
Product Manager
Valdera
Job description
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We are seeking a product manager to specifically spearhead the strategy and execution of our AI-native products
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This is a role for a leader who thrives at the intersection of deep technology, exceptional design, and business strategy
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Your mission is to deliver the AI-powered systems and autonomous agents that unlock unprecedented scale and efficiency for our customers
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This role is for someone who has a relentless focus on craftsmanship, whether it’s ensuring the integrity of data sources or perfecting the pixels of an interface
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Own the AI Product Vision & Strategy: Define the “what” and the “why” for our AI roadmap
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Develop a deep understanding of our users and the market to create a compelling strategy for building a category-defining, intelligent product
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Define and Ship Autonomous Agents: Be the driving force behind our agentic systems
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You will specify the agents’ goals, behaviors, and success metrics for automating complex workflows like market analysis, supplier engagement, and user onboarding
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Master the Data Landscape: Go deep on data
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You will lead the research to identify, evaluate, and prioritize the critical data sources—market data, pricing feeds, chemical specifications—that will be the lifeblood of our models
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Champion an Exceptional User Experience: You believe that powerful AI deserves a world-class interface
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You will own the user experience from end-to-end, ensuring our products are not just functional but also visually stunning, intuitive, and a delight to use
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Drive Business Outcomes: You will be directly responsible for the success of your products
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You’ll define and track key metrics, ensuring your work leads to high-revenue generation, strong product-market fit, and exceptional customer retention
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Lead the End-to-End Product Lifecycle: Manage the entire process from ideation, user research, and technical specification to launch, iteration, and post-launch analysis in a highly agile environment
Benefits
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100% employer paid premiums for Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for every employee (support for dependents too)
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Pre-IPO equity with a 4-year vest and a 1-year cliff
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401(k) with Traditional & ROTH investment options
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$100 monthly wellness bonus for gym memberships, athletic equipment, massages, or anything else
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Free One Medical account for on-demand, virtual primary care appointments for employees who live in a covered area (medical insurance still applies)
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Generous and flexible PTO (sick leave, parental leave policies, and 11 company-paid holidays to boot)
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Remote working opportunities as well as office spaces in San Francisco and New York if you prefer
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Annual company retreats visiting fun places with other opportunities to spend time in person together throughout the year- You are comfortable reading technical documentation, evaluating data sources for quality and coverage, and partnering with engineers on system architecture decisions
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You’ve moved beyond prototypes and have delivered real value to users
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Deep, Practical Knowledge of Agentic Systems: You understand how autonomous agents work at a fundamental level
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You leave no stone unturned, from the edge cases in a data source to the pixels on a screen to the wording of an error message
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Relentlessly Detail Oriented: You have a reputation for being meticulously detail-oriented
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Exceptional Design-eye: You have a portfolio or a history of shipping products with outstanding visual design and intuitive UX
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Product Ownership with P&L Impact: You have previously owned a product’s P&L or key growth metrics (revenue, retention, engagement), with a clear, demonstrable line from your product decisions to significant business impact
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You obsess over the details of an interface and can articulate and defend your design decisions
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You’ve either built agent prototypes yourself or have defined and shipped products that use them to automate complex, multi-step tasks
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Hands-On Technical Investigation: You have experience digging into highly technical domains to become an expert
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Shipped AI-Native Products: You have a proven track record of shipping products built on modern AI architectures (e.g., RAG, agentic frameworks) from initial concept to launch and iteration