Senior Product Manager

Success Matcher Recruitment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Success Matcher Recruitment partners with a fast-growing AI company transforming K–12 education. You’ll own a product domain end-to-end—from strategy and roadmap development through execution, launch, and continuous iteration—with direct collaboration across engineering, design, and GTM teams.

This role is ideal for a product leader who thrives in a high-ownership environment, moves quickly, and shapes products in ambiguous spaces.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of product management experience.
• Experience working at an AI startup or AI-focused technology company.
• Strong product intuition and ability to make independent product decisions.
• Background in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own a product/domain from strategy through execution and iteration.
• Translate ambiguous problems into clear product strategies and roadmaps.
• Partner with engineering, design, and GTM teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Drive complex initiatives across AI/ML, workflows, UX, and backend systems.
• Make thoughtful trade-offs while maintaining execution speed.
• Gather feedback from customers and inform product decisions.
• Lead zero-to-one initiatives and establish structure in ambiguous environments.
• Balance customer needs, technical constraints, business priorities, and product quality.
• Operate in a fast-moving startup with shifting priorities.
• Build AI-native experiences that improve educational outcomes.

Skills

Product management

AI/ML domain experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical fluency

Education

CS/Engineering background

Job description

Join a fast-growing AI company transforming how K–12 education works. This is an opportunity to take significant ownership of complex, high-impact products and work directly with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to turn ambiguous problems into products that reach users quickly.

You’ll have the opportunity to own a problem domain end-to-end — from strategy and roadmap development through execution, launch, and continuous iteration. This is an especially strong opportunity for a product leader who enjoys working in a high-ownership environment, moving quickly, and building products where there isn't always an existing playbook.

What You’ll Do

• Own a product/problem domain from strategy through execution and ongoing iteration.
• Translate ambiguous customer and business problems into clear product strategies and roadmaps.
• Partner closely with engineering, design, and GTM teams to prioritize and deliver high-quality products.
• Drive complex, multi-surface-area initiatives across AI/ML, workflows, UX, and backend systems.
• Make thoughtful product trade-offs while maintaining a strong bias toward execution and shipping.
• Work directly with customers and incorporate feedback into product decisions.
• Lead zero-to-one product initiatives and establish structure where there may not be an existing playbook.
• Balance customer needs, technical constraints, business priorities, and product quality.
• Operate effectively in a fast-moving environment where priorities can shift quickly.
• Help build AI-native experiences that meaningfully improve educational outcomes.

What We’re Looking For

• 5–8 years of product management experience, ideally within AI/ML, SaaS, or other complex technology products.
• Experience working at an AI startup or AI-focused technology company.
• Strong product intuition and demonstrated ability to make independent product decisions.
• Strong technical fluency; a background in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is a plus.
• Experience working closely with engineering and design teams.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with customers and other external stakeholders.
• Experience taking products from ambiguous concepts through launch and iteration.
• Comfortable operating with high ownership in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Scrappy, decisive, low-ego, and highly execution-oriented.
• Mandarin proficiency required for the San Francisco-based role.

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• High ownership: You’ll own meaningful product areas rather than simply managing individual features.
• AI-native environment: Work directly on products powered by AI/ML and LLM technology.
• Visible impact: Join a relatively small team where individual contributions have a direct impact on the product and company.
• Zero-to-one opportunities: Much of the product is net new, giving PMs an opportunity to shape the product rather than simply optimize an established system.
• Strong technical collaboration: Work alongside a highly technical engineering organization across AI/ML, frontend, backend, data, and automation.
• Mission-driven work: Build technology designed to improve learning outcomes and personalize education at scale.
• Direct access to leadership: The organization gives product team members significant exposure to founders and senior leadership.