Founding Product Manager

About the company Our client is a small software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the product direction for a creative software platform, from early ideas through to finished outputs. This is a hands-on founding role in which you set priorities, shape the long-term roadmap and work closely with engineers and users. You will also build the product function itself as the team grows. What you'll do - Define and own the product roadmap for a creative software platform, from early ideation through to 3D outputs and planned future capabilities. - Set priorities and long-term product strategy rather than building isolated features. - Work with engineers day to day on delivery, check-in points and technical trade-offs. - Meet with professional users and institutional customers to learn their workflows and decide what the product should become. - Research competing tools and the wider AI market, then bring insights and new ideas to the team. - Recruit and grow a product team as the company expands, working directly with the chief executive. Requirements What we're looking for - Five-plus years in product roles, with exposure to several employers rather than a single organization. - A track record of building products from zero to one and helping them scale at startups. - Hands-on experience with AI and retrieval-augmented generation systems. - Comfort taking on a wide range of tasks in a fast-moving environment and building a function from scratch. - Ability to communicate well with engineers and handle engineering pushback. Bonus points - Experience in architecture, engineering and construction or adjacent design technology. - Experience leading or heading a product team. - Experience in construction scheduling. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 200,000 to 235,000 per year - Equity - Relocation support Location and work model - Boston, Massachusetts or New York City, United States - Hybrid, with 3 to 4 office days per week for the first three months, then 2 to 3 days per week - Full-time