Responsibilities

• Own Product Functions: Lead and grow Product Management, Design, and User Research, ensuring alignment across vision, roadmap, and user experience.
• Drive AI-Native Transformation: Define and deliver AI-first product experiences, leveraging cutting-edge AI capabilities to automate workflows and create new value for customers.
• Unblock Velocity: Partner with Engineering leadership to dramatically improve product development velocity, addressing process, prioritization, and execution challenges.
• Champion Customer Insight: Ensure product decisions are grounded in user research, real-world feedback, and a deep understanding of market and customers; bold enough to chart a new course in new category areas.
• Operate as an Early-Stage Builder: Thrive in ambiguity, make decisive trade-offs, and contribute to development work as needed.

Requirements

• Proven Leadership Across Product Functions: Experience leading Product Management, Design, and User Research in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Prior experience in AI Governance, Responsible AI, or enterprise SaaS.
• AI-Native Expertise: Demonstrated success building AI-first products with familiarity of latest AI capabilities.
• Execution & Velocity Focus: Track record of unblocking teams, streamlining processes, and accelerating development cycles.
• Startup Operator Mindset: Comfortable working in ambiguity and leading product through pivots or transformations at early-stage companies.
• Customer-Centric Builder: Strong user empathy and ability to translate insights into innovative product solutions.
• Strong communicator with skills to lead a team, inspire customers, and work with C-level audiences and analysts.

Bonus Points

• Technical background or close collaboration with engineering on AI-driven products.
• Experience scaling product teams during Series A–C growth stages.
• San Francisco based for hybrid work.