Athena
We're looking for a
Senior Product Manager
with strong end-to-end product experience, ideally in fast-paced startup environments. This person should be excited by the opportunity to work across both
0→1
and
iterative optimization
projects-especially those that support
human-AI collaboration , productivity tooling, and complex workflows.
Ideal Background
6-10+ years of product management experience in
Consumer-facing SaaS, Productivity Tools, Marketplaces , or similar platforms Experience building
OPERATIONAL workflow-heavy systems
(e.g., onboarding, billing, operations tooling, or CRM/admin platforms) Comfort managing
products with multiple user types
(e.g., clients/customers vs. internal operations/EAs) in a marketplace context Track record of taking
zero-to-one products
from concept to launch and scaling products that reach large user bases Startup mindset
- comfortable with ambiguity, quick to make decisions, and thoughtful about tradeoffs Key Skills & Traits
Systems thinker
who can create elegant solutions across complex workflows Strong
product discovery and strategy
skills: adept at gathering insights, defining problems, and translating them into actionable roadmaps Experienced in
prioritization and execution
across competing needs while maintaining a customer-first mindset Skilled in
cross-functional collaboration , partnering deeply with design, engineering, operations, and stakeholders Analytical and data-driven , with the ability to measure success and adjust strategy quickly Clear communicator
who can articulate vision, rationale, and outcomes to diverse audiences Highly curious, proactive, and energized by
fast feedback loops
and iteration Softer/Harder to assess qualities. Incredibly important for first few team members.
Has done hard things
- their experiences are not just incremental optimizations, but required strength or skill in multiple areas. This can be beyond just product, but aligning senior leadership across an org , learning an entirely new technical area or skill set, introducing a new metric of success etc. Curious and gets to the root of an issue
- Are they able to dig five layers deep behind a request/project/metric and deeply understand what the root cause is? Or do they have a surface level understanding, where product becomes a services org Strong Communicators -
Both written and verbal. Do they lose the thread of a story? Are they listening to the question and actually answering it? Do they take hints and feedback
Able to prioritize ruthlessly and not be a people pleaser.
Able to understand the long term vs. short term plays and deliver real impact, not just check off to-dos. Examples of how they prioritized between multiple good ideas
Senior Product Manager
with strong end-to-end product experience, ideally in fast-paced startup environments. This person should be excited by the opportunity to work across both
0→1
and
iterative optimization
projects-especially those that support
human-AI collaboration , productivity tooling, and complex workflows.
Ideal Background
6-10+ years of product management experience in
Consumer-facing SaaS, Productivity Tools, Marketplaces , or similar platforms Experience building
OPERATIONAL workflow-heavy systems
(e.g., onboarding, billing, operations tooling, or CRM/admin platforms) Comfort managing
products with multiple user types
(e.g., clients/customers vs. internal operations/EAs) in a marketplace context Track record of taking
zero-to-one products
from concept to launch and scaling products that reach large user bases Startup mindset
- comfortable with ambiguity, quick to make decisions, and thoughtful about tradeoffs Key Skills & Traits
Systems thinker
who can create elegant solutions across complex workflows Strong
product discovery and strategy
skills: adept at gathering insights, defining problems, and translating them into actionable roadmaps Experienced in
prioritization and execution
across competing needs while maintaining a customer-first mindset Skilled in
cross-functional collaboration , partnering deeply with design, engineering, operations, and stakeholders Analytical and data-driven , with the ability to measure success and adjust strategy quickly Clear communicator
who can articulate vision, rationale, and outcomes to diverse audiences Highly curious, proactive, and energized by
fast feedback loops
and iteration Softer/Harder to assess qualities. Incredibly important for first few team members.
Has done hard things
- their experiences are not just incremental optimizations, but required strength or skill in multiple areas. This can be beyond just product, but aligning senior leadership across an org , learning an entirely new technical area or skill set, introducing a new metric of success etc. Curious and gets to the root of an issue
- Are they able to dig five layers deep behind a request/project/metric and deeply understand what the root cause is? Or do they have a surface level understanding, where product becomes a services org Strong Communicators -
Both written and verbal. Do they lose the thread of a story? Are they listening to the question and actually answering it? Do they take hints and feedback
Able to prioritize ruthlessly and not be a people pleaser.
Able to understand the long term vs. short term plays and deliver real impact, not just check off to-dos. Examples of how they prioritized between multiple good ideas