Sr/Staff Product Manager, ML Research

Runway
US / NYC / San Francisco2026-04-17Remote

About the job

This is a rare PM role with true vertical ownership across the full product lifecycle; from early-stage research and pre-training through to post-training and UX buildout through to GTM strategy and pricing - giving the right person a GM-like mandate to drive product decisions end-to-end in a way that's unique for a company of our scale. We’re looking for a passionate Product Manager to help us develop cutting-edge AI tools. This role is for someone who has a combination of strong technical or ML background and experience in product management. You have the ability to take the state-of-the-art AI systems our research team builds and turn them into impactful tools for our customers.

Responsibilities

- Work alongside our research team to define new AI applications that solve customer needs and drive business value

- Collaborate closely with engineering and design to productize research and continuously improve existing tools

- Define and analyze metrics, talk with users weekly, and conduct A/B tests to discover use cases, validate pain points, and prioritize features

Qualifications

Minimum

- 1+ years of direct experience with SQL, python, code generation tools, and version control best practices

- 4+ years of product management experience

- Familiarity with the current state-of-the-art ML capabilities and ML products

- Experience working with fast-moving teams and building products from scratch

- Passion for seeing research through from initial conception to ultimate application

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

No preferred qualifications listed.