Research Product Manager

Research Product Manager

Location: San Francisco CA (In-Office)

Relocation Package: Available

Visa Sponsorship: Y (OPT H1B transfers new H1B TN supported)

Our client is a Y Combinator-backed seed-stage AI data research lab building the data layer for reinforcement learning. Often described as the NVIDIA of training data they build synthetic data pipelines and simulation environments that enable frontier AI models to learn and reason. Instead of writing traditional application PRDs or managing feature backlogs you will act as the PM of the model itselfco-designing capabilities alongside elite AI researchers.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-design model capabilities alongside researchers and diagnose performance gaps in long-horizon coding cybersecurity and ML chip design.
• Architect synthetic data pipelines and simulation environments using our clients proprietary engine to address model weaknesses.
• Execute experiments and benchmarks using internal simulation stacks and open-source tooling.
• Engage directly with researchers at top AI labs and Fortune 500 enterprises to identify where state-of-the-art models fail in real-world scenarios.
• Influence the product roadmap go-to-market strategy and overall research direction based on evaluation metrics.

Requirements

• Hands-on project experience with RL training data synthetic data generation or simulation environments.
• Proven ability to diagnose model failure modes and build targeted training data solutions.
• Strong technical fundamentals (CS degree ML background or equivalent) with the ability to read code and understand model architecture.
• Direct experience running ML experiments and interpreting benchmarking data.
• High drive and adaptability suited for an early-stage fast-moving meritocracy.

Compensation & Benefits

• $150000 - $240000 base salary performance bonus meaningful early-stage equity.
• Full health dental and vision coverage.
• Flexible PTO.