Abdoul Wane

Principal TPM | AI Product Strategy | Function Builder

I build TPM functions and operating systems where none exist, helping R&D organizations move from reactive delivery to predictable execution. Most recently, that meant taking roadmap predictability from 30% to 78%.

Today, I focus on applying that same approach to AI, helping TPMs bring systems thinking, governance, and technical judgment to AI-driven products, platforms, and research organizations.

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The AI TPM Landscape
The AI TPM Landscape

AI TPM roles fall into three distinct tiers. The skills gap between them is larger than the job titles suggest. This framework maps where the roles are, what fluency each tier requires, and how to transition from traditional TPM to AI TPM work based on analysis of 50+ job descriptions.

What a Technical Program Manager Really Does
What a Technical Program Manager Really Does

The role is widely misunderstood. A Technical Program Manager owns the how and the when of complex technical work: the operating rhythm, dependency clarity, decision paths, and the escalation mechanisms that matter when things inevitably go sideways.