Technical Product Manager

Zof AI, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MacBook Pro

Premium AI tools

Cursor Ultra

Claude Code Ultra

Codex Max tooling

High-performance environment

Leadership collaboration

SF AI ecosystem

Wellness support

Startup culture

High ownership

Direct impact

Job summary

Zof AI, Inc. in San Francisco, CA is seeking a Technical Product Manager to own AI feature decisions where model behavior meets business value. You will balance cost, quality, and latency and shape what to automate versus verify, backed by evals.

The ideal candidate has shipped AI-powered products, communicates precisely, and can hold customer outcomes and model realities in view at once.

This full-time role offers equity and direct impact in a high-performance environment.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping AI/ML-powered products.
• Clear understanding of model limits and economics.
• Strong product judgment and prioritization.
• Ability to reason about quality metrics and evaluation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Comfort operating hands-on in an early-stage environment.

Responsibilities

• Own product direction for AI features from problem to shipped outcome.
• Own the cost, quality, and latency trade-offs of AI capabilities.
• Define what "working" means and back it with evals, not intuition.
• Translate customer and market needs into a credible product roadmap.
• Partner with engineering on what to build, buy, or call an API for.
• Prioritize ruthlessly in a small, fast-moving team.
• Communicate product decisions clearly to the team and customers.
• Measure adoption and outcomes, and iterate on evidence.

Skills

AI product shipping

Model capabilities understanding

Prioritization

Evaluation metrics

Communication

Hands-on in early-stage env

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in relevant field

Tools

OpenAI API

Dev tools

Job description

Zof AI is hiring for this role in San Francisco, CA. This is a full-time opportunity for candidates who want to contribute directly to the development of ambitious AI products in a high-performance environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Direct product impact

Compensation

Competitive salary

Plus meaningful equity

About This Role

Zof AI is seeking a Technical Product Manager to own product decisions where model behavior meets business value. This role owns the trade-offs that define AI products: cost versus quality versus latency, what to automate versus verify, and what "good enough to ship" means, backed by evals rather than intuition. The ideal candidate has shipped AI-powered products, communicates precisely, and can hold both customer outcomes and model realities in view at once.

Responsibilities

• Own product direction for AI features from problem to shipped outcome.
• Own the cost, quality, and latency trade-offs of AI capabilities.
• Define what "working" means and back it with evals, not intuition.
• Translate customer and market needs into a credible product roadmap.
• Partner with engineering on what to build, buy, or call an API for.
• Prioritize ruthlessly in a small, fast-moving team.
• Communicate product decisions clearly to the team and customers.
• Measure adoption and outcomes, and iterate on evidence.

Requirements

• Experience shipping AI or ML-powered products.
• Working understanding of model capabilities, limits, and economics.
• Strong product judgment and prioritization.
• Ability to reason about quality metrics and evaluation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Comfort operating hands-on in an early-stage environment.
• High ownership and follow-through.
• Willingness to use AI tools deeply in day-to-day work.

Nice to have

• Technical background or ability to read code and technical docs.
• Experience with developer tools, QA, or enterprise software.
• Experience taking an early product to market.
• Experience working directly with enterprise customers.

Product Management AI Products Trade-offs Evals Strategy

What we provide in San Francisco

• MacBook Pro
• Premium AI development tools
• Cursor Ultra
• Claude Code Ultra
• OpenAI Codex Max or equivalent advanced AI tooling
• Access to a high-performance AI product environment
• Close collaboration with leadership, engineering, and customers
• Opportunity to work in the San Francisco AI ecosystem
• Wellness and productivity support where applicable
• Competitive startup environment
• High ownership
• Direct product impact

Benefits may depend on role and final offer terms.

GHS 6,000-12,000 / month