Product Manager, Union.ai Platform

Union.ai·Remote(United States)
Product
Excel

WFA Digital Insight

The demand for technical product managers with ML/AI expertise has surged, with a 25% increase in job postings over the past year. Union.ai stands out for its innovative approach to end-to-end AI development lifecycle. As a product manager, you'll need to bring a customer-obsessed mindset and a deep understanding of developer tools and infrastructure platforms. With the remote job market booming, candidates should be prepared to showcase their ability to drive alignment and influence stakeholders without authority. Before applying, consider how your experience and skills align with Union.ai's vision and values.

Job Description

About the Role

As a Product Manager at Union.ai, you will own the platform operator experience, driving the end-to-end journey of how customers evaluate, deploy, configure, and operate Union in their Kubernetes and cloud/on-prem environments. This role is critical in ensuring that Union.ai's platform meets the needs of its customers, providing a seamless experience from discovery to adoption. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, and customer-facing stakeholders, to drive alignment and influence decision-making.

The day-to-day responsibilities of this role will involve working with senior engineers to drive technical decisions, collaborating with designers to craft opinionated and high-craft experiences, and engaging with customers to understand their needs and pain points. You will be responsible for driving the product vision and strategy, working with stakeholders to prioritize and deliver key features and functionality.

Union.ai is committed to building a world-class platform that delights technical users. As a Product Manager, you will play a key role in achieving this vision, working with the team to drive innovation and excellence in everything we do.

What You Will Do

  • Own the platform operator experience, driving the end-to-end journey of how customers evaluate, deploy, configure, and operate Union
  • Develop a deep understanding of the workflows that customers are building, including data preparation, model training, experiment tracking, and inference at scale
  • Collaborate with senior engineers to drive technical decisions and influence decision-making
  • Work with designers to craft opinionated and high-craft experiences that delight technical users
  • Engage with customers to understand their needs and pain points, using this feedback to inform product decisions
  • Drive the product vision and strategy, working with stakeholders to prioritize and deliver key features and functionality
  • Develop and maintain clear specs and crisp tradeoffs, driving alignment and influence across the organization
  • Use qualitative and quantitative signals to prioritize, measure success, and iterate on the product
  • Build credibility with senior engineers and stakeholders, driving alignment and influence through clear thinking, persuasion, and earned trust

What We Are Looking For

  • 4-5+ years of technical product management experience on developer tools, infrastructure platforms, or deployment/distribution systems
  • Proven ownership of a product area through the full lifecycle: discovery, strategy, delivery, and adoption
  • Deep ML/AI orchestration domain knowledge, with a strong understanding of the workflows that customers are building
  • A track record of shipping opinionated, high-craft, end-to-end experiences that delight technical users
  • Engineering empathy, with the ability to build credibility with senior engineers and drive alignment through clear specs and crisp tradeoffs
  • Data-informed decision making, with the ability to use qualitative and quantitative signals to prioritize, measure success, and iterate
  • Influence without authority, with the ability to align stakeholders around a shared vision and plan through clear thinking, persuasion, and earned trust

Nice to Have

  • Experience working with Kubernetes and cloud/on-prem environments
  • Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and version control systems such as Git
  • Strong understanding of cloud-based technologies and infrastructure platforms
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, and customer-facing stakeholders

Benefits and Perks

  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Generous equity in the form of options
  • Unlimited time off and 12 company holidays
  • 401K match and retirement planning
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
  • Flexible work schedule and remote work options
  • Lunch provided onsite and a well-stocked kitchen with snacks and drinks
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development, including training and conference sponsorships
  • A collaborative and dynamic work environment with a team of experienced professionals

How to Stand Out

  • Be prepared to showcase your technical product management experience and ML/AI orchestration expertise in your application and during interviews.
  • Highlight your ability to drive alignment and influence stakeholders without authority, using clear thinking, persuasion, and earned trust.
  • Emphasize your customer-obsessed mindset and your understanding of the workflows that customers are building, including data preparation, model training, experiment tracking, and inference at scale.
  • Use specific examples to demonstrate your experience with developer tools, infrastructure platforms, and deployment/distribution systems.
  • Be prepared to discuss your experience with data-informed decision making and your ability to use qualitative and quantitative signals to prioritize, measure success, and iterate.
  • Research Union.ai's vision and values, and be prepared to discuss how your experience and skills align with the company's goals and mission.
  • Prepare to back up your claims with specific examples and metrics, demonstrating the impact you've made in previous roles.

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