Senior Product Manager | AI-Driven

Are you a Senior Product Manager with strong AI skills (like Claude Code) or an AI Product Strategist who thrives in fast-paced environments with little structure, or a Consultant-Turned-Builder who excels at translating user interaction and customer requests into working software? Have you ever embedded directly with clients (as a Forward Deployed Product Manager, Product Manager, Product Strategist, or Product Consultant) to deeply understand workflows and shipped solutions fast enough to matter? If you’re a high-agency, intensely curious operator or PM who can build and deliver software that works in the real world, you may be a fit for this Senior Product Manager role with a fast-moving, AI-native startup reimagining how public sector software is built.Based in the Flatiron District of NYC, this early-stage, VC-backed startup (led by Bessemer) builds modern AI-native software for government agencies (including education). Operating an omni-product model and rapidly deploying tailored solutions across high-leverage use cases, they're scaling fast and planning to triple their team size! This is not a traditional roadmap-driven PM role; this is for someone who wants to embed with users, own problems, ship working code, and build something that scales across agencies. This senior-level PM will be the connective tissue between clients, engineers, and the core platform.Ideal candidates are resourceful builders who learn fast, don’t need a rulebook, and thrive on meaningful ownership, hungry to solve hard problems with powerful tools and smart teammates.What You Will Be Doing:Embed with clients to understand workflows, pain points, and requirementsTranslate ambiguous and verbalized needs into clear product direction and build plansPartner directly with engineers to ship working software quickly - without formal tickets or long planning cyclesLeverage AI-native tools (like Claude Code) to prototype, iterate, and scale solutionsOwn product delivery quality and ensure outcomes that meet and exceed client expectationsIdentify opportunities to reuse and modularize solutions for deployment across other clientsTravel to client sites a few times per month to build relationships and contextBalance immediate client needs with long-term platform thinkingWhat You'll Need:High learning velocity and intense intellectual curiosityExperience as a Product Manager or Product Consultant, ideally in the AI spaceProven track record in ambiguous, high-agency environments - startups, product consulting, management consulting, VC/PE-backed orgs, or research-heavy rolesStrong communicator who can build trust with senior stakeholders, especially in public sector contextsHands-on builder mindset who thrives on ownership and loves solving problemsAI-native approach to product development; comfortable using tools like Claude Code dailyBonus if you have prior experience with the public sector/civic tech or experience as an Engineer, but neither is requiredWhat You’ll Get in Return:Competitive base salaryMeaningful early-stage equityIn-person collaboration at the NYC HQ (Flatiron)Direct mentorship from a product-founder and access to world-class engineersThe chance to be part of a lean, fast, and high-talent team modernizing how government software gets builtOpportunity to shape the trajectory of a venture-backed company from the ground upIf you’re looking to build real products for real users, using AI tools that let you move faster than ever before, and want your work to impact millions, this is the job. Apply today to help create the future of public sector tech.