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The case against a single 'AI builder' role at large companies

At Lenny & Friends Summit, a speaker drew on examples from Atlassian to argue that complex codebases, dependencies and large customer bases make product management, design and engineering roles expand rather than merge.

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A speaker at Lenny & Friends Summit argues that an all-in-one 'AI builder' role can work in a small company, but not as neatly in one with 10,000-plus people. Drawing on examples from Atlassian, they say AI helps product managers move faster and do more while their core job—setting direction, exercising judgment, holding the quality bar and driving outcomes—stays the same.

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Tamar Yehoshua@TYehoshuaWe've been hearing that AI is collapsing PM, design, and engineering into one 'AI builder' role. This can work in a small company. Inside a 10,000+ person company, the story is more nuanced. When you have complex codebases, lots of dependencies, and hundreds of thousands of customers, the roles don't converge - they expand. The goal of the PM job is unchanged: set direction, exercise judgment, hold the quality bar, drive outcomes. What's changed is how PMs get there. AI changes how fast you move and how much more you can do. At Lenny & Friends Summit, I shared real examples from inside Atlassian: what's working, what's not, and where we're still figuring it out. Thanks to @lennysan for bringing PM leaders together! Check it out here: 📷 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtK4kFI1LNo11d
Lenny Rachitsky@lennysanRT @TYehoshua: We've been hearing that AI is collapsing PM, design, and engineering into one 'AI builder' role. This can work in a small co…11d
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    Tamar Yehoshua@TYehoshuaWe've been hearing that AI is collapsing PM, design, and engineering into one 'AI builder' role. This can work in a small company. Inside a 10,000+ person company, the story is more nuanced. When you have complex codebases, lots of dependencies, and hundreds of thousands of customers, the roles don't converge - they expand. The goal of the PM job is unchanged: set direction, exercise judgment, hold the quality bar, drive outcomes. What's changed is how PMs get there. AI changes how fast you move and how much more you can do. At Lenny & Friends Summit, I shared real examples from inside Atlassian: what's working, what's not, and where we're still figuring it out. Thanks to @lennysan for bringing PM leaders together! Check it out here: 📷 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtK4kFI1LNo11d
    Lenny Rachitsky@lennysanRT @TYehoshua: We've been hearing that AI is collapsing PM, design, and engineering into one 'AI builder' role. This can work in a small co…11d
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