A1 · 22 hours ago
Head of Product, AI
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/ExecutiveA1 is building a proactive AI system that carries work forward across conversations, tools, and time. The Head of Product, AI will define product strategy, making decisions grounded in technical feasibility while collaborating closely with engineers to deliver reliable user value.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end AI product strategy, grounded in technical feasibility and real-world constraints
Translate model capabilities, data limitations, and evaluation results into clear product decisions
Make hard trade-offs across quality, latency, cost, reliability, and user experience
Work daily with ML, backend, and mobile engineers on design, evaluation, and iteration
Define success metrics and feedback loops across offline evaluation, online experiments, and human feedback
Drive execution with clear specifications, risk awareness, and disciplined prioritization
Ensure AI features ship quickly, safely, and reliably into production
Own AI product quality across UX, correctness, and outcomes
Qualification
Required
Strong grounding in computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and system design
Solid understanding of ML fundamentals and how modern AI systems behave in production
Comfort reading, reviewing, and discussing technical design documents
Hands-on exposure to AI-powered products, including LLM-based systems
Experience working with model evaluation, prompt or pipeline iteration, and feedback loops
Strong intuition for model limitations, hallucinations, bias, and drift
Significant experience owning complex, technical products end-to-end
Proven ability to work closely with senior engineers and ML teams
Strong judgment and decision-making ability in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
Ability to balance ambition with technical and operational reality
Preferred
Experience shipping AI-heavy consumer products
Background as an engineer or highly technical product manager
Experience defining evaluation metrics for ML systems
Strong intuition for AI UX patterns and failure handling
Prior experience in zero-to-one product environments
Company
A1
A1 is research and product group focused on building essential, next-gen applications that benefits the wider society, not the exclusive few.
Founded in 2025Malaysia, MY
11-50 employeesFunding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase