Senior / Staff Product Manager – Enterprise AI Platform

About the Role We're looking for an experienced Senior/Staff Product Manager to become the founding Product Manager at our fast-growing, seed-stage company. In this role, you'll partner closely with the CEO, CTO, Engineering, and customers to shape the future of our enterprise AI platform. This is far more than a traditional roadmap role. You'll own enterprise customer engagements from pre-sales through post-sales, translate complex customer problems into scalable product solutions, and help define the product strategy for a rapidly growing company. We're looking for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys working directly with enterprise customers, and can bridge business, product, and engineering with equal confidence. Location Hybrid – San Francisco, CA Full-time Compensation & Benefits Compensation $190,000 – $270,000 base salary Level (Senior vs. Staff) determined during the interview process based on experience and performance. Meaningful founding-level equity in a seed-stage company. Benefits Best-in-class Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance 401(k) with up to 4% company match $1,200 annual Learning & Development stipend Flexible PTO Catered lunches Commuter benefits Visa sponsorship and relocation support available for qualified candidates About the Company We're a 19-person, venture-backed startup building enterprise AI software for highly regulated industries. Raised $10M from Lightspeed Ventures and Valor Equity Partners AI-native engineering culture Building mission-critical enterprise software Opportunity to join as the company's first Product Manager and help define product strategy from the ground up What You'll Do Lead enterprise customer engagements from pre-sales discovery through post-sales expansion. Design and deliver customized product demonstrations tailored to each customer's workflows and business objectives. Work directly with enterprise customers to understand complex business problems and translate them into scalable product solutions. Partner closely with the CEO, CTO, Engineering, and domain experts to define product strategy and priorities. Write detailed Product Requirements Documents (PRDs), engineering briefs, and functional specifications. Build rapid prototypes using modern AI coding tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Claude to validate ideas. Drive multiple enterprise implementations simultaneously while ensuring outstanding customer experience. Identify common customer needs and convert them into scalable product capabilities. Own complex platform functionality including: Authentication Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Approval workflows Data governance API integrations Help shape the long-term product roadmap as the company scales. Required Qualifications 5–10 years of Product Management experience. 5+ years building enterprise or B2B software products. Proven experience owning products throughout the full product lifecycle. Strong customer-facing experience including: Enterprise discovery Solution design Product demonstrations Post-sales partnership Experience translating customer requirements into actionable engineering deliverables. Excellent written communication skills with demonstrated experience writing: Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) Functional specifications Engineering briefs Strong collaboration skills across Product, Engineering, Executive Leadership, and customers. Bachelor's degree required. Preferred Qualifications Experience in one or more of the following areas: Enterprise Software DevOps Platforms Security Software Infrastructure Software Data Analytics Platforms APIs & Integrations AI-powered enterprise applications Regulated industries (Insurance, FinTech, Healthcare, Compliance) Additional strengths include: Startup experience (Seed through Series C) Consulting background Prior engineering experience Experience building products from scratch Strong understanding of enterprise architecture and technical integrations