Lead Technical Product/Program Manager, AI Applications Program Management Seattle, WA

Lead Technical Product / Program Manager, AI Applications

Seattle, WA

Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully.

Hybrid : Individuals in this role are expected to live in the Greater Seattle area and are encouraged to spend 1-3 days per week on-site in our Seattle offices.

Compensation Range : $159,548 - $239,322

Who You Are :

You are a seasoned product or program manager who thrives in greenfield environments where you have broad scope and get to wear multiple hats.

You're passionate about creating real-world impact using AI and you excel at defining strategic MVPs with a long-term roadmap.

Your stakeholder management skills are exceptional you know how to bring the right people together and ask the right questions.

You're a strong strategic thinker who’s equally ready to do the tactical work needed to move a project forward.

Who We Are :

You’ll be joining the program management team within our Strategic Infrastructure (SI) group, responsible for driving the definition and execution of AI2’s ambitious flagship projects, including "truly open" foundation models, our upcoming agentic AI research assistant, and AI-for-environment initiatives.

Our centralized team works directly with world-class researchers to connect the dots between R&D, engineering, and real-world impact.

Our work spans all levels of the organization from coordinating with the team operating our state-of-the-art GPU cluster to collaborating with executives to drive clarity, decision-making, and prioritization.

You’ll be responsible for creating clarity and alignment around a roadmap for our AI products and initiatives. You'll work closely with senior leaders, marketing, design, and technical teams to define go-to-market strategy, and establish the governance structure and cadence needed to bring that strategy to life.

Combining qualitative and quantitative methods, you will work collaboratively with the broader team to analyze learnings and iterate on the approach.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following :

• Define product vision and strategy in close collaboration with design, UXR, and HCI and AI researchers. Represent this vision to executive leadership and rally the team around it.
• Apply an understanding of the broader context surrounding initiatives to identify external risks and opportunities; productively drive strategic changes when necessary.
• Manage discussions of technical and product tradeoffs with a diversity of opinions, lighting the path forward in difficult situations.
• Lead planning processes, including the definition of annual goals and addressing questions of scope, priority, and success criteria.
• Define and implement program management systems, answering key questions about how best to structure working teams, how to make the right decisions efficiently, and how to communicate across the team for strong collaboration and alignment.
• Ensure clear communication of status to leadership and other stakeholders, including progress updates, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Use your experience and knowledge to guide others. Model a growth mindset and proactively suggest improvements to how we work as a team.

What You’ll Need :

• 12+ years of experience in product or program management
• BS degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or equivalent professional experience
• Track record launching successful AI / ML consumer products
• Expert knowledge of product development methodologies, e.g. value proposition, market sizing, positioning, user stories.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; deft at adapting communication style to fit different audiences (technical, non-technical, executive level).
• 3+ years working in a start-up or lab environment
• Experience with AI agents or LLMs
• Experience with ML deployment / serving infrastructure

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• The ability to observe details at close range.

A Little More About Ai2 :

Ai2 is a Seattle based non-profit AI research institute founded in 2014 by the late Paul Allen. Our mission is building breakthrough AI to solve the world’s biggest problems.

We develop foundational AI research and innovation to deliver real-world impact through large-scale open models, data, robotics, conservation, and beyond.

Ai2 is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities to the full extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Note : This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the team members(s) of this position.

Team members will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

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