Lightworks is a global AI engineering firm that integrates consequential technologies and bolsters mission-critical programs. Launched in the AI era, Lightworks is powered by people who have spent decades implementing net-new and highly iterative technologies at scale across banking, insurance, telecommunications, and public infrastructure. Our team brings deep engineering expertise and first-hand knowledge of how organizations operate, distribute change at scale, and manage risk.

We specialize in control plane engineering, bolstering mission-critical programs, modernization, and scaling emergent technologies. THE ROLE Lightworks is hiring a Principal Product Manager to work within the AI Consortium (AIC) for our Head of Engineering, alongside AI Consortium members. The AIC is developing several projects, including the flagship, the Agentic Control Plane (ACP), and others such as the AI Operations Centre (AI-OC) and the AI Token Exchange (AI-TX).

You will own the product roadmap for the AI Consortium, working for the Head of Engineering to deliver on the product vision they set, liaising directly with the Lightworks governance and technical leadership teams, and Member engineering leads to ensure the AIC continues to deliver efficiently and successfully. You will hold the single holistic view of progress, risk and resourcing, and you will anticipate delivery issues before they impact the program. You must be highly proficient in AI tooling and harnesses, with a demonstrated background in using AI in planning and documentation, reporting, and spec generation.

You must be comfortable with and be able to improve upon the software specification and roadmap process, while maintaining exceptional governance of a product line releasing over 400 changes a month. Work closely with Member engineering leads on how each product is built, and translate the needs of Member institutions, their regulators and end users into clear product outcomes, prioritizing the backlog against business value,



risk and regulatory obligations Partner with the Head of Engineering and delivery leads to define and continuously improve the AI-native specification process, covering how specs, acceptance criteria and release scope are generated, reviewed and governed across a product line shipping 400+ changes per month Sequence the roadmap, and prepare artifacts and materials to allow the Head of Engineering to set scope and release readiness, balancing speed with the control, compliance and resilience expectations of regulated institutions Be comfortable in terminal environments, pipelines, and AI harnesses. Identify, track and mitigate risks to development quality and velocity Bring decisions to the Head of Engineering and governance board with clear options, and track and report on implementation Build, document and maintain best practices for agentic product delivery and champion these within Lightworks Identify, build, rebuild and retire processes as we scale and evolve our delivery team and practices Bachelor's degree in Business, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related fields PMP, CSM, AgilePM or related certifications 10+ years in software delivery, with several years leading delivery or program management at a portfolio or multi-team scale ~ A track record of shipping complex software predictably across multiple concurrent teams ~ Demonstrated experience in managing artifacts, materials, and presentations to the CEO and CIO tier Fluency in modern software delivery practices Solid understanding of process engineering, especially as it applies to high-velocity product development A bias for surfacing risk and scope creep early, and the credibility to hold teams and stakeholders to their commitments The drive and determination to be part of the transformation of software development and delivery Demonstrated product background within an S&P; 500 high-technology company that services regulated verticals Owned a product line in a globally recognized high-technology product company (e.Competitive base compensation with performance bonus, aligned with industry standards Unlimited certification and training budgets

📌 Principal Product Manager (Toronto)
🏢 Lightworks
📍 Toronto