What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Product Manager position at Archetype AI?
About Archetype AI
Archetype AI is developing the world's first AI platform to bring AI into the real world. Formed by an exceptionally high-caliber team from Google, Archetype AI is building a foundation model for the physical world, a real-time multimodal LLM for real life, transforming real-world data into valuable insights and knowledge that people will be able to interact with naturally. It will help people in their real lives, not just online, because it understands the real-time physical environment and everything that happens in it.
Supported by deep tech venture funds in Silicon Valley, Archetype AI is currently pre-Series A, progressing rapidly to develop technology for their next stage. This presents a unique and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of an exciting AI team at the beginning of their journey, located in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Our team is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with team members throughout the US and Europe.
We are actively growing, so if you are an exceptional candidate excited to work on the cutting edge of physical AI and don’t see a role that exactly fits you below you can contact us directly with your resume via jobsarchetypeaiio.
About Job
The Principal Product Manager at Archetype AI plays a pivotal role in leading the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence products. This individual is responsible for defining product vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring that our products meet the evolving needs of our customers.
This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise, business acumen, and exceptional leadership skills. As a Principal Product Manager, you will be accountable for driving innovation, identifying market opportunities, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that exceed customer expectations.
Core Responsibilities
Archetype AI is developing the world's first AI platform to bring AI into the real world. Formed by an exceptionally high-caliber team from Google, Archetype AI is building a foundation model for the physical world, a real-time multimodal LLM for real life, transforming real-world data into valuable insights and knowledge that people will be able to interact with naturally. It will help people in their real lives, not just online, because it understands the real-time physical environment and everything that happens in it.
Supported by deep tech venture funds in Silicon Valley, Archetype AI is currently pre-Series A, progressing rapidly to develop technology for their next stage. This presents a unique and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of an exciting AI team at the beginning of their journey, located in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Our team is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with team members throughout the US and Europe.
We are actively growing, so if you are an exceptional candidate excited to work on the cutting edge of physical AI and don’t see a role that exactly fits you below you can contact us directly with your resume via jobsarchetypeaiio.
About Job
The Principal Product Manager at Archetype AI plays a pivotal role in leading the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence products. This individual is responsible for defining product vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring that our products meet the evolving needs of our customers.
This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise, business acumen, and exceptional leadership skills. As a Principal Product Manager, you will be accountable for driving innovation, identifying market opportunities, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that exceed customer expectations.
Core Responsibilities
- Own platform strategy and roadmap, not just backlog execution
- Translate customer and solutions learnings into clear, repeatable platform abstractions
- Drive 0→1 platform capabilities and 1→n scale across deployments
- Partner as a credible peer to senior engineering leadership on architecture, sequencing, and tradeoffs
- Define success metrics for the platform (adoption, time-to-value, deployment friction, leverage)
- Balance near-term delivery with long-term platform integrity and leverage
- Establish product clarity and calm decision-making amid ambiguity and strong opinions
- 8 years of Product Management experience, including platform or infrastructure products
- Strong technical fluency (APIs, systems, abstractions, deployment models, tradeoffs)
- Proven experience owning platform strategy, not just feature delivery
- Track record of working closely with senior engineering leaders as a true partner
- Experience operating in early-stage or fast-scaling companies with ambiguity
- Experience with BYOC, enterprise deployment models, or infra-heavy platforms
- Prior exposure to ML/AI platforms, developer platforms, or data infrastructure
- Experience scaling a product organization or mentoring other PMs
- Familiarity with enterprise security, compliance, and customer IT constraints