Director of Product, AI

Work type: Full time · Department: Product Manager · Workplace: On-Site

San Mateo, California, United States

About Us

At Archetype AI, we’re building the world’s first physical AI platform to bring artificial intelligence into the real world. Our foundation model, Newton, understands the physical world through objective sensor data and generates real-time insights into complex physical behaviors, from industrial machinery and systems to wearable devices and smart environments.

Formed by a high-caliber team from Google and backed by one of Silicon Valley’s most renowned venture funds, Archetype AI is at Series A and rapidly advancing its technology for the next big leap. This is a unique opportunity to join an exciting, fast-growing AI team based in the heart of Silicon Valley.

About the Role

The Director of Product, AI will establish product ownership for Archetype's AI capabilities, working closely with the CTO, Chief Scientist, and engineering teams to define the roadmap, prioritize investments, translate emerging research into product capabilities, and drive readiness for customer adoption and commercialization.

What You’ll Own

  • Define and drive a coherent AI product roadmap aligned with company strategy and customer needs.

  • Translate AI research and model capabilities into differentiated, commercially relevant product capabilities.

  • Establish clear priorities and requirements for model development, adaptation, and evaluation.

  • Work with the eval lead to define model and agent evaluation frameworks and measurable criteria for product readiness.

  • Drive cross-functional alignment across Research, Engineering, and Product to deliver roadmap outcomes.

Key Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in product, AI startup founding, or technical consulting roles.

  • Strong technical understanding of AI/ML, including model architectures and applied machine learning.

  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical capabilities or research into product opportunities.

  • Experience working closely with AI/ML researchers and engineering teams to deliver technical products.

  • Strong product judgment and ability to identify customer problems, prioritize investments, and drive outcomes.

Nice to Have

  • PhD in AI/ML, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related technical discipline.

  • Experience in Physical AI, industrial AI, robotics, computer vision, or time-series ML.

  • Experience as a founder or early employee at an AI/ML startup.

  • Experience with foundation models, multimodal AI, model evaluation, or fine-tuning.

  • Experience in AI consulting or enterprise AI implementation (e.g., QuantumBlack, BCG X, Palantir).

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