Senior Product Manager

Location: Hybrid in Philadelphia, PA

Position Summary

At Bentley, our products help engineers design and operate the infrastructure the world depends on. As a Senior Product Manager, you'll own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for one or more products in our portfolio — driving measurable value for users while staying tightly aligned to business goals.

You'll lead cross-functional teams through the full product lifecycle, from discovery to delivery and beyond, serving as the connective tissue between stakeholders, engineering, and the market. You bring deep industry awareness and a genuine curiosity about users with an ability to translate competitive signals and customer needs into a product direction teams can execute against with confidence.

To thrive here, you'll need 8+ years of experience with complex software products, strong leadership through influence, and communication skills to move between a development team and an executive sponsor without missing a beat. Experience with AI-enhanced products is a plus. A growth mindset and a bias toward impact are a must.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle, from initial discovery to production, and beyond
• Develop and maintain a vision, strategy and roadmap for the product as the critical foundations to ensure that all stakeholders have a common understanding of the path forward.
• Use the right market research and user discovery techniques to define the right product to build and validate the approach to implementation through prototypes and user testing.
• Maintain product direction and priorities aligned with the broader business goals.
• Work in close collaboration with all team members, supporting their work by creating clarity, helping with prioritization and removing roadblocks.
• Make sure that alignment of all teams stays strong by conveying current development status, objectives and connection to product roadmap and overall company strategy.
• Work with the team to make sure that product backlog is visible, clear and up to date.
• Partner closely with Marketing, Sales, Technical Support and other stakeholder groups to ensure that products are launched seamlessly and have ongoing support.
• Actively seek feedback from teams and stakeholders to enrich teamwork and solid product strategy.
• Use monitoring and tracking tools to understand how the product performs on the market and how users get value from it.
• Keep an eye on the industry and its influence on the development of the product. Be ready to steer or pivot as necessary.
• Champion and foster a culture of user-centricity, collaboration and growth mindset at all times across all teams and stakeholders involved in the development and running of the product.
• This is a full-time, individual contributor role expected to work 40 hours per week, hybrid or office-based in Philadelphia, PA.
• This role requires communication with Managers, peers and other colleagues of the company in person, and/or by utilizing Microsoft Teams chat, calling and meeting functions.
• This role requires an average of 2 weeks of travel per month. Depending on business needs, this may increase or vary.
• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or Marketing.
• 8+ years of experience in product management, product strategy, business strategy, or a closely related role driving outcomes for B2B software or technology products. Experience with AI-enhanced products including generative AI is preferred.
• Knowledge of product management practices and frameworks that can be applied to different situations and phases of the product lifecycle.
• A growth mindset approach, actively seeking feedback and learning opportunities to overcome challenges.
• Demonstrated track record of taking a B2B software product or platform from concept through to successful market launch or re-launching a product to market.
• Experience working directly with enterprise customers — including discovery, advisory boards, QBRs, or beta programs.
• Demonstrated success executing market/competitive analysis, customer discovery, development of value propositions, and product roadmap prioritization.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional execution across development, UX, QA, documentation, marketing, sales, and customer success.
• Experience influencing and measuring business results such as ARR growth, product adoption, and customer retention and satisfaction.
• Ability to translate ambiguous problems into clear narratives, decisions, and actionable plans.
• Experience modernizing or evolving legacy software platforms.
• Familiarity with cloud‑enabled, interoperable, or AI‑assisted software solutions.
• Proven track record of managing complex, high-impact projects with strict deadlines and high expectations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex subjects to non-experts and communicate ideas effectively to executive leadership. Comfortable speaking to large audiences of technical professionals.
• Ability to analyze and interpret large datasets to generate actionable insights that improve products and features.

What We Offer

• A great Team and culture – please see our colleague video.
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
• A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

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About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more.

Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. www.bentley.com

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