Product Manager

About Us At Valdera, we help manufacturers bring their ideas to life by transforming how they source materials. Our platform makes it easy to find the best materials and suppliers, enabling them to build high‑quality products and deliver them to millions of people worldwide. We are a fast‑growing team with a proven track record of working with Fortune 500 industrial manufacturers, beauty brands, and chemical companies. We hire talented, driven individuals who thrive in high‑performance environments and want to grow their careers quickly. Our culture empowers top talent to take on meaningful challenges, collaborate with industry leaders, and see the real impact of their work. If you’re looking for a fast‑paced environment where your ideas drive change, Valdera is the place for you. Join us and help shape the future of manufacturing. Role Description We are seeking a product manager to spearhead the strategy and execution of our AI‑native products. This is a role for a leader who thrives at the intersection of deep technology, exceptional design, and business strategy. Your mission is to deliver AI‑powered systems and autonomous agents that unlock unprecedented scale and efficiency for our customers. This role is for someone who has a relentless focus on craftsmanship, whether it’s ensuring the integrity of data sources or perfecting the pixels of an interface. Role Responsibilities Own the AI Product Vision & Strategy: Define the “what” and the “why” for our AI roadmap. Develop a deep understanding of our users and the market to create a compelling strategy for building a category‑defining, intelligent product. Define and Ship Autonomous Agents: Be the driving force behind our agentic systems. Specify the agents’ goals, behaviors, and success metrics for automating complex workflows like market analysis, supplier engagement, and user onboarding. Master the Data Landscape: Go deep on data. Lead the research to identify, evaluate, and prioritize the critical data sources—market data, pricing feeds, chemical specifications—that will be the lifeblood of our models. Champion an Exceptional User Experience: Own the user experience from end‑to‑end, ensuring our products are not just functional but also visually stunning, intuitive, and a delight to use. Drive Business Outcomes: Be directly responsible for the success of your products. Define and track key metrics, ensuring your work leads to high‑revenue generation, strong product‑market fit, and exceptional customer retention. Lead the End‑to‑End Product Lifecycle: Manage the entire process from ideation, user research, and technical specification to launch, iteration, and post‑launch analysis in a highly agile environment. Experience & Qualifications Shipped AI‑Native Products: Proven track record of shipping products built on modern AI architectures (e.g., RAG, agentic frameworks) from initial concept to launch and iteration. Product Ownership with P&L Impact: Previously owned a product’s P&L or key growth metrics (revenue, retention, engagement) with a clear, demonstrable line from product decisions to significant business impact. Deep, Practical Knowledge of Agentic Systems: Understand how autonomous agents work at a fundamental level. Built agent prototypes or shipped products using them to automate complex, multi‑step tasks. Exceptional Design‑eye: Portfolio or history of shipping products with outstanding visual design and intuitive UX. Obsessed over interface detail and able to articulate and defend design decisions. Hands‑On Technical Investigation: Experience digging into highly technical domains, comfortable reading technical documentation, evaluating data sources for quality and coverage, and partnering with engineers on system architecture decisions. Relentlessly Detail‑Oriented: Reputation for meticulous attention to detail, from edge cases in a data source to pixels on a screen to wording of an error message. Salary Range Salary ranges are determined by multiple factors, including the labor market, market compensation bands, internal parity, and budget considerations. The final offer will be based on the candidate’s individual skills, qualifications, location, and experience relative to the requirements of the role. Benefits Valdera offers generous benefits to employees. Full‑time employees are eligible for premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance coverage. A more detailed breakdown of options is provided prior to joining Valdera. Equal Opportunity Employer Statement Valdera is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We are dedicated to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination, where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute. Please note that Valdera uses E‑Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires. Valdera may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. #J-18808-Ljbffr Valdera