Founding Product Manager

Harper; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Harper, an AI-native commercial insurance brokerage, seeks a founding Product Manager to be the first PM, connecting engineering and business. You will own a product area end-to-end, driving outcomes with strategy, roadmap, and customer obsession, leveraging AI agent architecture.

The role requires deep technical fluency and the ability to unite cross-functional teams. You will prototype rapidly with AI tools, understand data systems, and relentlessly pursue revenue growth and customer value,

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in product management (B2B SaaS or AI-native preferred).
• Technical depth in AI agent architecture and LLM-based systems.
• Proficiency using AI tools to rapidly prototype.
• Success owning a product from concept through launch.
• Track record bridging engineering and business teams.
• Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Use AI to prototype fast with Claude Code, Cursor, and Lovable.
• Bridge engineering and business by understanding data systems deeply.
• Be the gelling function breaking down walls between teams.
• Own a product area end-to-end: strategy, roadmap, execution, outcomes.
• Drive business outcomes with north star focused on revenue and customers.
• Talk to customers every day

Skills

PM experience 3-6 years

AI systems knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer focus

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

Lovable

Job description

Harper is an AI-native commercial insurance brokerage addressing a market where 36 million businesses need insurance, yet 77% are underinsured and 40% have no coverage. The company is building AI-led systems to replace the slow, opaque traditional distribution system.

As the founding Product Manager, you will be the first PM, serving as the connective tissue between engineering and business. You'll own a product area end-to-end, driving business outcomes through strategy, roadmap execution, and customer obsession. The role requires technical depth in AI agent architecture and the ability to bridge engineering and business teams.

What you'll do:

• Use AI to prototype fast with Claude Code, Cursor, and Lovable;
• Bridge engineering and business by understanding data systems deeply;
• Be the gelling function breaking down walls between teams;
• Own a product area end-to-end: strategy, roadmap, execution, outcomes;
• Drive business outcomes with north star focused on revenue and customers;
• Talk to customers every day

What they're looking for:

• 3-6 years in product management (B2B SaaS or AI-native preferred);
• Technical depth in AI agent architecture, context engineering, LLM-based systems;
• Proficiency using AI tools to rapidly prototype;
• Success owning a product from concept through launch;
• Track record bridging engineering and business teams;
• Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate