Director of Applied AI Product

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director of Applied AI Product based in the United States.** This is a unique opportunity for a product leader to define how artificial intelligence transforms modern business operations and customer outcomes. In this role, you will take ownership of AI-powered product strategy, combining deep technical understanding with strong product judgment and execution. You will work hands-on with emerging AI technologies, building prototypes, developing agentic workflows, and turning ideas into scalable solutions. Collaborating with engineering, data, operations, and client-facing teams, you will shape products that create measurable impact and improve how teams work. This position is ideal for an innovative leader who thrives in fast-moving environments, embraces experimentation, and wants to influence the future of AI-driven products. ### Accountabilities - Define and evolve the AI product vision, strategy, and roadmap by evaluating opportunities, challenging assumptions, and identifying where AI can create meaningful business value. - Build and ship AI-powered products and workflows rapidly, moving from concepts and prototypes to production-ready solutions using modern AI tools and technologies. - Develop agentic workflows and AI-driven capabilities that solve real user problems and improve operational efficiency. - Partner closely with engineering and data teams to establish technical approaches, make build-versus-buy decisions, and ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and production-ready. - Lead product discovery by deeply understanding user needs, validating assumptions, gathering feedback, and continuously improving solutions based on real-world usage. - Own measurable outcomes by connecting product initiatives to business impact, including customer value, adoption, efficiency, retention, and revenue growth. - Drive successful product adoption through thoughtful rollout strategies, documentation, communication plans, and enablement programs. - Establish strong cross-functional alignment across product, engineering, data, operations, and leadership teams while maintaining visibility into priorities and progress. ## Requirements - Proven director-level product leadership experience with ownership of product strategy, discovery, roadmap development, and end-to-end delivery. - Demonstrated experience building products using modern AI technologies, including hands-on experience with AI agents, agentic frameworks, or AI-powered workflows. - Strong track record of shipping products that achieve measurable business outcomes and gain meaningful user adoption. - Ability to prototype quickly and work directly with AI tools, modern software technologies, and data systems. - Strong technical understanding of data platforms, SQL, modern data warehouses, and contemporary web technologies. - Experience making technical decisions, evaluating architecture, and collaborating effectively with engineering teams. - Ability to combine product strategy with hands-on execution, balancing vision with practical implementation. - Strong user research and discovery skills, with the ability to identify challenges, validate solutions, and improve products based on feedback. - Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence executives, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders. - Experience operationalizing product launches through documentation, enablement, rollout planning, and change management. - Comfortable working in a fast-paced, remote environment where experimentation, autonomy, and rapid iteration are encouraged. - Preferred experience includes marketing technology, partnership platforms, analytics products, data tools, open-source AI projects, or early-stage technology leadership. ## Benefits - Competitive base salary range of **$120,000–$160,000 USD**, depending on location and exper…