Sr. Product Manager Agentic AI Applications
At Joist AI, we're building AI systems that don't just respondthey reason, plan, and act. We're looking for a handson Product Manager who can dive into technical detail, sit shouldertoshoulder with developers and data scientists, and still keep an eye on the big picture. This is a role for someone entrepreneurialcomfortable with ambiguity, fast cycles, and the hustle it takes to turn bleedingedge AI into production systems that actually work.
What You'll Do
Drive Product Development
- Translate cuttingedge AI concepts (LLMs, RAG, agentic frameworks) into productionready workflows.
- Sit with engineers and data scientists during debug sessions, design reviews, and brainstorming to drive clarity and unblock progress.
- Sweat the details: from model evaluation metrics to API contracts, you'll know enough to ensure product quality and performance.
Own the Roadmap & Execution
- Prioritize ruthlessly, balancing user value, technical feasibility, and timetomarket.
- Define, scope, and ship features endtoend in tight iterations.
- Push features across the finish lineremoving blockers, making fast tradeoffs, and hustling to deliver.
Customer & Market Insight
- Partner with Customer Success to understand how real users interact with our platformand where they get stuck.
- Translate messy customer workflows into elegant technical solutions.
- Identify opportunities for Joist AI's agentic tech to transform how work actually gets done.
Leadership & Culture
- Champion a get it done culture that values speed, rigor, and accountability.
- Bridge technical and business teams with clear, nononsense communication.
- Help shape the DNA of our product org at a company where the AI frontier is our playground.
What You Bring
- 5+ years of product management or technical leadership in SaaS/AI/ML products.
- Strong technical fluencyyou understand LLMs, embeddings, RAG, and can engage in technical design sessions with engineers.
- Demonstrated ability to debug, problemsolve, and make informed decisions in ambiguous situations.
- Entrepreneurial drive: you're comfortable with imperfect information, quick pivots, and hustling to deliver value.
- Relentless attention to detail and pride in shipping highquality, productionready systems.
Bonus Points
- Prior experience as a software engineer, data scientist, or in a highly technical role.
- Exposure to agent frameworks, ML pipelines, or workflow automation.
- Experience working in earlystage startups where speed and ownership are everything.
What we offer
- Competitive salary and equity.
- Flexible PTO and remote work options.
- A seat at the table in defining how autonomous AI gets built and shipped.
- Access to top AI tools, research, and compute resources.
- The chance to help shape a company where product, engineering, and AI innovation move as one team.
