Senior Product Manager, Chess AI

About the role

This Senior Product Manager role focuses on developing and enhancing Chess.com's AI capabilities. The work involves setting the strategic direction for AI and machine learning initiatives, transforming initial concepts into refined product features, and engaging openly with the community. A core part of the role is to collaborate closely with engineering teams from the early stages of development through to final delivery, ensuring that new AI features meet high standards.

Success in this position means consistently defining and achieving high-quality outcomes for AI products, even when navigating uncharted territory without established benchmarks. The role also requires leveraging AI tools and methodologies to quickly develop prototypes, mitigate risks, and accelerate the product development cycle. This involves a hands-on approach to integrating AI into the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in product management, specifically with consumer-facing AI/ML applications. This includes experience with both large language models (LLMs) and quantitative machine learning models. A strong understanding of product aesthetics, particularly within the domain of chess, is essential, alongside technical fluency and a communication style that supports rapid decision-making and collaboration.

The salary for this full-time senior product manager role ranges from $126,500 to $195,500 USD.

Skills that matter here

• product management: This role requires over seven years of experience in product management, with a focus on shaping AI/ML roadmaps and delivering consumer products.
• consumer AI/ML: The role specifically requires at least four years of experience in shipping consumer-facing products powered by AI/ML technologies.
• LLMs: Candidates should have experience shipping consumer products that utilize Large Language Models.
• quantitative ML models: Experience with consumer-facing products driven by quantitative machine learning models is also a requirement.
• technically fluent: The product manager needs to possess sufficient technical understanding to effectively partner with engineering teams and guide AI product development.
• high-velocity communicator: Effective and rapid communication is necessary for collaborating with teams and operating transparently.

Who this role suits

• Someone who enjoys defining vision and strategy for cutting-edge AI products.
• An individual who thrives in a collaborative environment, working closely with engineering from concept to launch.
• A person who is comfortable setting high quality standards and innovating in areas without clear precedents.
• A professional who communicates quickly and clearly, facilitating efficient product development.

From the employer

What you'll do

• Shape the AI/ML roadmap and vision.
• Bring ideas and sharpen them with the team.
• Operate in public.
• Partner deeply with engineering, early and through to delivery.
• Define success and hold the quality bar, even when there's no precedent.
• Use AI to prototype, de-risk, and accelerate.

Preferred Skills

• 7+ years in product management, 4+ shipping consumer AI/ML.
• You've shipped consumer-facing products powered by both LLMs and quantitative ML models.
• Excellent product taste, especially in the chess context.
• Technically fluent.
• AI-native.
• High-velocity communicator.

About the Opportunity

• This is a full-time opportunity.
• US time zone overlap required.