What a Principal } should know

Defines platform API strategy. Shapes the API ecosystem for partners and developers.

Shapes corporate AI strategy for product management. Defines investments in AI tooling. Ensures responsible AI practices.

Shapes corporate developer productivity strategy. Defines investments in AI-assisted development tooling.

Shapes AI workflow strategy at the company level. Defines investments in AI productivity tools.

Defines technology strategy jointly with the CTO. Makes platform decisions based on product strategy.

Uses engineering metrics from Git for strategic decisions about developer productivity.

Shapes the company-level strategy for data-driven decision making. Defines investments in experimentation infrastructure. Builds processes ensuring a continuous hypothesis-experiment-decision cycle.

Defines product portfolio management strategy at the company level. Establishes resource investment principles across products. Creates a governance model for product portfolio management.

Defines data strategy at the company level. Shapes a culture of data-driven decision making. Makes investment decisions based on unit economics and funnel analysis.

Defines corporate GTM strategy. Makes pricing architecture decisions for the product portfolio. Shapes market entry strategy for new markets.

Shapes a culture of evidence-based decision making at the company level. Defines standards for strategic experiments. Applies a hypothesis-driven approach to corporate strategy.

Identifies market opportunities through a JTBD lens at the company level. Shapes innovation strategy based on unmet jobs. Influences corporate strategy through jobs-based analysis.

Defines the company's market strategy. Makes investment decisions based on market insights. Influences M&A strategy through market opportunity analysis.

Shapes strategic OKRs at the company level. Defines the investment model based on product portfolio metrics. Makes strategic data-driven decisions.

Defines corporate data strategy. Shapes investments in data platform and analytics capabilities. Ensures a data-driven culture at the organizational level.

Defines the company's long-term product strategy (2-3 years). Shapes the vision and development direction for the product portfolio. Ensures alignment between product strategy and business strategy.

Defines corporate product vision at the company level. Shapes the long-term vision for the product portfolio. Influences strategic decisions about M&A and new product lines.

Influences strategic decisions at the board of directors level. Presents product strategy to investors and partners. Shapes a culture of product-led decision making in the organization.

Shapes a customer-centric culture at the organizational level. Defines investments in research capabilities. Uses research results for strategic decisions at the company level.

Uses story mapping and similar tools for visualizing strategic product initiatives at the portfolio level.

Defines engineering efficiency strategy at the company level. Shapes investments in developer experience and productivity tools.

Shapes organizational architecture for autonomous teams. Defines strategy for platform vs product teams. Minimizes organizational friction.

Defines the approach to planning and estimation at the organizational level. Establishes capacity planning processes for the product portfolio.

Shapes flow management strategy at the organizational level. Defines organizational design for value stream optimization.

Defines organizational excellence strategy. Shapes a culture of continuous improvement at the company level. Optimizes cross-organizational processes.

Defines release strategy at the company level. Shapes a continuous delivery culture. Defines investments in release automation.

Defines resource investment strategy at the company level. Makes make-vs-buy decisions. Manages portfolio resource allocation.

Defines organizational risk appetite. Manages strategic risks for the product portfolio. Shapes a culture of calculated risk-taking.

Defines agile strategy at the organizational level. Shapes organizational design for agile at scale. Influences a culture of continuous improvement.

Uses strategic visual tools for corporate-level communication. Visualizes portfolio strategy.

Shapes organizational knowledge management strategy. Defines investments in knowledge infrastructure.

Defines content strategy at the company level. Shapes developer experience through documentation.