Technical Product Manager-Consultant

Role

PTC is hiring a Technical Product Manager-Consultant to own the roadmap and delivery of the Creo customization toolkits (SDKs and language bindings) and first-party IDE integrations. The role is centered on designing consistent APIs across languages, improving developer experience, coordinating cross-functional teams, and enabling AI-assisted development workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Own roadmap and execution for the Creo customization SDK and language bindings (C, C++, Java, JavaScript, VBA, upcoming Python).
• Lead API design governance, including naming conventions, versioning, deprecation policies, backward compatibility, language ergonomics, and documentation standards.
• Coordinate delivery with core Creo teams, language binding teams, DevOps, documentation, and product management to meet release timelines and quality criteria.
• Manage technical risks and dependencies (Creo release schedule, OS/toolchain updates, language runtime changes) and drive clear status, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Champion developer experience through samples, reference implementations, project templates, and tooling that facilitate building, debugging, and shipping Creo customizations.

IDE & Tooling Responsibilities

• Define the strategy and roadmap for first-party IDE extensions/plugins for VS Code, IntelliJ-based IDEs, and other key environments.
• Ensure each supported language has coherent IDE support: syntax, navigation, completion/intellisense, inline documentation, and debugging workflows.
• Align SDK packaging, project structures, and build configurations with modern IDE workflows (e.g., CMake/MSBuild, Maven/Gradle, npm, Python environments).
• Run feedback loops with internal teams, partners, and external developers to iteratively improve SDKs and IDE integrations.
• Drive integration of AI-assisted development patterns (e.g., “vibe coding” workflows, code-generation prompts, inline AI suggestions) into SDKs and IDE extensions, optimizing APIs, samples, and documentation for AI coding assistants.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering or technical program/product management delivering complex technical products or platforms.
• Hands-on background with APIs/SDKs or developer platforms; ability to read code, design docs, and review API proposals.
• Practical experience with at least two of: C/C++, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python; understanding of native/managed interop and language bindings.
• Experience coordinating multi-team programs with multiple releases, dependencies, and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with desktop or rich-client products (3D/graphics/simulation) where performance and backward compatibility are important.
• Direct experience building or managing IDE extensions/plugins (VS Code extensions, IntelliJ plugins) or similar developer-tool integrations.
• Familiarity with CI/CD for SDKs and tooling, semantic versioning, and automated compatibility testing across platforms and language bindings.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority, facilitate design reviews, and drive alignment across teams.
• Experience designing or integrating AI-assisted developer workflows and shaping APIs and tooling for AI coding assistants.

What Success Looks Like

• A coherent, well-documented Creo customization toolkit across supported languages with clear versioning and migration paths.
• High-quality IDE integrations that noticeably improve developer productivity for Creo developers and partners.
• Predictable, transparent delivery of roadmap milestones with managed risks and clear tradeoffs.