Staff Product Manager

## About the Role The Staff Product Manager role at Dropbox is a critical position that requires a unique blend of technical expertise, product vision, and collaboration skills. As a product leader, you will be responsible for defining and executing the product strategy for Stacks and project context experiences within Dropbox. Your primary goal will be to create a cohesive user mental model that clarifies the relationship between folders, Stacks, Spaces, projects, Home, AI/chat experiences, and collaborative workflows. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Design, Search, Connectors, Sharing, Platform, and AI, to deliver scalable and intuitive user experiences.

The role involves building intelligent project context experiences that bring together Dropbox content, third-party references, comments, tasks, activity, status, versions, and AI-generated summaries in trusted workspaces. You will need to establish product quality bars, experimentation frameworks, learning goals, and success metrics for early design partner programs and broader rollout strategies. Your ability to translate complex technical tradeoffs into clear product decisions will be essential in maintaining user trust and simplicity.

As a product leader at Dropbox, you will be part of a dynamic team that is passionate about creating innovative solutions for users. You will have the opportunity to work with talented engineers, designers, and product managers to drive the company's product vision. Your role will involve collaboration with senior leadership to influence product strategy and drive execution.

## What You Will Do - Define and execute the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Stacks and project context experiences within Dropbox - Clarify the relationship between folders, Stacks, Spaces, projects, Home, AI/chat experiences, and collaborative workflows to create a cohesive user mental model - Build intelligent project context experiences that bring together Dropbox content, third-party references, comments, tasks, activity, status, versions, and AI-generated summaries in trusted workspaces - Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, Search, Connectors, Sharing, Platform, and AI teams to deliver scalable and intuitive user experiences - Define onboarding flows, naming systems, promotion paths, and interaction patterns that help users understand when and why to use Stacks - Establish product quality bars, experimentation frameworks, learning goals, and success metrics for early design partner programs and broader rollout strategies - Translate complex technical tradeoffs around retrieval, permissions, freshness, connector reliability, and model behavior into clear product decisions that maintain user trust and simplicity - Collaborate with senior leadership to influence product strategy and drive execution - Develop and maintain a deep understanding of user needs, market trends, and competitor activity

## What We Are Looking For - 10+ years of product management experience building and shipping high-impact user-facing products - Deep experience with conceptual model thinking and a knack for making the complex seem simple - Strong technical depth with the ability to reason about AI/LLM systems, retrieval quality, search relevance, permissions, platform constraints, and distributed product architectures - Demonstrated success building products that balance UX simplicity with underlying technical complexity - Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, Data Science, AI/ML, and Platform teams to define ambiguous product areas and drive execution - Strong product instincts around trust, precision, recall, freshness, citations, source boundaries, and human-in-the-loop workflows - Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management skills with experience influencing senior leadership - Proficiency in Excel and other productivity tools

## Nice to Have - Experience building AI-powered productivity, search, collaboration, or workspace products - Familiarity with retrieval systems, connectors, recommendation systems, or context-aware AI experiences - Experience working on products involving permissions models, shared workspaces, or enterprise collaboration systems - Strong understanding of modern knowledge work workflows across creative, client-service, media, construction, or project-based teams - Experience leading 0→1 product initiatives in ambiguous or emerging product categories

## Benefits and Perks - Competitive salary and equity package - Comprehensive health insurance and wellness programs - Flexible PTO and remote work options - Access to cutting-edge technology and tools - Opportunities for professional growth and development - Collaborative and dynamic work environment - Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance - Employee resource groups and diversity initiatives - Access to exclusive company events and networking opportunities

- To stand out as a candidate, make sure to highlight your experience with AI-powered experiences and collaboration tools in your resume and cover letter.

• Be prepared to demonstrate your technical depth and product instincts during the interview process.
• Show a deep understanding of user needs and market trends, and be able to articulate your vision for the future of work.
• Familiarize yourself with Dropbox's products and services, and be prepared to discuss how you can contribute to the company's mission.
• Be prepared to negotiate your salary and benefits package, and don't be afraid to ask about opportunities for growth and development.
• Research the company culture and values, and be prepared to discuss how you align with them.
• Practice your communication and stakeholder management skills, as these will be essential in this role.