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Product Operations Lead

Series A Consumer AI Startup · New York, NY (On-site)

Compensation: $100k – $180k
Equity: Competitive equity
Location: New York, NY (On-site)
Work mode: On-site

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About the company

Our client is a fast-growing, Series A consumer AI startup in New York with millions of users, mostly in their twenties. The team of about 15 is mostly engineers, and the product is racing to become people's personal context store for their AI agents.

The role

This hire is the operational glue for product, engineering and design: sprint planning, owning the backlog, release coordination and QA readiness, running support operations, triaging bugs by impact and effort, and forcing decisions to get made. It is execution work, not product strategy, and it can grow into broader operations leadership.

What you'll do

Run sprint planning and own the backlog
Coordinate releases and QA readiness
Run support operations and manage contractors
Triage bugs by impact and effort
Run meetings, take notes and follow up to close loops

Nice to have

Early-stage (Seed to Series C) startup experience
Uses AI to automate admin and build lightweight tooling
Technical program management, implementation or solutions engineering background

Tech stack

Standard product and engineering tooling (issue trackers, release and QA processes) plus AI tools for automation.

Compensation & logistics

$100k–$180k base + generous equity
On-site every day in West Soho, New York; relocation fine
Visa sponsorship available
3–7 years of experience
Full-time

What we're looking for

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I have 3 to 7 years in a product, project, program or product operations role on a software product
I have worked inside a software team's development cycle: sprints, backlog, releases and QA
I have run or built an operating process myself, such as release coordination or support operations
I am fluent working with engineers
I want execution work, not product strategy
I am known for operational rigour and closing loops
I can work in person every day in West Soho, New York

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Product Operations Lead

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