powered investigation experience, including natural-language querying, visualization, Skills, Auto-Investigations, and a collaborative Canvas
Work in a close triad with engineering and design leads
Own the roadmap for how AI appears in Honeycomb, from the product UI to the MCP server
Partner with the Director of AI Strategy, Research & Development teams, and customer-facing teams
Define AI product strategy aligned with Honeycomb's vision
Synthesize AI trends, customer needs, and technical capabilities into strategic recommendations
Identify observability challenges created by AI adoption, including LLM drift, prompt regression, and low-context generated code
Research customer AI adoption and identify future market needs
Track AI/ML developments and translate implications for observability
Engage with technical communities, researchers, and early adopters
Partner with product teams to identify high-value AI opportunities
Guide AI approaches, trade-offs, and best practices across teams
Synthesize and share cross-portfolio learnings
Articulate Honeycomb's viewpoint on AI observability internally and externally
Help customers understand evolving observability needs as they adopt AI
Contribute to thought leadership through writing, speaking, and community engagement
Build credibility with technical audiences

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in product management with at least 1+ year shipping AI/ML-powered products
Track record of taking AI features from concept to customer impact, including things that didn't work
Deep understanding of how engineering teams build, deploy, and operate AI systems
Familiarity with current AI/ML techniques and judgment to know when they are applicable versus overhyped
Ability to synthesize research, customer feedback, and technical trends into coherent strategy
Comfort operating with ambiguity and making decisions without perfect information
Pattern recognition across customer conversations
Strong judgment about when to say "no" or "not yet"
Technical depth sufficient to earn respect from engineers and architects
Curiosity about how things work and humility about knowledge gaps
Ability to evaluate trade-offs between RAG, fine-tuning, model selection, and other AI approaches
Understanding of observability principles and their importance in production systems
Excellent written and verbal communication
Ability to influence without authority across product, engineering, and go-to-market teams
Comfort presenting to customers, executives, and technical audiences
Collaborative mindset
Ability to stay current in fast-moving AI domains
Intellectual humility
Excitement about the intersection of AI technology and real customer problems
Eligibility to work in the United States; Honeycomb cannot currently sponsor or support visa transfers

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous equity with employee-friendly stock program
Transparent pay based on levels relative to experience
Unlimited PTO
Distributed-first mindset and culture
Home office, co-working, and internet stipend
Full benefits coverage for employees, with additional coverage available for dependents
Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of path to parenthood
Annual development allowance
Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process