Job Application for Senior Product Manager, Data at MindsDB

MindsDB is a rapidly growing artificial intelligence startup headquartered in San Francisco, California. As a leading innovator in bringing artificial intelligence and data together, we are passionate about helping companies easily build artificial intelligence capabilities that can think, understand and orchestrate: enabling teams to move from prototyping and experimentation to production in a rapid and scalable way.

Founded in 2017 by Adam Carrigan and Jorge Torres, MindsDB was inspired by Ian M. Banks’ Culture series, in which super-artificial intelligence systems called Minds collaborate with other life forms to achieve incredible goals . MindsDB began as an open source project and has grown into one of the most widely used artificial intelligence data platforms in the world, with a growing community and more than 700 contributor developers from every corner of the globe.

We have received over $55 million in funding from Mayfield, Benchmark, YCombinator, and nVidia. MindsDB has also been named one of the most promising AI companies in the United States by Forbes (2021) and a Cool Vendor in Data and AI by Gartner (2022).

As a Senior Product Manager at MindsDB, you will:

• Lead the development and execution of product strategy for a major product or market, in this case our data roadmap and how we surface the most useful knowledge in all our data.
• Define and prioritize capabilities to drive business growth and market opportunities
• Drive the end-to-end product development life cycle for engineering, design and other stakeholders.
• Conduct user research to understand customer needs and translate insights into actionable product requirements.
• Stay ahead of market trends and competitor landscape to identify opportunities for growth and differentiation.

In this position you will have the opportunity to:

• Create and articulate a vision for your product that sparks customers’ imaginations and convinces businesses to invest in new directions.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and customer focus.
• Influence the company’s growth rate or market opportunities through strategic product development and execution.

This is an excellent opportunity for:

• An expert product manager with exceptional skills in product strategy, leadership, and innovation who has worked on databases or other data products.
• Able to work independently but collaborate closely with stakeholders to achieve goals and share progress.
• Passionate about driving growth in the materials business through strategic product development and execution.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of sourcing and integrated product strategies.
• Define and prioritize capabilities to drive business growth and market opportunities.
• Drive the end-to-end product development life cycle for engineering, design and other stakeholders.
• Conduct user research to understand customer needs and translate insights into actionable product requirements.

This position is seeking candidates who currently reside in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

What you will do:

• All kinds of data and ensure we can easily connect, process and present knowledge through Minds, a private AI turnkey solution across enterprise data

You will have:

• Expertise in data integration and processing:
• In-depth knowledge of data source integration (such as APIs, ETL pipelines or direct database connections) and experience with structured and unstructured data.
• Knowledge of enterprise-grade data platforms and distributed data systems (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks, Apache Kafka).
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Background:
• Experience working with AI/ML driven products or platforms, particularly those leveraging generative AI, RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), or similar technologies.
• Ability to translate AI capabilities into clear, actionable business use cases for enterprise customers.
• Enterprise product experience:
• Proven track record of building and launching enterprise-grade solutions with a focus on scalability, security and compliance (e.g. SOC 2, GDPR).
• Understand the challenges associated with enterprise adoption of new technologies, such as data privacy issues and stakeholder coordination.
• Technical acumen:
• Practical familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB), query languages ​​(e.g. SQL), and cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Ability to work effectively with engineering teams and serve as a bridge between technical and business stakeholders.
• Strategic Vision:
• Experience developing product roadmaps that align with company vision and customer needs, focusing on strategic differentiation in competitive markets.
• Strong communication and collaboration:
• Demonstrated ability to articulate product vision and present complex technical concepts in a simple, compelling manner.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, sales and marketing.
• Customer-centric mindset:
• Ability to work closely with customers to conduct in-depth user research and translate insights into actionable product requirements.
• Demonstrated focus on solving real-world customer challenges and achieving measurable results.
• Leadership and decision-making:
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, from executive leadership to engineering teams.
• Make data-driven decisions with ease in a fast-paced startup environment.

Nice to have:

• Experience from the open source community:
• Be familiar with open source development models and participate in developer communities.
• Experience building and scaling open source products or contributing to open source projects.
• Understanding the trends in generative AI and private AI:
• Understand market trends in enterprise AI adoption, especially in secure AI, knowledge management, and data democratization.
• Entrepreneurship experience:
• Proven success in fast-growing startups, especially those focused on artificial intelligence, data platforms, or SaaS products.
• Domain knowledge of target industry:
• Learn about industries such as finance, healthcare, retail, and technology and their specific data and AI challenges.
• Experience with enterprise databases or data platforms and technologies
• Building products from 0 to 1 has been a clear success.
• Ability to manage complex projects according to timelines and resource budgets.

• Flexible working hours
• Competitive salary
• Competitive medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• 401k match rate as high as 6%
• unlimited power take-off
• Set budget remotely for new hires ($1500)
• Lunch is provided Monday to Friday
• Internet budget ($25/month)
• Commuting budget ($1,200/year)
• Learning and Development Budget
• Benefit Budget ($1200/year)
• Monthly (virtual) team events
• International Face to Face Corporate Retreat
• Welfare/Mental Health Leave

MindsDB is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. MindsDB will consider for employment all qualified applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected discharge Military status, race, religion, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, rules and regulations.