Founding Product Director

Job description

Mountain View, CA (Hybrid, 2-3 days/week) | AI Fund | Full-Time ### About IrisGo IrisGo is the intent orchestration layer for the 100M+ AI PCs hitting the market every year. While big tech builds walled gardens, IrisGo is building the open-source standard for on-device context, personalization, and workflow learning to help users get things done. Backed by Andrew Ng's AI Fund and pre-installed on every new Acer device, we bridge the gap between raw silicon and the non-technical user. We are starting with high-utility "Butler" apps to prove our hardware-forward AI app building blocks, with the goal of becoming the RedHat of AI PCs -- the trusted, open-source delivery layer that powers how every consumer interacts with edge intelligence. ### The Role We are looking for a Founding Product Director who thrives in the 0-to-1 phase. You are a Player-Coach: one day collaborating with Andrew Ng's team on the long-term agentic roadmap, the next day in the weeds with engineers defining telemetry for a local NPU-bound "Butler" app. You will own the product definition for our flagship experience. Your goal is to prove that an AI PC is fundamentally different from a legacy PC -- moving the industry from "search and click" to "intent and execution." ### What You Will Do #### The Coach: Vision and Strategy: - **Define the Category:** Work with the founders to articulate the "Intent Orchestration" roadmap. What does the world look like when 100M PCs have a "Butler" by default? - **Build the Ecosystem:** Develop the strategy for our open-source community and the "Delivery Layer." How do we enable third-party developers to build on our hardware-forward architecture? - **OEM Stewardship:** Act as the primary product partner for Acer and future OEMs, ensuring our product fits seamlessly into the hardware lifecycle of a mass-market device. #### The Player: Execution and Craft: - **Ship the Butlers:** Lead end-to-end development of our first three flagship apps. Write the specs, define success metrics, and obsess over "Time to Magic" for a non-technical user. - **Hardware-Software Synthesis:** Work closely with ML engineers to understand edge computing constraints (latency, privacy, power) and turn them into product advantages. - **Iterative Loop:** Build feedback systems to capture how millions of Acer users interact with their AI PCs, turning raw data into actionable product refinements. ### What We Are Looking For - **The "Startup Native" Pedigree:** 8+ years in Product Management, with at least 3 years in an early-stage (Seed/Series A) leadership role. You know how to build a product team from scratch. - **Technical Depth:** You do not just "use" AI -- you understand the difference between cloud-based LLMs and edge-based NPUs. You can hold your own in a room with world-class ML researchers. - **Agentic Intuition:** You have a strong point of view on the future of Agentic UX. You believe the future of software is not more apps, but more integrated intelligence. - **Distribution Mindset:** You understand the unique power of a pre-install moat. You know how to design products that provide immediate value to a user who did not necessarily choose to download them. - **Communication:** You can simplify the most complex "hardware-forward" concepts for a Series A investor or a non-technical grandmother using an Acer laptop for the first time. #### Why Join IrisGo - **Category Definition:** We are not building a better mouse. We are building the nervous system of the AI PC. - **Unprecedented Reach:** Most startups struggle for users. We have 100M+ annual units of distribution baked into our DNA. - **The AI Fund Pedigree:** Direct access to Andrew Ng and the AI Fund ecosystem. - **High Ownership:** You will be the "CEO of the Product," with the equity and autonomy that reflects that responsibility.