What you’ll be doing:
- Influencing the team’s roadmap by proactively identifying opportunities across Sword for high-impact ML initiatives;
- Partnering with technical and non-technical stakeholders to properly scope those initiatives, by deep-diving into the underlying pain points, assessing the adequacy of ML solutions, defining requirements, and laying out high-level approaches;
- Support execution & iteration by working with other teams (Engineering, Product, Clinical, Operations) in tight feedback loops to make sure requirements are met, scope is adjusted as new information comes in, and development does not drift away from high-value product experiences;
- Being the face of ML solutions at Sword: preparing releases, communicating changes, collecting feedback from end users; and acting as the first layer of troubleshooting;
- Deep-diving into specific topics across Sword both to guarantee AI compatibility and to bring relevant business/technical context to the team;
- Acting as an enabler: preemptively identify and address risks, ambiguities, future needs, and blindspots; find balanced solutions for unexpected blockers.
What you need to have:
- 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager of a highly technical AI-powered product;
- Solid experience in production-grade MLE/DS projects from ideation to maintenance (proof-of-concept, iteration, release and monitoring);
- Ability to exercise sound judgment over ML/DS topics and understand the nuanced implications in the downstream product experience;
- A good zoom dial: move between the problem and solution spaces as needed, interfacing with both non-technical (physical therapists, business decision-makers) and technical (MLE/DS, tech leads) stakeholders through adequate, timely communication;
- Impeccable oral and written communication skills, wielded often as tools for alignment-seeking and problem distillation;
- Strong critical thinking: strategically disagree upwards or with peers as necessary;
- Autonomy & self-direction: aware of the team’s direction, prioritize accordingly with limited supervision even when faced with ambiguity;
- A natural curiosity and intuition over both old and new AI techniques and the product/business problems they can address.
What we would love to see:
- Have experience working in a fast-paced environment wearing different hats, acting scrappy when the situation calls for it;
- Have experience with BigQuery and Looker for business and product analytics;
- Have experience with the Python data stack;
- Get itchy with suboptimal processes and can’t help but propose improved versions.
To ensure you feel good solving a big Human problem, we offer:
- A stimulating, fast-paced environment with lots of room for creativity;
- A bright future at a promising high-tech startup company;
- Career development and growth, with a competitive salary;
- The opportunity to work with a talented team and to add real value to an innovative solution with the potential to change the future of healthcare;
- A flexible environment where you can control your hours (remotely) with unlimited vacation;
- Access to our health and well-being program (digital therapist sessions);
- Remote or Hybrid work policy: We have offices in Porto and Lisbon, so if you want to have face-to-face contact you can always work from there.
SWORD Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SWORD Health and has not been reviewed or approved by SWORD Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision, with HSA eligibility and optional accident, hospital, and critical-illness coverage. Life and AD&D insurance are also part of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is structured as discretionary (unlimited) PTO alongside paid company holidays. Remote-first work and flexible hours further support taking time when needed.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Free access to the company’s digital therapist is provided for employees and their families. This wellness-oriented perk complements core healthcare coverage.
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SWORD Health is the world’s fastest growing virtual musculoskeletal (MSK) care provider, on a mission to free two billion people from chronic and post-surgical pain. The company’s clinical-grade virtual therapy platform pairs expert physical therapists with FDA-listed wearable technology to deliver a personalized treatment plan that is more effective, easier and less expensive than traditional physical therapy. SWORD Health believes in the power of people to recover at home, without resorting to imaging, surgeries or opioids. Since launching in 2015, SWORD Health has worked with insurers, health systems and employers in the U.S, Europe and Australia to make quality physical therapy more accessible to everyone.






