Sr. Product Manager - Agentic AI Applications

At Kantiv, we're building AI systems that don't just respond-they reason, plan, and act. We're looking for a handson Product Manager who can dive into technical detail, sit shouldertoshoulder with developers and data scientists, and still keep an eye on the big picture. This is a role for someone entrepreneurial-comfortable with ambiguity, fast cycles, and the hustle it takes to turn bleedingedge AI into production systems that actually work.

What You'll Do

Drive Product Development

• Translate cuttingedge AI concepts (LLMs, RAG, agentic frameworks) into productionready workflows.

• Sit with engineers and data scientists during debug sessions, design reviews, and brainstorming to drive clarity and unblock progress.

• Sweat the details: from model evaluation metrics to API contracts, you'll know enough to ensure product quality and performance.

Own the Roadmap & Execution

• Prioritize ruthlessly, balancing user value, technical feasibility, and timetomarket.

• Define, scope, and ship features endtoend in tight iterations.

• Push features across the finish line-removing blockers, making fast tradeoffs, and hustling to deliver.

Customer & Market Insight

• Partner with Customer Success to understand how real users interact with our platform-and where they get stuck.

• Translate messy customer workflows into elegant technical solutions.

• Identify opportunities for Joist AI's agentic tech to transform how work actually gets done.

Leadership & Culture

• Champion a "get it done" culture that values speed, rigor, and accountability.

• Bridge technical and business teams with clear, nononsense communication.

• Help shape the DNA of our product org at a company where the AI frontier is our playground.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of product management or technical leadership in SaaS/AI/ML products.

• Strong technical fluency-you understand LLMs, embeddings, RAG, and can engage in technical design sessions with engineers.

• Demonstrated ability to debug, problemsolve, and make informed decisions in ambiguous situations.

• Entrepreneurial drive: you're comfortable with imperfect information, quick pivots, and hustling to deliver value.

• Relentless attention to detail and pride in shipping highquality, productionready systems.

Bonus Points

• Prior experience as a software engineer, data scientist, or in a highly technical role.

• Exposure to agent frameworks, ML pipelines, or workflow automation.

• Experience working in earlystage startups where speed and ownership are everything.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and equity.

• Flexible PTO and remote work options.

• A seat at the table in defining how autonomous AI gets built and shipped.

• Access to top AI tools, research, and compute resources.

• The chance to help shape a company where product, engineering, and AI innovation move as one team.