Principal Product Manager, Patent Technology Classification

At Lexis Nexis Intellectual Property Solutions (LNIP), our mission is to bring clarity to innovation by enabling innovators to make informed decisions, accelerate productivity, and achieve superior results. Every day, our team supports the development of technologies and processes that advance humanity. Helping our customers reach their goals is our primary focus—and our success is measured by the results we deliver for them.

We’re looking for a Principal of Product Management to lead the strategy and execution of our patent technology classification and taxonomy portfolio. This is a high-profile leadership role that will define how patent data is classified, understood, and leveraged worldwide.

You’ll work at the intersection of AI/ML/LLMs, knowledge graphs, and semantic search, partnering closely with Engineering, Data Science, and Go-to-Market teams. Your mission: deliver accurate, explainable, and scalable AI-driven solutions that power the next generation of IP analytics and decision-making.

• Define the Vision:
  Set the multi-year strategy and annual roadmaps for classification and taxonomy services, ensuring alignment with global IP standards and industry best practices.

• Lead AI Innovation:
  Drive the development of cutting-edge AI/ML/LLM models, knowledge graphs, and multilingual pipelines to transform how patent data is classified and enriched.

• Deliver Product Rigor:
  Lead discovery, problem framing, and prioritization; translate complex workflows into productized capabilities; run structured experimentation and A/B testing; define and monitor OKRs with dashboards and diagnostics.

• Advance MLOps & Technical Excellence:
  Establish evaluation frameworks (precision/recall, coverage, drift, calibration); set launch thresholds and guardrails; oversee model/version management, rollback policies, monitoring/alerting, SLA targets, and cost efficiency.

• Ensure Trust, Security & Compliance:
  Govern taxonomy stewardship, versioning, and data provenance; ensure compliance with SOC 2, ISO 27001, licensing, privacy, and Responsible AI standards; manage forums and playbooks for model risk, bias, and explainability.

• Influence the Ecosystem:
  Build executive-level relationships with IP offices, corporates, and law firms; shape industry standards; and articulate differentiated value in a competitive market.

• Accelerate Commercial Impact:
  Translate advanced AI capabilities into compelling customer outcomes, partnering with Sales and Customer Success to drive adoption, retention, and growth.

• Inspire and Develop Teams:
  Lead and mentor product managers, foster a high-performance culture, and oversee key vendor and data partnerships that expand the reach and impact of our portfolio.

• Proven leadership at scale:
  You have successfully led complex, high-impact product portfolios, influencing across global organizations at the Principal+ level.

• Deep AI/ML expertise:
  You bring hands-on experience delivering AI/ML/NLP/LLM-based products at scale; from training and deployment to monitoring, governance, and continuous improvement.

• Strategic vision with commercial acumen:
  You excel at shaping long-term product strategies while translating advanced technology into measurable business and customer outcomes.

• Executive presence and influence:
  You can communicate complex technical concepts to senior executives and external stakeholders, shaping industry conversations and standards.

• Inclusive, empowering leadership style:
  You build and mentor high-performing teams, fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and innovation.

• Entrepreneurial agility:
  You thrive in dynamic, high-visibility environments, balancing systematic analysis with decisive execution to accelerate results.

• Extensive experience in product management or adjacent leadership roles, with extensive experience driving platform, AI, and data-driven innovation.

• Proven success delivering AI/ML/NLP/LLM products at scale, including training, deployment, monitoring, and governance.

• Demonstrated ability to shape product portfolios that deliver measurable business impact, customer adoption, and revenue growth.

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