Hiring: Technical Program Manager, Product Experience Company: Character.ai Location: Redwood City, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-09 17:59:13 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Technical Program Management, Product Management, Cross-functional Execution, SDLC, Roadmap Prioritization, AI-Driven Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Stakeholder Communication, Blocker Elimination, Process Design Experience: - Strong background in technical program management, product management, or an intensive technical operations role - Proven experience navigating fast-moving tech roadmaps - Experience enabling product/design teams to become "AI-ready" is a major plus - Executive-facing execution role partnering directly with a Chief Product Officer (CPO) Required Skills: - Operational rigor and technical execution across product, design, and engineering - Proactive management of cross-functional dependencies and blocker elimination - Accountability driving: capturing technical notes, synthesizing action items, chasing owners for follow-through - Process evolution: designing and implementing lightweight, scalable processes across the SDLC - Strategic alignment: bridging creative design concepts and technical implementation - Unstructured problem solving across ambiguous, complex technical or operational challenges - Leveraging AI tools (e.g., Gemini) to optimize workflows and explore agentic workflows - Relentless, crisp, and direct communication with strong synthesis abilities - High cognitive agility to pivot between deep technical alignment and high-level roadmap prioritization Qualifications: - Founder energy and high agency with extreme ownership - Execution machine mindset with a relentless, high-agency problem-solving approach - AI-curious with genuine fascination for artificial intelligence and eagerness to experiment with cutting-edge tools - Capability, trajectory, and "fixer energy" valued over a rigid checklist of past titles - TPM or PM looking for a highly impactful, executive-facing execution role 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!