Sr/Staff Product Manager, ML Research

Reposted 27 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
230K-280K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Machine Learning • Software
An applied AI research company building for the next frontier of intelligence and human creativity
The Role
The role involves product management of AI tools, collaborating with research, engineering, and design teams to develop and enhance products, focusing on user needs and market value.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science.
We believe that world models are at the frontier of progress in artificial intelligence. Language models alone won’t solve the world’s hardest problems – robotics, disease, scientific discovery. Real progress requires models that experience the world and learn from their mistakes, the same way that humans do. And this kind of trial and error can be massively accelerated when done in simulation, rather than in the real world.
World models offer the most clear path to general-purpose simulation, changing how stories are told, how scientific progress is made and how the next frontiers of humanity are reached.

Our team consists of creative, open minded, caring and ambitious people who are determined to change the world. We aspire to continuously build impossible things and our ability to do so relies on building an incredible team. If you are driven to do the same, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

*Open to hiring remote across the US — preferable to have someone near an office in NYC or San Francisco.

This is a rare PM role with true vertical ownership across the full product lifecycle; from early-stage research and pre-training through to post-training and UX buildout through to GTM strategy and pricing - giving the right person a GM-like mandate to drive product decisions end-to-end in a way that's unique for a company of our scale.

We’re looking for a passionate Product Manager to help us develop cutting-edge AI tools. This role is for someone who has a combination of strong technical or ML background and experience in product management. You have the ability to take the state-of-the-art AI systems our research team builds and turn them into impactful tools for our customers.

You’ll deeply understand what users want, what’s possible to build, and what’s strategic for our business. You’ll be a bridge between our users and our internal teams so we ship products that have the most value for Runway’s creators.

This role is a fundamental and critical part of the team for a market-defining company in its early stages.

What you’ll do
  • Work alongside our research team to define new AI applications that solve customer needs and drive business value

  • Collaborate closely with engineering and design to productize research and continuously improve existing tools

  • Define and analyze metrics, talk with users weekly, and conduct A/B tests to discover use cases, validate pain points, and prioritize features

What you’ll need
  • 1+ years of direct experience with SQL, python, code generation tools, and version control best practices

  • 4+ years of product management experience

  • Familiarity with the current state-of-the-art ML capabilities and ML products

  • Experience working with fast-moving teams and building products from scratch

  • Passion for seeing research through from initial conception to ultimate application

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates for our size, stage and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package we provide.

There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level and qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.

Lastly, the provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range, which again, will be communicated to candidates.

Working at Runway

Great things come from great teams. We’d love to hear from you.

We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply.

More about Runway

  • Universal World Simulator

  • GWM-1

  • Gen-4.5

  • General World Models

  • Robotics SDK

  • Conversational Real-time Agents

  • Runway Studios

We're excited to be recognized as a best place to work:

Crain's | InHerSight | BuiltIn NYC | INC

Skills Required

  • 1+ years of direct experience with SQL
  • 1+ years of direct experience with python
  • 1+ years of direct experience with code generation tools
  • 1+ years of direct experience with version control best practices
  • 4+ years of product management experience
  • Familiarity with current state-of-the-art ML capabilities and products
  • Experience working with fast-moving teams and building products from scratch
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Runway Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Runway and has not been reviewed or approved by Runway.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare is described as fully employer‑paid for U.S. employees and dependents, with complimentary mental health benefits and a One Medical membership. These provisions indicate broad, high‑value coverage that reduces out‑of‑pocket burden.
  • Parental & Family Support Policies include fully paid parental leave for all parents, paired with a structured gradual return‑to‑work plan. This signals meaningful support during family transitions.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time‑off offerings include unlimited PTO with a recommended minimum and paid sabbaticals at 3, 5, and 7 years. This mix emphasizes both ongoing rest and longer‑term rejuvenation.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
185 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

We are building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science. We believe that world models are at the frontier of progress in artificial intelligence. Language models alone won't solve the world’s hardest problems – robotics, disease, scientific discovery. Real progress requires models that experience the world and learn from their mistakes, the same way that humans do. And this kind of trial and error can be massively accelerated when done in simulation, rather than in the real world. World models offer the most clear path to general-purpose simulation.

Why Work With Us

Our team consists of creative, open minded, caring and ambitious people who are determined to change the world. We aspire to continuously build impossible things and our ability to do so relies on building an incredible team. If you are driven to do the same, we'd love to hear from you.

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