Product Lead

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. Own product area vision, strategy, implementation, and customer and business outcomes for core product areas .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management with a focus on AI-driven product experiences, operational efficiency, and data analysis. Capable of leading cross-functional teams to innovate and execute product strategies while measuring impact and performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Product Management ExperienceAI-Driven Product DevelopmentData Analysis and FluencyCross-Functional Team LeadershipOperational Efficiency Expertise

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Hard Skills

Product Lifecycle ManagementData-Heavy Product ExperienceAI and Machine Learning UnderstandingImpact Measurement FrameworksSystems Thinking

Soft Skills

Strong Written and Verbal CommunicationIntellectual CuriosityComfort with AmbiguityOwner and Driver MindsetProblem-Solving

Industry Keywords

Intelligent AutomationLLMsAgentic SystemsOperational ConsiderationsProduct Roadmap Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own product area vision, strategy, implementation, and customer and business outcomes for core product areas
Work with AI engineers and subject matter experts to create AI-driven product experiences, including intelligent automation using LLMs and agentic systems
Partner with operational teams to provide effective tools and workflows
Identify opportunities where product automation and AI can unlock efficiencies
Lead and inspire a cross-functional team to ship innovative experiences
Analyze business and product performance to focus on high-leverage opportunities balancing long-term growth and immediate business needs
Manage the roadmap and team processes to improve quality and execution velocity
Make tradeoff decisions between business priorities and available resources
Build effective partnerships across functions, product teams, and external partners
Define impact measurement frameworks and metrics, understand core drivers, and monitor progress
Lead critical foundational product areas and expansion into potential new product verticals
Build a category-defining product function and embed AI into the core product surface layer

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-6+ years of product management experience
Deep understanding of the product lifecycle
Strong domain expertise and foundational systems thinking or operations-adjacent expertise
Understanding of day-to-day operational considerations and implications of execution
Owner and driver mindset, biased toward action and getting things done
Ability to find simple and elegant solutions to complex challenges
High-quality bar for contributions
Comfort and skill with ambiguity, using first-principles and structured thinking
Strong written and verbal communication
Fluency with data
Experience working on data-heavy or ML/AI products
Intellectual curiosity and humility
Legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work model with in-office and remote flexibility
Fresh lunch provided on in-office days
$150 monthly reimbursement for transit expenses
$200 quarterly reimbursement for wellness expenses
Flexible PTO
14 company holidays
100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
75% medical, dental, and vision coverage for dependents
16 weeks fully paid parental leave
401(k) plan
Equity package
Quarterly virtual events
Annual in-person summit