Staff Product Manager

About this Opportunity The Staff Product Manager is Orion’s most senior individual contributor track in product. This is a player‑coach role: a Staff PM raises the bar through their own craft — shipping the hardest problems themselves, modeling AI‑native product development, and actively mentoring a small group of peer PMs — without carrying direct reports. Location Hybrid employee: three (3) or more days each week required on‑site at one of the listed office locations. Candidates should be located within a commutable distance to an office. Internal candidates currently aligned to an Orion office location may be given preference; however, internal candidates with varying work arrangements may also be considered. Key Responsibilities Own the highest‑leverage, ambiguous, or hardest‑to‑solve problems in the pillar — the platform‑level bets and the initiatives where the outcome matters most. Personally ship the work: PRDs, prototypes, shipped features, customer research synthesis, and post‑launch analyses — at the quality bar the rest of the team calibrates against. Build and deploy AI‑native workflows: prototype in AI coding tools, run discovery and synthesis through LLMs, ship internal agents that eliminate repetitive work, and publish those workflows as team standards. Partner with engineering leadership on technical direction for the pillar — data contracts, AI/model integration decisions, platform investments. Translate GM‑level strategy into a crisp, opinionated product vision for the pillar; set the product quality bar the team works against. Run end‑to‑end discovery: customer interviews, data analysis, competitive research, opportunity sizing — AI‑accelerated at every stage. Lead cross‑pillar initiatives that touch more than one product, where a senior IC perspective is more valuable than a management handoff. Represent the pillar in customer executive conversations, industry forums, and cross‑functional executive reviews. Player‑Coach Responsibilities Mentor 3–6 peer PMs through weekly 1:1s, PRD reviews, shadowing on discovery calls, and pair‑shipping on hard problems. Raise the team's AI fluency: teach AI‑native workflows, maintain the pillar’s prompt and agent library, review AI‑generated artifacts for quality. Own the hiring bar for the pillar's PM hires; lead technical interview loops and make hire/no‑hire calls alongside the GM. Be the person peers elevate to when stuck — unblock them and make the call on hard tradeoffs. Model operating norms (documentation, async comms, meeting hygiene) that keep the team flat and fast. Qualifications Proven track record of shipping successful products at senior IC level. Deep, demonstrable AI fluency and experience building features powered by LLMs, shipping prototypes in modern AI coding tools, understanding eval frameworks, cost tradeoffs, and agent architectures (not merely using ChatGPT). Strong technical instincts: reads code, writes SQL, works fluently with APIs, holds substantive conversations with senior engineers. World‑class written communication; writes the clearest PRD in the room. Mastery of discovery craft: customer interviews, competitive teardowns, data analysis, synthesis. Evidence of raising the bar for teammates (mentorship outcomes, artifacts adopted as team standards, successful hires championed). Comfort with ambiguity and a strong bias to ship. Minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 10+ years in product management or product engineering, with clear evidence of increasing scope and complexity. At least one tour in a heavily AI‑forward or technically deep product role. Recommended Skills Agile Scrum Development AI Concepts Client‑Centric Effective Communication Innovation Large Language Model (LLM) Fine‑Tuning Product Management Project Management Technical Proficiency Time Management User Experience (UX) Work Collaboratively Salary Range $123,491.00 - $196,279.00 (estimated at the time of posting; may vary). Benefits Health, dental, vision, and disability coverage from day one; 401(k) plan with employer match; paid parental leave; pet benefits including paternity leave and pet insurance; student loan repayment; and more. Equal Opportunity Employer We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status. #J-18808-Ljbffr RTI Redtail Technology, Inc