Founding Product Marketer

Unusual Ventures

. Own positioning and messaging for AI developers and engineering leaders building agents and customer-facing AI features where speed matters .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product marketing for technical products, particularly in AI infrastructure and developer platforms, with strong writing skills to convey complex technical concepts clearly. Proven ability to independently set marketing direction and execute product launches while engaging with technical audiences.

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Product Marketing ExperienceTechnical Writing SkillsAI Infrastructure KnowledgeStartup Marketing Function DevelopmentIndependent Direction Setting

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Hard Skills

Product Launch ExecutionTechnical Documentation ReadingBenchmarkingCompetitive PositioningCustomer-Facing Sales Materials CreationLatency ExplanationThroughput UnderstandingCost Per Token AnalysisMarketing Function BuildingAI Feature Messaging

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationHands-On ApproachCreative Problem Solving

Industry Keywords

AI DevelopmentCloud InfrastructureDeveloper PlatformsData InfrastructureOpen-Source ProductsInference MarketingGPU CloudModel APIsAgent ToolingTechnical Audiences Engagement

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own positioning and messaging for AI developers and engineering leaders building agents and customer-facing AI features where speed matters
Define Lithos’s audience, identify buyers, understand their behavior and focus marketing efforts
Create technical blog posts, benchmark write-ups, launch announcements, documentation pages, case studies and customer videos
Raise Lithos and its founders’ profile through conferences, podcasts, panels and communities
Prepare founders with talks and posts
Plan and execute product launches
Work with partners and investors on developer meetups and executive dinners
Build pitch materials, website copy, competitive positioning and customer-facing sales materials
Track channels and messages that generate usage and pipeline, and optimize investment accordingly

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years in product marketing for a technical product sold to developers or engineering teams, ideally in AI infrastructure, cloud, developer platforms or data infrastructure
Ability to explain latency, throughput and cost per token, read technical documentation, run a quick benchmark, and hold your own with engineers
Experience at an early-stage startup, having built the marketing function or a significant part of it
Ability to set direction independently and work as the only marketer initially
Excellent writing skills, making technical ideas clear, specific and interesting
Willingness to remain hands-on and build rather than manage a team immediately
Nice to have: experience marketing inference, GPU cloud, model APIs or agent tooling; launching open-source or developer-first products; or an engineering background

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meaningful early equity as one of Lithos’s first hires