Principal Product Manager, Dash Start Page

Location: Remote - US: All locations, Remote
Department: Product Management
Employment Type: Full Time

Role Description

Dropbox is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead the strategy and execution of our next-generation AI-powered experiences within Dash, Dropbox’s universal search and organizational assistant. In this role, you’ll shape how people find, organize, and act on their work—crafting intelligent, contextual, and deeply useful experiences across desktop, mobile, and web. You’ll define the vision for Dash’s most visible surfaces and entry points—whether it’s reimagining the Start Page as a daily hub for focus and flow, or evolving our on-device and mobile experiences into intelligent companions for deep work. These are high-impact, 0→1 roles, giving you the opportunity to explore new interaction models and push the boundaries of what AI can do for productivity. This position demands a balance of customer obsession, technical fluency in AI/ML systems, and strong product instincts. You’ll navigate across executive and IC audiences, translating ambiguous opportunities into clear, scalable strategies. If you’re passionate about building AI-native, cross-platform product experiences that redefine how people work, we’d love to meet you.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the product vision and roadmap for your area (Surfaces and Start Page), driving alignment across functions.
Translate ambiguous problems and AI opportunities into clear strategies, experiments, and roadmaps.
Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Data Science, Research, and GTM to ship innovative, AI-powered features at scale.
Collaborate with the Dropbox AI/ML and Platform teams to ensure scalable, privacy-respecting, and performant AI implementations.
Act as a thought leader—coaching other PMs, contributing to company-wide AI product strategy, and influencing direction across teams.
Define success metrics and deliver measurable impact through experimentation, iteration, and disciplined execution.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in product management, engineering, or data-driven product development.
10+ years of product management experience, including ownership of major product initiatives end-to-end.
Proven success building and shipping AI-powered products at scale—especially in productivity, SaaS, or consumer software.
Deep product sense and consumer instincts—especially on mobile or multi-surface experiences.
Comfort operating in 0→1, pre-PMF environments with shifting priorities and open-ended problem spaces.
Deeply understand customer workflows and pain points through user research, data analysis, and competitive insights.
Strategic thinker with excellent communication skills; you can inspire teams and influence at every level, from ICs to executives.
Passion for the future of work, AI, and building products that help people focus on what matters most.

Preferred Qualifications

Background in AI/ML, NLP, or data science.
Experience working on assistants, chatbots, or productivity-enhancing tools.
Familiarity with privacy, security, and ethical considerations in AI product development.

Compensation Ranges (USD)

US Zone 1: $272000—$368000
US Zone 2: $244800—$331200
US Zone 3: $217600—$294400

The range(s) listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE (On-Target Earnings) for this role. Salary/OTE is one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package including corporate bonus program or sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee’s remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range applies:

US Zone 1: San Francisco metro; New York City metro; Seattle metro
US Zone 2: California (outside SF metro), Colorado; Connecticut (outside NYC metro); Delaware; Illinois (Chicago metro); Indiana (Chicago metro); Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan (Chicago metro); New Hampshire; New Jersey (outside NYC metro); New York (outside NYC metro); Oregon; Pennsylvania (D.C. metro); Pennsylvania (outside NYC metro); Texas (Austin metro); Virginia (DC metro); Washington (outside Seattle metro); Washington DC metro; West Virginia (DC metro); Wisconsin (Chicago metro)
US Zone 3: All other US locations

Dropbox is a Virtual First company open to hiring candidates in all authorized locations.

Company Description

Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for designing a more enlightened way of working. We’re a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers shaping the future of Dropbox and the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines autonomy of distributed workplace with power of human connection creating space for meaningful work & lasting relationships. With a startup mindset & enterprise-level opportunities we expect employees to think critically & stay curious using modern tools including AI to improve how work gets done. Here you can be who you are & grow into who you’re meant to be. You own your impact helping make work more intuitive joyful & human for yourself & hundreds of millions worldwide.

Team Description

Dropbox Product Managers are systems thinkers problem solvers & communicators who translate complex workplace challenges into intuitive scalable solutions. PMs lead with insight & empathy shaping future of work through tools that help individuals & teams stay organized collaborate seamlessly & tap into power of AI. We work across full product lifecycle from 0→1 vision setting to iterative evolution partnering closely with design engineering research & go-to-market teams delivering products trusted by millions. As part of PM team you'll help shape ambitious bets redefining how teams work like Dropbox Dash - an AI-powered way to find & organize knowledge - or evolve core Dropbox experience used by millions adapting to future ways work gets done.

Virtual First

Dropbox’s Virtual First way of working helps people do their best work with flexibility autonomy & connection. Teams work remotely with nonlinear schedules & core collaboration hours supporting deep focus & individual styles. Asynchronous communication improves clarity respects deep work time reduces unnecessary meetings. While remote is primary experience we prioritize intentional in-person connection via team gatherings on-demand workspaces & neighborhood events strengthening cohesion fostering creativity enhancing momentum. This role requires travel to offsites/team gatherings (~5–10% annually). Advance notice provided; accommodation needs encouraged during interview process. Dropbox supports responsible use of AI but misrepresentation not permitted. See our [AI Principles](#). Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer welcoming everyone ensuring all feel supported & connected at work.