Staff Product Manager, AI Research & Engineering

Collectors Universe, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 166.000 - 269.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health Insurance

401(K) Matching Plan

Flexible Hours

Vacation

Holiday Pay

Employee Discounts

Commuter benefits

Zusammenfassung

Collectors Universe, Inc. is seeking a Staff Product Manager to lead training data strategy and end-to-end data collection across computer vision, structured data, and AI workflows.

You will own data curation, labeling, and feedback loops that directly impact model accuracy and deployment at scale. You will collaborate with ML Engineering, Operations, and subject matter experts to prioritize work, measure outcomes, and mentor other product managers, while leveraging Claude tools to accelerate

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of product management experience.
• Experience building a product, platform, or capability from the ground up.
• Experience with AI/ML-enabled operational workflows.
• Strong systems thinker and cross-team collaborator.
• Exceptional written communication and ability to influence stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Set strategy for training data capabilities and prioritize data collection.
• Own data collection end-to-end across procurement, preparation, capture, labeling, and annotation.
• Coordinate throughput across teams and sites; drive capacity planning.
• Define human-in-the-loop workflows and feedback loops for training data.
• Partner with ML Engineering, Operations, and SMEs to align priorities and drive execution.
• Define metrics for data quality, model improvement, throughput, and cost.
• Mentor other Product Managers and scale product practices across the org.
• Build with AI tools to accelerate development and improve workflows.

Kenntnisse

Product management

AI/ML experience

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Tools

Claude Cowork

Claude Code

Codex

Jobbeschreibung

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade, authenticate, vault, and sell millions of record-setting collectibles, all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. We’re always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team. Our services span collectible trading cards, autographs, comic books, coins, video games, event tickets, and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA, PCGS, Beckett, SGC, and Card Ladder. Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 3000 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana, California and offices in New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the UK, and France.

As part of our interview process, we request that candidates have their cameras on during video interviews. This helps foster meaningful conversation and allows us to create an experience that closely resembles our standard working environment. Certain interview steps may take place by phone. For remote roles, and at our discretion, candidates may be asked to participate in an on-site interview as part of the final stages of the process. We understand there may be occasional circumstances requiring accommodation and are happy to discuss them as needed.

Overview

This team, AI Research & Engineering (AIRE), builds the applied machine learning systems that run our business at scale, from prototype to production. This role is ideal for a product manager who is equally comfortable sourcing training data and writing evals for our models, standing up production‑ready pipelines, and shipping tools that help internal teams make better decisions. You'll work across computer vision, structured data, and agentic AI workflows, with direct impact on products used by graders, researchers, and collectors. Every one of those products is only as good as the data behind it, and you'll own that data from first capture to final correction. As a Staff Product Manager, you'll decide what training data we collect, in what order, and how human corrections flow back into our models, partnering closely with ML Engineering and subject matter experts to improve model accuracy, development speed, and cost across the portfolio.

What You’ll Do

• Set strategy and make the calls: Define the strategy for our training data capabilities, prioritize what data we collect and when, and own decisions around quality, review depth, confidence thresholds, and cost.
• Build the data collection pipeline: Own data collection end to end, including procurement, preparation, capture, expert labeling, and annotation, and build scalable systems across each stage.
• Optimize for throughput: Coordinate work across teams and sites to maximize throughput, identify bottlenecks, and drive capacity planning across specialties and locations.
• Own human-in-the-loop workflows: Partner with subject matter experts and power users to define review processes and feedback loops that turn human corrections into valuable training data.
• Partner across functions: Work closely with ML Engineering, Operations, and subject matter experts to set direction, align priorities, and drive execution without relying on direct authority.
• Measure and iterate: Define the metrics that demonstrate data quality, model improvement, throughput, and cost efficiency, and communicate progress and tradeoffs to senior leadership.
• Raise the bar across Product: Mentor other Product Managers, contribute to product practices, and build documentation and mechanisms that help scale product thinking across the organization.
• Build with AI: Use emerging AI tools and coding agents, including Claude Cowork, Claude Code, and Codex, to accelerate product development, improve workflows, and find new ways to operate at scale.

Who You Are

• 10+ years of product management experience, including experience building a product, platform, or capability from the ground up.
• Strategic and execution-oriented: You can set direction, make tradeoffs, influence operational decisions, and drive execution in ambiguous environments.
• Experience with AI /ML or AI-Enabled Operational Workflows: You’ve worked on products where both models and human expertise play a role, and understand how to design workflows that leverage both effectively.
• Strong systems thinker: You can identify constraints across complex, multi-step workflows and understand how changes in one part of a system impact throughput, quality, and cost elsewhere.
• Comfortable owning business outcomes: You’ve owned metrics tied to cost, efficiency, quality, or other measurable business outcomes and use data to drive decisions.
• Strong partner and influencer: You build credibility with technical teams, operators, and subject matter experts and can influence effectively without direct authority.
• Hands‑on builder: You’re comfortable rolling up your sleeves to establish new processes, pipelines, documentation, and operating mechanisms.
• The first year will involve significant 0-to-1 work.
• Exceptional written communication: You can clearly articulate strategy, plans, tradeoffs, and decisions for both technical and business audiences.
• Willingness to travel: This role will require travel to multiple data collection sites, approximately once per month to once per quarter.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $165,848 - $269,259. Actual compensation on this range varies based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including location, job level, prior experience, and skill set. This role may be eligible for bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation, please ask your recruiter for details.

Reasons To Join Us

• Health Insurance: All full-time employees are eligible to enroll in Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Additional Benefits: Full-time employees are eligible for fertility, commuter, and educational assistance benefits.
• 401(K) Matching Plan: We are proud to offer a competitive 401k matching plan to our employees to support their future financial goals
• Vacation: All salaried employees are eligible for flexible time-off.
• Holiday Pay: All regular, full-time employees are eligible for ten company paid holidays
• Employee Discounts: Employees receive discounts on select grading services for approved submissions
• Flexible Hours: Many of our teams offer flexible schedules with varying shifts and will work with you to accommodate your needs
• Fun Working Environment: Our team members are invited to participate in celebrations, holiday events, and team building activities

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We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We believe that a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills will better service the diverse community of collectors we support.

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade, authenticate, vault, and sell millions of record-setting collectibles, all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. We’re always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team. Our services span collectible trading cards, autographs, comic books, coins, video games, event tickets, and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA, PCGS, Beckett, SGC, and Card Ladder. Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 3000 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana, California and offices in New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the UK, and France.