Principal Product Manager, Consumer AI in LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN AREA

Demand.io is a technology company based in Santa Monica focused on building digital consumer shopping platforms and experiences that help consumers find and acquire the things they’ll love.

Founded in 2009, we’re a self-funded, profitable company running multiple e-commerce consumer products at scale. Our portfolio includes SimplyCodes (simplycodes.com), an AI-powered social savings platform, and Product.ai (product.ai), an upcoming AI assistant for shopping. Our products are used by millions of shoppers to facilitate thousands of purchase decisions daily, driving over $1 billion in annual e-commerce transaction volume to our retail partner network.

Who we’re looking for

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Principal Product Manager to lead the development and growth of SimplyCodes and our other AI platforms and services. In this role, you will be responsible for defining and executing the product vision and strategy, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver a best-in-class consumer experience. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building engaging, user-centric products and a proven track record of managing successful consumer platforms.

What you'll do

• Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for SimplyCodes, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
• Lead cross-functional teams (engineering, design, marketing, etc.) to execute the product roadmap and deliver high-quality features and enhancements.
• Collaborate closely with the UX/UI team to create intuitive, engaging, and cohesive user experiences across multiple product surfaces (web, mobile, browser extensions).
• Drive product growth and user engagement through data-driven decision making, experimentation, and continuous iteration.
• Work with the marketing team to develop effective go-to-market strategies, positioning, and launch plans.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, competitor analysis, and emerging technologies to identify new opportunities and maintain SimplyCodes' market leadership.

About you

• 7+ years of product management experience, with a focus on consumer-facing products.
• Proven track record of managing successful consumer platforms, ideally in e-commerce, rewards, or gamification.
• Strong understanding of user experience design principles and best practices.
• Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication and leadership abilities, with experience managing cross-functional teams.
• Data-driven mindset with a focus on metrics and experimentation.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies.
• Experience with crowdsourcing, gamification, or AI-powered product features are pluses.
• Background in e-commerce, coupons, or rewards platforms are pluses.

About the job

• Starting base salary range: $180,000 - $350,000 DOE.
• Stock options: 0.30% to 0.70% initial grant.
• Eligibility for our Equity Partners program, a profit-sharing system tied to individual and company performance.
• Opportunities for career growth, leadership, and skill expansion. We sponsor your ongoing career development, including education, courses, certifications, and books.
• Opportunity to work from the ground level to build and deliver an exciting upcoming AI consumer product, based on fine-tuned open source foundation language models and next-generation RAG + knowledge graph data system. We’ve procured our own A100 GPU server for continuous access to high-speed training and inference resources.
• Premium health coverage including comprehensive PPO and HMO options, along with full dental and vision coverage, paid 100% for all your dependents.
• Our Santa Monica HQ is a newly completed state-of-the-art technology development facility offering prodigious open space, open work setup, large recreation & break room with free food, silence / focus facilities, podcasting studio, and sweeping views from the ocean to downtown.
• Sponsored access to premium AI services, including ChatGPT Plus, Gemini Advanced, Perplexity Pro, GitHub Copilot, Midjourney Pro, Anthropic Claude, Notion, and more.
• Full coverage of your home internet and mobile phone plans.
• Regular team-building events, dinners and activities.
• 401K program.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Relocation assistance available.

About our culture

• Our core values are innovation, empowerment, and continuous growth. We seek team members who want to take on significant ownership, have the natural desire to learn and grow, and who have an innate passion for products, innovation, and serving customers.
• We lean in-office as a team. While we embrace flexibility and some hybrid work, our team members prefer to collaborate in person and we’re generally present in the office on a daily basis. Fostering a healthy face-to-face culture is part of our identity as a company.
• We seek to keep our team small, working as a team of deep generalists with a bias towards action. Every team member has leadership growth opportunity here.
• We offer above-market compensation through our profit-sharing system. We believe in aligned incentives as our means for attracting top talent and retaining staff for long-term relationships.
• Read our culture backgrounder here.

Meet the team and learn about our products and company vision at https://demand.io.