Thomas Grabowski

Thomas Grabowski

Product Manager, AI

I enjoy working with open source, community driven software companies that build products that change people's lives.

What I Do

I specialize in enterprise software product management with a focus on AI, Search, and Observability. My approach centers on understanding how engineers work and building features that enhance their daily workflows.

I've shipped products at companies ranging from emerging startups to enterprise-scale deployments, always prioritizing rapid learning and rapid shipping to deliver features that engineers love and actually use.

Current project I'm exploring

Founder

CodePathfinder

Building an intelligent context layer that enables AI to navigate code effectively. CodePathfinder serves as a semantic intelligence platform, making codebases accessible beyond just developers and democratizing access to code knowledge across entire organizations.

Code represents ground truth for numerous business tasks, yet it remains siloed as developer-only knowledge. CodePathfinder breaks down these barriers by providing AI-powered code intelligence that enables teams across the organization—from product managers to support engineers—to leverage code insights for their work.

Recent Work

Staff Product Manager, AI

dbt Labs (2024-2025)

Led the development and launch of AI-powered tools for analytics engineers, helping thousands of users enhance their workflows through intelligent automation and assistance.

Key Launches

Structured for Intelligence – O'Reilly Report
Structured for Intelligence

Co-authored at dbt Labs. Why AI needs governed, discoverable, and provisioned data—and how to get there.
dbt Copilot
dbt Copilot

AI-powered coding assistant in the analytics workflow—better SQL, documentation, and semantic layer, with one click.
dbt MCP Server
dbt MCP

Model Context Protocol server—one gateway for AI tools to use your dbt context: models, lineage, semantic layer, and more.
dbt Agents
dbt Agents

Native AI agents on dbt: Discovery, Analysis, Orchestration—governed, auditable, and built on your structured context.

Product Philosophy

My approach focuses on shipping features that enhance engineers' jobs and building products they love and use to improve their daily work. The best products understand the workflows engineers already trust and make them better, not more complicated.

This work was made possible through collaboration with exceptional teams across AI engineering, GTM, Marketing, Documentation, Data, and Product—demonstrating the cross-functional coordination essential for successful enterprise AI product launches.

Previous Experience

Principal Product Manager, Machine Learning & AI

Elastic (2017-2024)

Built and scaled AI/ML features across Elastic's Observability, Security, and Search products. Led go-to-market for multiple major releases, created extensive educational content, and helped thousands of customers implement machine learning in production.

Videos & talks

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Startup/Founding Experience

Founding CEO, VP Product

LogLogic (2002-2012)

Co-founded LogLogic, a pioneering provider of scalable log management and security intelligence solutions for enterprise and cloud environments. Built one of the industry's first platforms specifically designed to help IT administrators automate log data management and diagnose system problems at scale.

Investors: Investors in LogLogic included Sequoia Capital, TeleSoft Partners, Worldview Technology Partners, Invesco Private Capital, Focus Ventures, and SAP Ventures

Acquisition: Acquired by TIBCO Software in April 2012 for $130 million. At acquisition, LogLogic served over 1,000 enterprise customers worldwide.

Founding CEO, VP Product

RapidEngines (2011-2014)

Co-founded RapidEngines (formerly Rapid IO), a provider of highly scalable log analytics software that helped companies manage and better utilize high-volume application log data. Built solutions enabling applications to run faster while quickly identifying security concerns.

Funding: Raised $1.38M from El Dorado Ventures, Rally Ventures, and Vesbridge Partners

Acquisition: Acquired by SevOne in March 2014. This was SevOne's first acquisition after their $150M funding round from Bain Capital.

Contact

Get in touch for speaking, advisory, or product collaboration.