Product Manager - AI

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Product Manager - AI based in India.** We are looking for a hands-on, detail-oriented Product Manager to shape innovative AI-powered products from concept to launch in a fast-paced, startup-style environment. Working directly with the Chief Product Officer, you will take ownership of the end-to-end product experience, driving roadmap development, feature definition, and UX optimization. Your mission will be to simplify complex workflows, create seamless experiences across product modules, and identify opportunities to improve onboarding, conversion, and customer engagement. By combining deep product exploration, data-driven decision-making, and strong UX judgment, you will help transform user needs into impactful product improvements. This role offers significant autonomy, direct access to senior leadership, and the opportunity to influence product strategy with minimal bureaucracy. It is ideal for a proactive product professional who thrives on ownership, rapid execution, and building AI solutions from the ground up. ### Accountabilities - Own the product roadmap, feature definition, and end-to-end user experience, ensuring alignment with customer needs and business objectives. - Develop a deep understanding of the product's functionality, workflows, and interconnected modules to identify opportunities for improvement. - Transform complex product capabilities into intuitive, consistent, and user-friendly experiences across dashboards, features, and integrated workflows. - Lead product discovery and design reviews, propose UX/UI improvements, and define new features that deliver meaningful value to users. - Identify friction points, usability gaps, inconsistencies, and missing connections through detailed product exploration and data analysis. - Optimize onboarding experiences to improve conversion rates, increase user activation, and reduce drop-off throughout the customer journey. - Analyze product usage data, customer feedback, and behavioral signals to prioritize high-impact improvements and guide product decisions. - Compare product specifications, staging environments, and production releases to identify discrepancies, missing functionality, and potential regressions. - Create comprehensive product requirements documents (PRDs), tickets, prototypes, and design specifications that provide clear direction for engineering and design teams. - Translate product insights into effective onboarding materials, product marketing pages, and in-app educational experiences. - Collaborate closely with design and engineering teams while independently driving product thinking, UX quality, and feature direction when needed. - Prioritize simple, effective solutions, minimize unnecessary interface complexity, and deliver improvements quickly with minimal oversight. ## Requirements - Demonstrated experience in product management, preferably in AI-powered products, SaaS platforms, or fast-moving technology environments. - Strong product sense and UX/UI judgment, with the ability to independently evaluate user journeys, identify usability issues, and recommend practical design improvements. - Experience owning product roadmaps, defining features, writing detailed requirements, and managing initiatives from discovery through delivery. - Proven experience optimizing product onboarding, improving conversion rates, increasing activation, and reducing user drop-off. - Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret product usage data, customer feedback, and behavioral insights to guide prioritization. - Exceptional attention to detail and a meticulous approach to reviewing product functionality, specifications, interface consistency, and release quality. - Ability to understand complex products quickly, explore functionality independently, challenge assumptions, and identify opportunities that others may overlook. - Strong written communication skills, including the ability to produce comprehensive PRDs, actionable tickets, prototypes, and clear product documentation. - Familiarity with product design tools, prototyping workflows, analytics platforms, and collaboration tools is an advantage. - Ability to work effectively with designers and engineers while maintaining independent ownership of product direction and UX decisions. - A highly proactive, action-oriented mindset, with strong prioritization skills and a preference for simple, high-impact solutions over unnecessary complexity. - Comfort working in a high-autonomy, low-bureaucracy environment where speed, accountability, and independent decision-making are essential. - Availability to join immediately is preferred, although candidates with other notice periods will also be considered. ## Benefits - Competitive salary: Monthly compensation ranging from $1,000 to $2,000. - Performance-based bonuses: Additional incentives may be available at management discretion. - Fully remote work: Work from anywhere, with a remote-first culture designed to support flexibility. - Paid time off: Time away from work to support rest and work-life balance. - Health insurance: Healthcare coverage as part of the employee benefits package. - Technology setup budget: Support for equipment and technology needs after 10 months of employment. - High autonomy and ownership: Freedom to shape product decisions, lead initiatives, and deliver meaningful improvements with minimal bureaucracy. - Direct leadership exposure: Work closely with senior product leadership and gain visibility into strategic decisions. - Accelerated career growth: Potential fast-track progression into leadership positions for high-performing professionals. - Optional in-person hack weeks: Opportunities to collaborate in person in locations such as Hong Kong, India, or London. - Access to advanced tools: Use of best-in-class technology and product development tools. - Potential international opportunities: High-performing employees may be considered for opportunities at the US headquarters, including possible relocation, subject to business needs and availability, after at least two years of employment.