About Read AI:
At Read AI we’re redefining how teams collaborate by bringing intelligence to every conversation. Our platform supercharges productivity across meetings, messages, and email, so work gets done faster, smarter, and with better focus. We integrate seamlessly with tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Slack, and more, helping teams stay aligned and move forward, whether they’re in the same room or across time zones.
Backed by $81 million in funding from Smash Capital, Madrona, and Goodwater Capital, Read AI is growing. If you're excited to shape the future of AI-powered collaboration and want to make an impact at a product-focused startup, we’d love to meet you.
Role Overview:
The VP of Product at Read will be a pivotal leader in shaping the company’s product vision and driving execution against our strategic objectives. This individual will be responsible for identifying market opportunities, optimizing product performance, and ensuring that Read becomes a leader in the direct-to-consumer digital space. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of strategic insight, data-driven decision-making, and hands-on experience in developing engaging consumer products within early-stage companies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead product initiatives from conception to launch, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Utilize data-driven insights to inform product decisions, optimize features, and enhance user experience.
- Build out product roadmaps, set priorities, and maintain team accountability to timelines, ensuring timely delivery.
- Foster a strong team by providing opportunities for learning, supporting career development, and encouraging collaboration.
- Conduct A/B testing and analyze consumer analytics to drive product improvements.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, and marketing.
- Foster and nurture online communities, leveraging user feedback for continuous product enhancement.
- Stay actively involved in the product development process, not solely managing a team of PMs.
Qualifications:
- Experience: 8+ years in product management or a related role with a focus on AI or consumer products.
- Company Stage Experience: Familiarity and success within a startup environment where you successfully navigated the complexities of scaling revenue into the millions, showcasing a talent for driving significant growth
- Industry Experience: Experience in both B2C (consumer applications) and B2B (SaaS products) environments.
- Retention Focus: Proven track record of delivering products that drive high user retention organically.
- PLG Growth: Strong focus on product-led growth strategies.
- Collaboration: Experience working directly with engineering and business teams.
- Data Orientation: Strong background in product analytics, consumer analytics, optimization, and A/B testing.
- Skills: Proven experience in building and growing a team while establishing processes, creating documentation, and laying a strong foundation for scale. The candidate should balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field; an advanced degree is a plus.
Why Read AI?
- Innovative: We're set to bring AI to the masses by introducing technology designed to improve every interaction.
- Massive Impact: AI's greatest impact will be on the ability to allow people to do more, taking away mundane tasks and allowing them to focus on what matters the most.
- Growth Opportunities: Read AI is the fastest growing AI-copilot and meeting notetaker in history, and is on pace to be one of the fastest growing consumer AI companies in the world, adding more than 1MM new customers every month. The company raised Series A and B in 2024, and was noted as a Top Company To Watch in 2025 by Inc Magazine.
- Leadership: Learn more about CEO and Co-Founder David Shim in this Fortune Good Life profile from July 2025; CTO and Co-Founder Rob Williams was recently anointed as one of the most disruptive leaders in AI; and Co-Founder and VP Data Science Elliott Waldron goes behind-the-scenes on our patents and models in this tech brief..
- Collaborative Culture: Work in a supportive and collaborative environment with a diverse and talented team.
The annual total cash compensation range is $222,750 to $257,250 however, actual salaries can vary based on qualifications, skills, and competencies.
Please note our company does not provide visa support or sponsorship for employees.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits explicitly include medical, dental, and vision coverage listed on the careers page. This indicates core health needs are addressed for employees.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO is advertised. This signals broad time-off availability, with actual usage dependent on team norms.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid work flexibility and in-office lunch are part of the offering. These elements add day-to-day convenience and adaptability.
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Read AI is an AI copilot for wherever you work, making your meetings, emails, and messages more productive with summaries, content discovery, and recommendations.
