What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager position at Vercept?
About Us
We're a high-energy, impact-driven team, with a long track record of academic excellence. Our team includes researchers whose work has shaped the field—earning best paper awards at top AI conferences and even ranking among the most cited scientists in history of science. We've built fundamental, transformative research that has redefined the community, and now, we're here to change the world—one breakthrough at a time.
What We're Looking For & Why Join Us
We're looking for a Product Manager who thrives in early-stage environments and loves shaping something from zero-to-one. You'll be the connective tissue between our users, engineers, and researchers—guiding development toward powerful, usable AI products. This is your chance to be at the forefront of AI's next big leap. At Vercept, every team member is core to shaping our future and pushing technology to its next 100x impact.
What is this role?
As a Product Manager, you’ll lead the discovery, definition, and delivery of features that make our AI tools useful, intuitive, and sticky. You’ll collaborate closely with design and engineering to prioritize the right problems, prototype quickly, and ship confidently. You’ll listen deeply to users, synthesize insights, and help drive a product roadmap that balances ambition with execution.
What do we expect?
• Experience prioritizing and shipping features that drive activation, retention, or engagement
• Ability to understand technical constraints and collaborate effectively with engineering and research
• Comfort working in ambiguity and using first-principles thinking to define goals and product direction
• Skill in translating user needs and system realities into clear, practical MVPs
• Strong written and verbal communication, especially when reasoning through product decisions
• A track record of moving quickly with prototypes, experiments, and iterative learning
Bonus:
• AI/ML product experience: You've worked on features involving models, training data, prompting, or agents
• Background in CS, data, or machine learning
• Experience with developer tools, agent-based systems, or infrastructure that supports AI applications
Compensation & Benefits
$100K – $250K Equity
We offer health benefits, a 401(k) plan, and meaningful equity—because we believe top talent should be supported, secure, and fully invested in the future we're building together.
