Amplitude

Principal Product Manager, AI Agents & MCP

Amplitude$265K — $398K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of product management experience, particularly with 0-to-1 products.
  • 3+ years of experience in building AI/ML-driven products, especially in agent technologies.
  • Deep understanding of the latest trends and models in large language models (LLMs) and their evaluation methods.
  • Experience in crafting systems that track product improvements over time.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with engineering and design teams on complex projects.
  • Adept at navigating ambiguity and adapting to rapidly changing tech landscapes.
  • A strong track record of setting and achieving ambitious goals with clear strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Define the future direction for Amplitude's AI agents and MCP surfaces for the next 12-24 months.
  • Own the product vision to enhance customer insights and decision-making through AI agents.
  • Develop MCP capabilities for diverse customer environments beyond the UI.
  • Establish measurement frameworks to evaluate the agent experience and customer value.
  • Engage with customers to discover new use cases and improve AI agent offerings.
  • Collaborate closely with sales and support teams for effective product positioning.
  • Act as a thought leader, promoting best practices for agentic products internally and externally.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance with fully employer-paid premiums on select plans.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match.
  • Flexible time off policies, including paid holidays.
  • Generous stipends for various personal expenditures including wellness and professional development.
  • Excellent parental benefits and support for family-related events.
  • Mental health resources and therapy sessions available to employees at no cost.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
Full Job Description
About the Role & Team

Agentic Amplitude is the team that's responsible for Amplitude's AI agent strategy. The team shipped the Amplitude Global Agent, Custom agents, and our MCP surface, and continues to deliver new products at a fast pace.

The team is small, moves fast and thrives on curiosity, autonomy, and strong cross-functional partnership. We operate with a bias toward rapid iteration and refine our approach as the underlying technology and models advance.

This role is the product lead for this surface area. The successful candidate will set the strategy and vision and lead the design and engineering teams to deliver new innovations, while serving as the company's thought leader on agentic products.
Responsibilities
  • Define the direction for Amplitude's agents and MCP surfaces over the next 12 to 24 months, and determine the priorities that will guide investment.
  • Own the product vision for how AI agents help our customers to get to insights faster, make decisions with greater confidence, and take the right actions to improve their products.
  • Advance our MCP capabilities so that customers can work with Amplitude from their coding agent, CLI, or IDE, in addition to our own user interface.
  • Create the evals, quality standards, and feedback mechanisms required to measure customer value and iterate on the agent experience.
  • Talk regularly with customers to understand their workflows and identify new opportunities and use cases for AI agents to deliver value.
  • Partner closely with the field organization to enable them to position, demo, and support AI Agent products effectively.
  • Serve as a thought leader on agentic products, establishing best practices both internally and with customers.
Measures of Success
  • A clear and inspiring agent and MCP strategy that leadership and the field organization can articulate consistently.
  • Increased adoption of existing agents and MCP capabilities, complemented by new agentic products that address emerging customer needs.
  • Broad MCP adoption within customer workflows outside the Amplitude user interface.
Qualifications
  • 7+ years of product management experience, including taking 0-to-1 products from concept through delivery.
  • 3+ years building products on AI/ML technologies, with recent hands-on experience in delivering agentic products
  • Fluency in the latest LLM trends, models, and tools, with a strong understanding of context management, latency, eval methods, and common failure modes.
  • Experience building systems that measure whether a probabilistic product is getting better over time.
  • A demonstrated record of executing complex initiatives in close partnership with engineering and design.
  • Comfort operating amid ambiguity, rapid change, and a roadmap that evolves alongside the technology.
  • A consistent history of setting ambitious goals and achieving them through clear strategy, disciplined execution, and effective collaboration.
Our values:

At Amplitude, our values guide how we show up for one another and for our customers:
  • Humility: We operate from a place of empathy and openness, seeking to understand many points of view.
  • Ownership: We take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared company success.
  • Growth Mindset: We're tenacious in the face of challenges and seek feedback in order to grow ourselves and others.
  • Customer Centricity: We put the customer at the center of everything we do and are deeply committed to their success.

We care about the well-being of our team: We offer competitive pay and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and well-being of our Ampliteers.

Some of our benefit programs include:
  • Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee Medical, Dental, Vision on select plans
  • 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 1% of your eligible pay each pay period up to $2,000 annually
  • Flexible time off, paid holidays, and more
  • Generous stipends to spend on what matters most to you, whether that's wellness (monthly), commuter transit/parking (monthly), learning and development (quarterly), new hire home office equipment, and much more
  • Excellent Parental benefits including: 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support
  • Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy sessions
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Other fun facts about Amplitude:
  • Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution for 23 quarters in a row on G2.
  • We care a lot about product innovation. We've made significant investments in talent and infrastructure to build the most powerful AI analytics platform on the market.
  • We invest in our people. We offer mentorship programs, management training, and wellness initiatives.
  • We give back to our communities. We give every Ampliteer a charitable giving grant and paid volunteer time off.
  • We were founded in 2012, went public via a direct listing in September 2021, and are now trading under the ticker $AMPL.
  • We're a global and fast-growing team! We have employees around the world and offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo.
  • Our mascot is Data Monster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs. Nom nom.

This role is eligible for equity, benefits and other forms of compensation.

Based on Colorado law, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Colorado. Colorado range: $237,000 - $356,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in New York City, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in New York City. New York City salary range: $265,000 - $398,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in San Francisco Bay Area of California. Salary range: $265,000 - $398,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in California outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. California salary range: $237,000 - $356,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in Washington state, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington state. Washington salary range: $237,000 - $356,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in Washington state, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington only: unlimited PTO, 10 to 13 holidays annually (will vary), medical dental and vision PPO and CDHP plans. Finally, a company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan.

About Amplitude

Amplitude is a San Francisco-based technology company that provides analytics software for businesses. The company's platform allows businesses to track user behavior and analyze data to improve their products and services. Amplitude was founded in 2012 and has since grown to serve over 1,000 customers, including Microsoft, Twitter, and HubSpot. The company has been recognized for its innovative approach to analytics, including its use of machine learning and other advanced technologies. Amplitude has also been praised for its commitment to diversity and inclusion, including its efforts to increase the representation of women and underrepresented minorities in the tech industry.
Learn more about Amplitude
Size
500 employees
Market Cap
$1.2 billion
Industry
Founded
2012
NASDAQ

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