Senior Product Manager

Crossing Hurdles is a global recruitment firm partnering with a US Based venture‑backed AI design platform helping industrial and product designers move from sketch to production-ready concepts faster than ever. The platform augments designers rather than replacing them, acting as a bridge between imagination and real-world physical product design.

Role: Senior Product Manager

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid – 3 days/week in office)

Compensation: $170k–$250k base Equity (0.1%–0.2%)

YOE: 5 years in product management, with a focus on launching and scaling technical products.

Benefits: Dental, vision & mental health coverage, flexible PTO, 401(k) with payroll match and paid parental leave.

About the role

• Own 0→1 product development: from early research and internal experiments to prototypes and shipped features.
• Turn cutting‑edge AI capabilities into credible, usable workflows for industrial and product designers.
• Work closely with Engineering, Design, Sales, and Marketing to productize experiments and identify high‑potential use cases.
• Define strategy and roadmap for frontier, experimental initiatives that push beyond today’s offering.
• Build lean MVPs to validate product–market fit quickly, then scale what works.
• Lead vision, strategy, and execution for AI features that solve real, practical problems for customers.

Requirements / Who is the ideal fit

• 5 years in product management, with experience launching and scaling technical products.
• Strong engineering or technical background, comfortable partnering deeply with engineering teams.
• Data-driven: working proficiency in Python and SQL to dig into data and validate decisions.
• Proven track record taking ambitious, experimental ideas to meaningful adoption or commercial success.
• Bonus: experience with design / creative tools or building for designer workflows.
• You stay close to emerging research and trends, have a hacker/creator mindset, and enjoy solving hard, ambiguous problems.

Why you should consider this

• Core ownership: You sit at the heart of the product, driving the AI capabilities that define the company’s future.
• Work on frontier AI for physical product design, shaping entirely new product categories.
• Partner directly with senior leadership and cross‑functional teams to turn R&D into real products.
• Hybrid setup in San Francisco with a high‑caliber team and a culture that values experimentation, speed, and craftsmanship.
• Competitive salary, meaningful equity, and the chance to influence both product direction and company trajectory.