Director of Product Management

Strativ Group; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 220.000 - 360.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Strativ Group in San Francisco seeks a Product & Strategy Lead to own the strategy, roadmap, and commercial trajectory of our AI-driven materials discovery platform. You will align deep scientific insight with enterprise software leadership, working with engineers and scientists across catalysis, battery design, PFAS-free chemicals, and rare-earth magnets.

The role offers significant autonomy under executive leadership, close collaboration with science, engineering and sales, and is tied to a

Formación

• Significant enterprise software product experience.
• Deep domain expertise in materials science or chemistry.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen with GTM for technical products.
• Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in a related field.

Responsabilidades

• Own the product strategy and roadmap, translating materials science insight into a coherent platform direction.
• Collaborate hands-on with engineers and scientists to shape features with technical credibility.
• Drive commercial strategy across pricing, packaging, distribution, and procurement with Sales and BD.
• Cross-functionally connect insights across catalysis, battery chemistry, PFAS alternatives, and rare-earth magnets; identify adjacent applications.
• Represent the product vision to internal and external stakeholders, including major program milestones and grants such as a $500m Chips grant.
• Continuously refine strategy, positioning, and GTM materials based on feedback from customers and markets.
• Build and lead a high-performing team.

Descripción del empleo

$1B+ Funded AI Materials Science Start-up

**Strong Individual Contributors are also welcome to apply due to multiple open roles**

About the Company

This leading AI firm offers chemical simulation, an advanced chem platform leveraging LLMs to merge AI with physics-based simulations for rapid chemical and materials innovation. It outperforms conventional trial-and-error by accurately forecasting reactivity, synthesizability, kinetics, toxicity, and key properties like strength and conductivity, enabling massive quantum chemistry computations in the cloud. Applications span energy (e.g., batteries, alloys), healthcare (drug discovery), automotive, oil/gas, and sustainable materials, bolstered by strategic acquisitions that integrate tools like quantum-enhanced cloud simulators.

Role Overview

The Product & Strategy Lead will own the strategy, roadmap, and commercial trajectory of the companies' AI-driven materials discovery platform. This role sits at the intersection of deep scientific domain expertise and enterprise software product leadership, working directly with engineers and scientists to shape offerings across catalysis, battery design, PFAS-free chemicals, and rare-earth magnets. The scope extends well beyond a typical PM function, with significant autonomy to define direction under executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmap, translating deep materials science and chemistry insight into a coherent, commercially viable platform direction.
• Work hands‑on with engineers and scientists to shape features and capabilities, ensuring technical credibility and rigor in every product decision.
• Drive commercial strategy across pricing, packaging, distribution, and procurement, working closely with sales and business development to bring ChemSim to market effectively.
• Think cross‑vertical rather than siloed—connect insights across catalysis, battery chemistry, PFAS alternatives, and rare‑earth magnets, and identify adjacent applications (e.g. linking battery chemistry work to automotive use cases).
• Represent the product vision externally and internally, including key strategic stakeholders tied to major program milestones (including a major federal Chips grant worth $500m).
• Continuously refine product strategy, positioning, and go‑to‑market materials based on customer and market feedback.
• Build a high performing team.

Requirements

• Significant enterprise software product experience, having shipped real products to market, ideally including experience at a large technology company (e.g. Amazon or similar).
• Deep domain expertise in materials science, inorganic chemistry, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen—experience with pricing, packaging, distribution, procurement, or GTM strategy for a technical product.
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Materials Science, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical/Computational Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering.
• Comfort operating at both a technical depth (able to work directly with engineers and scientists) and a commercial/strategic altitude.

Desired Skills and Attributes

• Startup experience alongside big‑tech pedigree—comfortable with fast‑paced, ambiguous, high‑growth environments.
• Outstanding communication skills, able to translate complex scientific concepts for both technical and commercial audiences.
• Self-driven, organized, and adaptable, with a strong sense of ownership over outcomes.
• Proven ability to work cross‑functionally across science, engineering, and commercial teams.
• A builder's mindset—comfortable defining scope and strategy rather than executing against a fixed brief.
• Competitive salary and equity‑based compensation.
• Significant growth opportunities in a rapidly scaling division tied to a $500M federal R&D award.