Director of AI Products & Prototyping

Rational Dynamics; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Rational Dynamics in Berkeley, CA, seeks a Director of Product Management to own the full lifecycle of AI products for high-stakes decision making in institutional investing. Reporting to the President, you will shape product vision, prototype rapidly with AI tools, and scale solutions through engineering and research partnerships.

You will hire and grow a team of product leaders, establish feedback loops from live deployments, and drive speed, clarity, and measurable customer value across a

Qualifications

• Significant product management leadership experience in enterprise technology products.
• Proven end-to-end product ownership from discovery to roadmap management.
• Experience prototyping with AI-native tools and turning ideas into working artifacts.
• Delivery of LLM-centered products where AI capabilities are core to the customer experience.
• Strong technical fluency and judgment in AI-enabled systems.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to identify high-value problems and translate them into product direction.
• Define initial product set to drive scalable revenue growth.
• Own end-to-end product lifecycle from discovery to iteration and launch.
• Build rapid prototypes, demos, and workflows using AI-native tools.
• Turn ambiguous input into clear strategy and prioritization with strong tradeoffs.
• Partner with commercial teams to position offerings across stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering, research, and forward-deployed teams to deliver solutions.
• Transform customer solutions into scalable products and platform capabilities.
• Lead and develop product leaders and managers.
• Establish tight feedback loops from input and usage data to evolve the roadmap.

Skills

Leadership

Product ownership

AI/LLM fluency

Builder mindset

Startup experience

Education

Advanced degree

Tools

AI-native tools

Prototype tooling

Job description

Rational Dynamics in Berkeley, CA, seeks a Director of Product Management to own the full lifecycle of AI products for high-stakes decision making in institutional investing. Reporting to the President, you will shape product vision, prototype rapidly with AI tools, and scale solutions through engineering and research partnerships.

You will hire and grow a team of product leaders, establish feedback loops from live deployments, and drive speed, clarity, and measurable customer value across a