Head of Product - AI

Bjak Sdn Bhd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering AI firm in Singapore is looking for a founding Product Lead to own the end-to-end AI product strategy. This unique role involves translating complex AI capabilities into reliable products while collaborating deeply with ML and engineering teams. Candidates should have a strong technical background, at least 6 years of product experience, and a passion for building impactful AI solutions. This position promises an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, high-performance environment focused on global impact.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of product experience, especially with complex technical products.
• Hands-on exposure to AI systems, including model evaluation and pipeline iteration.
• Experience defining evaluation metrics for ML systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end AI product strategy and translate model capabilities into product decisions.
• Work with ML, backend, and mobile engineers on design and iteration.
• Ensure AI features ship fast, safely, and reliably.

Skills

Algorithms and data structures

System design

ML fundamentals

Technical judgment

Product strategy

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or closely related field

Job description

A1 is a self-funded AI group, operating in full stealth. We're building a new global consumer AI application where product decisions are inseparable from model behavior, system constraints, and real user outcomes.

This is a founding product leadership role. You will own the end-to-end AI product strategy - translating complex AI capabilities into scalable, reliable products, while working deeply with ML and engineering teams. This is not a traditional PM role. It requires strong technical judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to make hard tradeoffs in imperfect systems.

Why This Role Matters

• You define what we build and why, grounded in what AI can actually do
• You shape how model capabilities turn into real user value
• You ensure product ambition stays aligned with technical reality
• You own AI product quality across UX, reliability, and outcomes
• You influence the direction of the company's earliest and most critical use cases

What You'll Do

• Own the end-to-end AI product strategy, grounded in technical feasibility
• Translate model capabilities, data constraints, and evaluation results into clear product decisions
• Make hard tradeoffs across quality, latency, cost, reliability, and UX
• Work daily with ML, backend, and mobile engineers on design, evaluation, and iteration
• Define success metrics and feedback loops across offline evaluation, online testing, and human feedback
• Drive execution with clear specs, risk awareness, and disciplined prioritization
• Ensure AI features ship fast, safely, and reliably into production

Requirements

Technical Background

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field (Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Applied Math with CS-heavy coursework)
• Strong understanding of:
  • Algorithms and data structures
  • System design
  • ML fundamentals

AI & ML Experience

• Hands-on exposure to AI systems, including:
  • LLM-based products
  • Model evaluation
  • Prompt or pipeline iteration
• Ability to reason about:
  • Model limitations
  • Hallucinations
  • Bias and drift
• Comfortable reading, reviewing, and discussing technical design documents

Product Leadership

• 6+ years of product experience
• Proven ownership of complex, technical products
• Experience working closely with senior engineers and ML teams
• Strong judgment and decision-making under uncertainty

Nice to Have

• Experience shipping AI-heavy consumer products
• Background as an engineer or strong technical PM
• Experience defining evaluation metrics for ML systems
• Strong intuition for AI UX patterns and failure handling
• Prior experience in zero-to-one product environments

Our Team & Culture

We operate as a dense, senior, high-performance team. We value clarity, speed, craftsmanship, and relentless ownership. We behave like founders - we build, ship, iterate, and hold ourselves to a high technical bar.

If you value excellence, enjoy building real systems, and want to be part of a small team creating something globally impactful, you'll thrive here.

About A1

A1 is a self-funded, independent AI group, focused on building a new consumer AI product with global impact. We're assembling a small, elite team of ML and engineering builders who want to work on meaningful, high-impact problems.