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Role split from open source to MLOps/AI Engineering signals market maturation

By Colby Hoke · Senior PMM, Technical Messaging & Content @ SAS · 2026-04-10 · thread · Role split from open source to MLOps/AI Engineering signals market maturation

Tier C · TL;DR
Role split from open source to MLOps/AI Engineering signals market maturation

Claim

My previous role at SAS split into two roles, with the open source work going one way and the MLOps/AI Engineering work going another.

Mechanism

As a product category matures, the scope of PMM work becomes too broad for one person; splitting roles allows deeper specialization in distinct sub-domains (open source vs. enterprise MLOps).

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