[Hiring] Director of Product Management @Runpod

Role Description

We’re looking for a Director, Product Management to define and execute the product vision for Runpod’s AI cloud platform. This role owns the end-to-end product lifecycle for our core offerings, including:

• Serverless endpoints
• GPU instances (Pods)
• AI foundational services
• Developer APIs
• Overarching user experience

You will build and lead a high-performing product and design organization that intimately understands the needs of AI researchers, ML engineers, and developers. You will partner tightly with Infrastructure, Engineering, and GTM leadership. Your focus is ensuring our platform remains the fastest, most intuitive, and most cost-effective path to training and running massive AI inference workloads in the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Drive Product Vision & Strategy: Define the long-term vision and short-term roadmap for Runpod’s product suite. Anticipate the evolving needs of the AI/ML ecosystem and position Runpod as the premier infrastructure choice for AI builders.
• Deep Customer Obsession: Act as the voice of the user. Spend significant time with ML engineers, AI startups, and enterprise customers to uncover friction points, gather requirements, and validate new feature concepts.
• Build and Scale the Product Org: Hire, mentor, and grow a world-class team of product managers, UI/UX designers, and technical writers. Establish a culture of high standards, user empathy, and rapid iteration.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner seamlessly with the Director of Infrastructure and Director of Engineering to ensure roadmaps are technically feasible, highly reliable, and delivered on time. Translate complex infrastructure capabilities into seamless developer experiences.
• Pricing, Packaging, & GTM: Work closely with Marketing and Sales to define pricing models for compute, storage, and serverless usage that drive adoption while maintaining healthy margins. Guide product marketing on positioning and launch strategies.
• Data-Driven Prioritization: Establish a rigorous, metrics-driven approach to product management. Leverage product analytics, churn data, and customer feedback to ruthlessly prioritize the backlog and maximize business impact.
• Platform & Developer Experience (DX): Champion a world-class developer experience. Ensure our console, CLI, APIs, and SDKs are intuitive, well-documented, and reduce the time-to-value for new users to near zero.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product management experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role managing other PMs and designers in a hyper-growth environment.
• Deep experience building SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, or developer-facing products. Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, GPUs, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and AI/ML workflows.
• Ability to engage deeply with engineering and infrastructure leaders. Understanding of modern backend architectures, API design, and the complexities of distributed systems.
• Demonstrated ability to take complex, ambiguous problems and turn them into successful, shipped products that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Experience building culture, alignment, and momentum across distributed technical and commercial teams.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication. Ability to articulate a compelling product vision to the board, the company, and the broader developer community.
• Successful completion of a background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience launching products specifically for ML Ops, model training, serverless inference, or LLM deployment.
• A strong public presence or active engagement with the AI/ML and open-source developer communities.
• Previous experience as a software engineer, ML engineer, or data scientist before transitioning to product management.

Benefits

• The competitive base pay for this position ranges from ($125,000 - $220,000).
• Meaningful equity in a fast-growing company — everyone on the team receives stock options.
• Generous medical, dental & vision plans.
• Flexible PTO - take the time you need to recharge.
• Most roles are remote work first with an inclusive, collaborative teams utilizing Slack as the main form of internal communication.
• $1,200 Home Office & Equipment Stipend - we set you up for success from day one with gear and support to create your ideal workspace.