Hiring: Founding Product Director Company: AI Fund Location: Mountain View, CA (Hybrid, 2-3 days/week) Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 13:59:20 Employment Type: Full-Time Target Skills & Keywords: Product Management, 0-to-1 Product Development, Agentic UX, Edge Computing, NPU, On-Device AI, Open-Source Strategy, OEM Partnerships, Hardware-Software Integration, Telemetry, Product Strategy, Startup Leadership, Player-Coach, AI PCs, Intent Orchestration Experience: - 8+ years in Product Management - At least 3 years in an early-stage (Seed/Series A) leadership role - Proven ability to build a product team from scratch - Experience thriving in the 0-to-1 phase as a Player-Coach Required Skills: - Technical depth in AI, with understanding of the difference between cloud-based LLMs and edge-based NPUs - Strong point of view on the future of Agentic UX - Ability to define product vision and strategy for "Intent Orchestration" - Experience developing open-source community and ecosystem strategies - OEM stewardship and partnership management - End-to-end product development: writing specs, defining success metrics, and shipping flagship apps - Collaboration with ML engineers on edge computing constraints (latency, privacy, power) - Building feedback systems to capture user interaction data and drive product refinements - Exceptional communication skills, able to simplify complex "hardware-forward" concepts for investors and non-technical users - Distribution mindset with understanding of pre-install moats Qualifications: - Startup-native pedigree with early-stage leadership experience - Deep technical understanding of AI, edge computing, and NPU-bound applications - Strong intuition for agentic UX and integrated intelligence - Ability to work closely with world-class ML researchers - Experience acting as primary product partner for OEMs (e.g., Acer) - Vision to build the "RedHat of AI PCs" — an open-source delivery layer for edge intelligence - Passion for moving the industry from "search and click" to "intent and execution" Compensation: Not specified in the provided job text. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!