Sr Product Manager - GenAI

Every day we tackle new and exciting challenges to empower developers to build modern cloud, mobile, and edge applications that deliver a premium user experience. Couchbase delivers unmatched performance, scalability, flexibility and financial value across cloud, on premises, hybrid, mobile and edge deployments. The database market is undergoing a generational shift and is one of the largest market opportunities in enterprise software due to big trends like the need for digital transformation, acceleration to the cloud and innovation at the edge. Join Couchbase to be a part of a greater change. Here you’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the most innovative, passionate and humble individuals in the database industry.

Join Couchbase, a leader in NoSQL databases, and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Generative AI and Agentic AI-powered applications. Couchbase empowers developers to build modern AI applications that excel in flexibility, performance, and scalability. As a Principal Product Manager for Generative AI and Agentic AI, you will focus  on driving innovation in these cutting-edge technologies, enabling businesses to harness AI-powered content generation, autonomous decision-making, and AI-driven automation.

Your Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the product roadmap for Couchbase’s Generative AI and Agentic AI capabilities. Focus  areas include unstructured data ingestion, large language models (LLMs), multimodal AI, and AI agents for automation and decision-making.
• Develop advanced Agentic AI features, enabling Couchbase customers (e.g. Retail) to autonomously perform complex tasks, make decisions, and interact with data environments with minimal human intervention. 
• Collaborate with engineering, AI/ML, and cloud infrastructure teams to bring Generative AI and Agentic AI features from concept to production. Ensure these capabilities are scalable and provide real-world use cases like text summarization, autonomous agents, and AI-driven personalization.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to stay at the forefront of industry trends in Generative AI, Agentic AI, and AI-powered automation. Identify opportunities in industries such as Retail and Travel that can benefit from autonomous AI-driven solutions.
• Collaborate with external AI ecosystems (e.g., cloud providers, LLM vendors) to build strategic partnerships that expand Couchbase’s Generative AI and Agentic AI capabilities. Work with partners like Google Vertex AI, Amazon Bedrock, Meta Llama , Mistral or similar to integrate advanced AI models and agent frameworks.
• Create and refine go-to-market strategies with marketing and sales teams, focusing on the unique value of Couchbase’s Generative AI and Agentic AI tools. 

Your Qualifications:

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field (advanced degrees are a plus).
• 5+ years of proven experience in product management, with at least 1 year focused on AI/ML, Generative AI, Agentic AI, or large language models (LLMs). Expertise in building and deploying autonomous AI agents, content generation models, and AI-driven systems is a bonus.
• Solid understanding of the fundamentals of statistics, traditional ML and Deep learning and GenAI algorithms
• Expertise in Generative AI models and Agentic AI technologies, including LLMs, NLP, multimodal AI, and autonomous agents. Familiarity with transformers, GPT, BERT, and agents frameworks ( such as CrewAI).
• Strong understanding of the AI ecosystem, including cloud infrastructure, AI models, and AI platforms. 
• Leadership and communication skills to drive cross-functional teams and influence key stakeholders, ensuring successful product development and launches.
• A self-starter with a proven track record of driving innovation in AI-powered solutions and AI-driven automation in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

Bonus Points for:

• Knowledge of Couchbase or Database systems.
• Experience building and shipping products centered on Generative AI, Agentic AI, LLMs, embeddings, or RAG as a Product Manager or an Engineer.
• Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re passionate about the potential of Generative AI and Agentic AI to revolutionize industries through AI automation, and autonomous decision-making, we encourage you to apply! Join Couchbase and help us shape the future of AI-powered application development through Generative AI and Agentic AI innovations.

 

Why Couchbase? Modern customer experiences need a flexible cloud database platform that can power applications spanning from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase’s mission is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers– all with best-in-class price performance. More than 30% of the Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications and build innovative new ones. See our recent awards to learn why Couchbase is a great place to work.We are honored to be a part of the Best Places to Work Award for the Bay Area and the UK. Couchbase offers a total rewards approach to benefits  that recognizes the value you create here, so that you in turn may best serve yourself and your family. Some benefits include:

• Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family
• Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs*
• Financial Planning - RSU equity program*, ESPP program*, Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance
• Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach
• Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees.
• And much more!

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