Descript · 11 hours ago
Product Manager, API & Platform
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$171K/yr - $235K/yr
5+ years expDescript is a company focused on automated video editing and is seeking a Product Manager for their API and Platform. In this role, you will build and own the platform that enables media companies to create content workflows at scale through the development of APIs and integrations.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AudioConsumer SoftwareMusicSpeech RecognitionVideo Editing
Responsibilities
Own the API and developer experience that lets teams create content workflows at scale
Launch integrations that unlock new use cases: MCP wrappers, no-code workflow platforms, and strategic partner integrations
Work closely with our Agentic AI team to influence what editing capabilities we build and how they're exposed through the API
Define and grow this business line by shaping positioning, pricing, and go-to-market strategy with Sales and Marketing teams
Qualification
Required
5 or more years of product management experience shipping internal APIs, developer platforms, and foundational systems that enable other teams
Experience in doing customer discovery and defining features that solve real problems
Ability to build things from scratch and take products from 0 to 1
Experience in figuring out ambiguous problem spaces and creating a playbook to make it successful
Preferred
A sense of humor and creativity
Being funny, creative, and maybe kind of weird
Benefits
Generous healthcare package
401k matching program
Catered lunches
Flexible vacation time
Company
Descript
Descript is a collaborative audio and video editor that transcribes audio to a text document for editing, training, and collaboration.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Descript has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2024 (4)
2023 (3)
2022 (6)
2021 (4)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$100MKey Investors
OpenAISpark CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2022-10-27Series C· $50M
2021-02-01Series B· $30M
2019-09-18Series A· $15M
Leadership Team
Sophie Hinkley
VP People
Andrew Mason
Member Board of Directors
Recent News
2025-11-24
International Business Times
2025-11-07
Company data provided by crunchbase