Product Lead

About the company Our client is a software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own a software product from early discovery through to expansion, working directly with business customers and engineers to decide what gets built. The role combines product management, research and UX on a small team and suits someone with a technical background who can weigh engineering limits and move quickly from idea to prototype. What you'll do - Spend substantial time on-site with customers to understand how their operations really work. - Pair with an engineering colleague to scope what customers need, weighing technical limits while leaving production coding to others. - Build a new product largely from scratch on top of an existing AI model and data layer. - Take on product, research and UX work across a small team, owning the experience from pilot through expansion. - Prototype ideas quickly with AI-assisted tools to test hypotheses with real users. Requirements What we're looking for - Skilled at converting client needs into engineering-ready written specifications, with a grasp of the technical limits involved. - A minimum of three years in product roles, carrying a business software offering from start to finish. - Two or more years as a software engineer before moving into product. - Hands-on use of AI-assisted tools in day-to-day product work. - Six or more years of overall professional experience. Bonus points - A computer science degree. - Experience as a founder or founding product manager who has sold to large enterprise buyers. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: $200K to $260K per year - Equity Location and work model - Austin, Texas, United States - On-site, 5 days in-office per week - Full-time