Principal Product Manager (Cloud Media Solutions)

United States of America

Contract

3 hours ago

No H1B

Key skills

Cloud-based solutionsProduct management for communications and media platformsGo-to-market strategyModern telephonyVoIP architecturesSIP-based communicationsReal-time audio and media solutionsAI voice botsVirtual agentsConversational platformsAPI-first platformsDeveloper ecosystemsProgrammable communicationsCustomer experience solutionsIVRContact CenterUCCQMCRMCCaaSUCaaSMedia Solutions platformsAI-driven voice technologiesSpeech recognition (ASR)Text-to-speech (TTS)Conversational AIAudio quality metricsMOS scoringLatency reductionJitter bufferingCodec selectionDeveloper platformsSDKsAPI ecosystemsWebRTCSIP signalingSIP trunkingCarrier interoperabilityLow-latency media pipelinesPacket loss mitigationAudio optimizationMobile-first communication experiencesInstrumentation and analyticsUsage-based billingMonetization modelsPricing strategiesRevenue forecastingFinancial modelingStrategic leadershipBusiness acumenGoAIAnalyticsLeadershipProduct ManagementCommunicationSales

About this role

Connect Tech+Talent is seeking a Principal Product Manager for Cloud Media Solutions, who will provide strategic leadership and technical expertise to enhance their Cloud platform. The role involves leading the development and delivery of innovative media solutions, focusing on API-driven communications and AI-driven voice technologies.

Responsibilities:

Define and execute the Cloud Media Solutions roadmap, with a focus on modern telephony, real-time media, and AI-driven voice use cases
Lead cross-functional alignment across product, engineering, sales, support, IT, finance, and legal teams
Translate evolving market needs—especially around AI voice, automation, and real-time communications—into scalable, API-driven product requirements
Develop and deliver sales enablement materials and training to support go-to-market success
Support commercial and contractual initiatives with partners and customers
Identify and drive new business models and revenue opportunities, particularly around programmable communications, APIs, and AI-powered voice services
Lead the evolution of modern telephony platforms, ensuring best-in-class performance in VoIP, WebRTC, and real-time media delivery
Drive deep expertise in SIP signaling, SIP trunking, and carrier interoperability, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and global reach
Own the strategy for high-quality audio delivery, including low-latency media pipelines, jitter control, packet loss mitigation, codecs, and audio optimization critical for AI voice bots and virtual agents
Champion API-first platform design, enabling developers and partners to easily build, extend, and integrate voice and media capabilities
Advocate for and deliver mobile-first communication experiences, ensuring consistent, high-quality media across devices and networks
Establish instrumentation and analytics to capture detailed customer usage and media quality metrics (e.g., MOS, latency, jitter)
Leverage usage and performance insights to design and optimize usage-based billing and monetization models
Enable customer transparency through in-app and API-based access to usage, performance, and billing data
Define and promote modern consumption models, packaging, and pricing tiers for Cloud Media Solutions, including AI-driven voice services
Ensure seamless integration with contact center (CCaaS), unified communications, and broader enterprise ecosystems
Drive monetization strategies for APIs, developer platforms, and AI-powered media capabilities
Partner with marketing and sales to deliver tools and strategies that support API-led, platform-driven, and AI-centric go-to-market motions
Develop feature-level pricing strategies aligned with market dynamics and client margin objectives
Ensure product offerings are cohesive, differentiated, and clearly communicate the value of high-quality voice and media capabilities
Support product management in revenue forecasting and financial modeling at the feature level

Requirements:

8+ years of experience in cloud-based solutions, with a strong background in product management for communications and media platforms
8+ years of experience driving go-to-market strategy with customers, partners, and developers
Deep expertise in modern telephony, VoIP architectures, and SIP-based communications
Proven experience delivering high-quality, real-time audio and media solutions, ideally supporting AI voice bots, virtual agents, or conversational platforms
Strong experience with API-first platforms, developer ecosystems, and programmable communications
Experience delivering customer experience solutions (e.g., IVR, Contact Center, UCC, QM, CRM)
Familiarity with CCaaS, UCaaS, CRM, and Media Solutions platforms
Proven ability to prioritize effectively and deliver in fast-paced, complex environments
Demonstrated success leading high-performing, cross-functional teams
Strong ability to influence and guide cross-functional stakeholders
BA/BS required
Experience with AI-driven voice technologies, including speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech (TTS), conversational AI, and virtual agents
Deep understanding of audio quality metrics and optimization techniques (e.g., MOS scoring, latency reduction, jitter buffering, codec selection)
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience building or scaling developer platforms, SDKs, and API ecosystems