Applied AI Product Manager (New York)

Automattic; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in San Francisco is seeking an Applied AI Product Manager to define and ship AI experiences across its products. The successful candidate will collaborate with engineers, drive experimentation at scale, and work on transformative features that enhance user interaction. Ideal for someone with a strong track record in AI product management, this role offers significant challenges and opportunities in AI integration.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping AI/ML-powered features at scale.
• Track record of impactful product features.
• Understanding of API constraints and technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Define and ship AI experiences across multiple products.
• Work with engineers to create rapid prototypes.
• Drive experimentation frameworks across user bases.

Skills

AI product experience

Strong technical fluency

Rapid prototyping

Collaboration with engineers

Experimentation and data analysis

Education

4-6+ years in product management

Job description

Overview

Applied AI Product Manager - New York at Automattic. This role focuses on defining and shipping AI experiences across Automattic products, collaborating with engineers, and driving scalable experimentation to push the boundaries of what’s possible.

What You’ll Do

• Define and ship AI experiences across multiple Automattic products, from established platforms to emerging bets that push the boundaries of what’s possible.
• Work directly with engineers to rapidly prototype and iterate, bridging user needs with technical possibilities.
• Drive experimentation at scale across diverse user bases, learning faster than competitors through rapid iteration.
• Move fast on breakthrough ideas; design, ship, and measure AI features that set new standards in their categories.
• Scale successful innovations by integrating proven concepts into core product roadmaps.
• Push the boundaries of what product management looks like when exceptional talent works together.

You’ll Excel Here If You

• Have shipped AI products users love; you know the difference between demos and features that fundamentally change how millions of people interact with each other.
• Are exceptionally talented; you’re the PM other great product leaders want to collaborate with.
• Are deeply technical without coding; discuss model architecture and system constraints as fluently as user experience and business metrics.
• Move fast and think big; prototype quickly while architecting for massive scale.
• Thrive on working with other exceptional people rather than just seeking comfortable product environments.
• Think like a builder; comfortable with ambiguity, turning ambitious visions into shippable realities.

Experience We’re Looking For

• 4-6+ years in product management with 2+ years shipping AI/ML-powered features at significant scale.
• Track record of exceptional product impact; features or products shipped that meaningfully changed user behavior.
• Strong technical fluency; create detailed mockups, analyze complex data, understand API constraints, and communicate sophisticated ideas clearly to engineers.
• Experience working across multiple products with diverse technical architectures and user needs.
• Proven ability to work with top-tier engineering talent and contribute meaningfully to technical discussions.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Accelerate AI integration across our portfolio, working with engineering teams to identify and ship transformative features.
• Define MVP approaches for AI in core products like WordPress.com and WooCommerce that set new industry standards.
• Build experimentation frameworks for rapid testing and learning across massive user bases.
• Create product intelligence systems that help our teams see around corners and move faster than competitors.

Why This Role Matters

Shape AI transformation for hundreds of millions of users across creative, commerce, and communication experiences. Work on product challenges that define entire categories: making content creation more accessible, reimagining customer support, and helping small businesses access capabilities that were previously enterprise-only.

You’ll have the resources and reach to tackle problems beyond typical product management scope, alongside a team selected for their ability to push boundaries.

Salary

Salary range: $130,000-$250,000 USD. Pay will reflect the potential contribution and impact you can bring, which may, in some cases, go beyond the range stated.

About Automattic

Now in our 20th year, we’re the people behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Simplenote, Jetpack, Longreads, Day One, PocketCasts, Beeper, and more. We believe in making the web a better place. We’re a distributed company with more than 1400 Automatticians in nearly every corner of the globe, speaking over a hundred languages. We’re united by a mission to democratize publishing, commerce, and messaging so anyone with a story can tell it, and everyone can manage their communications from a single source.

We believe in Open Source, and most of our work is available under the GPL. Automattic is a Most Loved Company and Disability Confident Committed. If you need disability-related accommodations during the application or interview process, please fill out this form. We are committed to ensuring an accessible hiring process for all candidates.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.