Arena is a startup created in Silicon Valley with a mission to build communities for creators, publishers, and brands with the power of AI. Companies using Arena include Disney, Reuters, Fox, Red Bull, and NFL. We have +2,000 customers in 150 countries and with +50M users having conversations on Arena per month and engaging with our Agent AI.
If you love a good challenge, you're a curious product person who experiments with AI and AI agents every day, and you want to be a part of one of the fastest-growing AI startups in Silicon Valley — then Arena is the company you're looking for.
What you will be doing:
- As a product manager, you will be responsible for supporting customers, defining your product's vision, strategy, and roadmap execution, and launching those products in the market with AI features.
- You will run the end-to-end product lifecycle of Arena initiatives you are responsible for.
- Create, communicate, and execute the roadmap and strategy to achieve the goals.
- Create use-cases, user stories, and detailed product requirements that clearly articulate the functionality of the product that will be developed.
- Own and manage the product backlog and prioritize product enhancements, partner, and customer requests by using sound judgment and decisive tradeoffs.
- Develop competitive expertise to assist in outbound product positioning and inform internal development priorities.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Marketing teams to deliver an amazing product and an exceptional user experience.
Must-Have Experience:
- 2-5 years of product experience, preferably in a SaaS platform software.
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent education.
- Knowledge of LLM, Generative AI technologies, RAG applications, and agents.
- Experience in fast-paced start-up environments.
Nice-to-Have Experience:
- Prior software engineering experience or experience in developer-facing roles.
- Experience with real-time communication products.
- Industry experience and familiarity with AI, UI design, APIs, general programming languages and concepts, including web and mobile application architectures and components, and network effect concepts.
- Strong organizational skills: prioritization, effective time management, conflict resolution, risk identification, and mitigation.
- Depth of experience leading business-critical product initiatives. You can take big ideas and turn them into a roadmap of features and research with minimal guidance.
- Tireless eye for detail and demonstrated obsession with building great user experiences.
- Advanced English (both written and spoken) and feel comfortable talking to native English speakers on a daily basis.
Example Projects You’ll Be Working on:
- Release AI features to improve engagement and conversion from visitors to sign-ups.
- Measure success for features such as WordPress plugins and Google Chrome.
- Create features similar to Reddit, Discord, and WhatsApp for any website.
- Create onboarding flows for new sign-ups on our dashboard.
- Get feedback from the Customer Success Team and prioritize Sprints based on urgencies.
We also have some sweet perks like:
- Be a part of the team in Silicon Valley and join a global team.
- A team of exceptional engineers leading the cutting-edge AI Agents.
- Competitive salary package & benefits.
- 4 weeks of paid time-off.
- Learning and Development budget.
- Key moment to join Arena in terms of growth and opportunities.
- Ability to put your stamp on real-world AI applications that serve millions of users.
- Fast-learning environment, entrepreneurial and strong team spirit.
- Multiple nationalities: cosmopolitan & multi-cultural mindset.
- Our people matter, work-life balance is important at Arena.
About Arena:
Arena is a Series A company backed by top-tier investors such as CRV, Redpoint, and Craft Ventures. Arena offers a unique work environment and the chance to collaborate with diverse teammates across multiple countries, with a culture of ownership (autonomy, growth, and especially high performance).