Job description

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER — AI & EDTECH About the Opportunity Join a fast-growing AI company transforming K–12 education. You'll own complex, high-impact products end-to-end, working directly with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to turn ambiguous problems into products that reach users fast. This role suits a product leader who thrives with high ownership, moves quickly, and builds where there's no existing playbook. What You'll Do • Own a product domain from strategy through execution and iteration • Translate ambiguous customer and business problems into clear roadmaps • Partner with engineering, design, and GTM to prioritize and ship • Drive multi-surface initiatives spanning AI/ML, workflows, UX, and backend • Make sharp trade-offs with a strong bias toward shipping • Work directly with customers and feed feedback into product decisions • Lead zero-to-one initiatives and build structure where none exists • Balance customer needs, technical constraints, and business priorities • Move fast in a fast-shifting environment • Help build AI-native experiences that improve educational outcomes What We're Looking For • 5–8 years in product management, ideally in AI/ML, SaaS, or complex tech • Experience at an AI startup or AI-focused tech company • Strong product intuition and independent decision-making • Technical fluency; CS, Engineering, or related background a plus • Track record working closely with engineering and design • Strong communication skills, including with external stakeholders • Experience shipping products from concept through launch and iteration • Comfortable with high ownership in a fast-paced startup • Scrappy, decisive, low-ego, execution-oriented • Mandarin proficiency required (San Francisco role only, for collaboration with the Shanghai team) Why This Is a Great Opportunity • High ownership — own product areas, not just features • AI-native — build directly on AI/ML and LLM technology • Visible impact — small team, direct line from your work to outcomes • Zero-to-one — most of the product is net new • Strong technical collaboration — work alongside AI/ML, frontend, backend, data, and automation engineers • Mission-driven — improve and personalize learning at scale • Access to leadership — regular exposure to founders and senior leaders

Requirements

Must-haves

Own a product domain from strategy through execution and iteration
Translate ambiguous customer and business problems into clear roadmaps
Partner with engineering, design, and GTM to prioritize and ship
Drive multi-surface initiatives spanning AI/ML, workflows, UX, and backend
Make sharp trade-offs with a strong bias toward shipping
Work directly with customers and feed feedback into product decisions
Lead zero-to-one initiatives and build structure where none exists
Balance customer needs, technical constraints, and business priorities
Move fast in a fast-shifting environment
Help build AI-native experiences that improve educational outcomes
5–8 years in product management, ideally in AI/ML, SaaS, or complex tech
Experience at an AI startup or AI-focused tech company
Strong product intuition and independent decision-making
Track record working closely with engineering and design
Strong communication skills, including with external stakeholders
Experience shipping products from concept through launch and iteration
Comfortable with high ownership in a fast-paced startup
Scrappy, decisive, low-ego, execution-oriented
Mandarin proficiency required (San Francisco role only, for collaboration with the Shanghai team)
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
High ownership — own product areas, not just features
AI-native — build directly on AI/ML and LLM technology
Visible impact — small team, direct line from your work to outcomes

Nice-to-haves

Technical fluency; CS, Engineering, or related background a plus

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