Own the vision and roadmap for Gen AI and conversational platforms as distribution and interpretation environments.
Define how The Economist’s journalism should be queried, retrieved, grounded, cited, and represented by LLMs and agent-based systems.
Lead product strategy for LLM connector and retrieval integrations, including schemas, APIs, tools, metadata and grounding mechanisms.
Partner closely with engineering and data science on retrieval pipelines, content representations, evaluation approaches and optimisation strategies.
Partner closely with Marketing and SEO specialists for how we want our brand to appear on these platforms, and what is/is not paywalled.
Ensure AI systems can reliably distinguish authoritative content, context, timeliness and editorial intent.
Define standards for fidelity, attribution, transparency, and trust in AI-mediated representations of our journalism.
Monitor emerging AI platforms, protocols and standards, identifying opportunities and risks.
Work with Web and App teams to ensure products are well-optimised for AI-driven discovery, referral and interpretation.
Define and track success metrics related to accuracy, grounding quality, authority, reach and consistency of representation.
Act as an internal expert on AI platform dynamics, advising editorial, legal, commercial and product stakeholders.

Experience owning AI-powered, platform or ecosystem-facing products, particularly where third-party systems act as intermediaries.
Strong understanding of how LLMs retrieve, reason over and present content, including retrieval-augmented generation concepts.
Comfort working on technically complex product areas involving APIs, schemas, metadata, evaluation and system boundaries.
Ability to partner effectively with engineers and data scientists on ambiguous, evolving problems.
Sound judgement around responsible AI, editorial integrity and risk management.
Clear communicator able to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Domain knowledge in large language model ecosystems, conversational agents, and agent frameworks.
Knowledge of content retrieval, grounding, citation and attribution mechanisms.
Understanding of connector models, tool/function calling, and AI-facing interfaces.
Enthusiasm for The Economist's mission, journalism, and editorial values.

Private health insurance
Highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan
24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program.
Work From Anywhere program for up to 25 days per year
Generous annual and parental leave
Dedicated days off for volunteering and moving home
Free access to all The Economist content, including online subscription, apps, podcasts, and more

Senior Product Manager – Gen AI, Conversational Platforms

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