Director of Product: AI-Native Systems | Commerce Intelligence

Demand.io; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Premium Coverage for you and your family

Daily catered lunches

Unlimited PTO

Profit Sharing

Job summary

A forward-thinking technology firm in Santa Monica is seeking a Director of Product to lead product innovation in AI technology. This role involves shipping impactful products that enhance user reality, while managing unit economics. You will oversee the development cycles for projects aimed at optimizing digital wallet infrastructure and enhancing user experience. The ideal candidate will be dynamic, results-oriented, and eager to influence product direction. Join a company that prioritizes velocity and transformative technology in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping products that transform user reality.
• Mastery in balancing model performance against cost.

Responsibilities

• Lead squads reinventing SimplyCodes as a Data Companion.
• Own the Unit Economics of Truth by designing product loops.
• Drive the R&D cycle for new mobile architecture.

Job description

Director of Product: AI-Native Systems | Commerce Intelligence

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Base pay range

$200,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types

Annual Bonus and Stock options

The Executive Summary

The internet is drowning in noise. The era of "Vibe Coding" (hallucinating chatbots) is ending. The era of Verifiable Truth has arrived.

We are Demand.io. We are a profitable, founder‑led unit of ~30 builders processing $1B+ in transaction volume. We are pivoting from a suite of apps (SimplyCodes) to a unified Intelligence Engine (Product.ai) that adjudicates reality rather than guessing it.

We require a Director of Product who is a master of shipping products that transform user reality. While the executive level defines the architectural paradigm, you execute the mission. You are not here to “align stakeholders” or “manage a backlog.” You are here to ship 0‑to‑1 products that solve real user problems without breaking the laws of unit economics.

The Bottom Line: You are the Operator. Your job is to take the high‑level vision for the Infrastructure of Truth and turn it into shipping code, growing users, and sustainable revenue. You love product and you’re passionate about innovating. You optimize for velocity, clarity, and margin.

The Mandate (Problems to be Owned)

• The "Agent‑Native" Pivot (SimplyCodes)

  The Ownership: You will lead the squads reinventing SimplyCodes as a Data Companion. You will build the "Hand" that feeds high‑fidelity transaction data into the Product.ai "Brain." You will replace "Coupon Popups" with "Fiduciary Intelligence."

• The Physics of Margin (AI FinOps)

  The Problem: Intelligence is expensive. Running LLMs on every interaction destroys margins.

  The Ownership: You will own the Unit Economics of Truth. You must design product loops that deliver "Magic" (Verified Axioms) without bankrupting the system. You will balance model performance against cost, determining when to use a "Neural Reader" (LLM) and when to use a "Symbolic Judge" (Logic).

• The "Wallet" Infrastructure (Mobile)

  The Problem: Promo codes are dying; Digital Wallets are rising.

  The Ownership: You will drive the R&D cycle for our new mobile architecture. You will test geo‑fencing mechanics and "Pass" adoption, validating the user value until we have a system that feels like OS Infrastructure, not just an app.

The Architecture (The Machine You Will Drive)

You are not here to write Jira tickets for a black box. You are here to wield a Neuro‑Symbolic Engine.

• The Engine (ARC): You will work with our proprietary Adversarial Reasoning Cycle. You must understand how to build product flows that “Litigate” claims (e.g., Marketing vs. Reviews) to forge a Verified Axiom.

• The Interface (Hard Light): We do not do “soft” design. We build "Glass Box" interfaces that expose the evidence trace. You will work with Design to ensure the user sees the proof behind the answer, not just a chat bubble.

• The OS (Axiomatic Engineering): We reject ambiguity. We do not write “prompts” (soft influence); we write Constraints (hard logic). You will lead the team in defining the Binary Constraints that prevent our AI from hallucinating.

Who You Are (The Filter)

• A High‑Velocity Shipper: You measure success by “Impact per Week.” You hate bureaucracy, committee meetings, and “alignment theater.” You love shipping.
• A Unit Economics Hawk: You understand that a product isn’t successful unless it makes money. You constantly model the ROI of every GPU cycle.
• A “Real Tech” Pragmatist: You aren’t distracted by the “Creative Zone” (Generative Art). You focus on the Truth Zone (Verifiable Commerce).

The Contract (Sovereign Partnership)

We are a Sovereign Entity. We answer to our customers, not VCs.

• Profit Sharing (PSB): A cash bonus pool that aligns your wealth with the company's durability.
• Benefits: 100% Premium Coverage for you and your family. Daily catered lunches. Unlimited PTO.

The Gateway (How to Engage)

Standard recruiting is broken. It optimizes for “politeness” and “process,” resulting in weeks of scheduling ping‑pong just to speak with a non‑technical screener. We optimized for Velocity.

In place of resume‑eating machines, we built The Gauntlet—a high‑bandwidth mechanism designed to respect your time by accelerating the “No” and the “Yes.”

Here’s our application compact:

• You give us Conviction: A 12‑minute, unscripted video response. We don't want polished essays; we want to see how your mind deconstructs ambiguity in real‑time.
• We give you Access: Your submission bypasses the sourcing layer and is reviewed directly by a Hiring Lead or the Founder.

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Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Product Management, Strategy/Planning, and Engineering

Industries

Consumer Services and Software Development