AI Product Manager – Startup

Explicitly mentions vibe coding workflows and using AI tools to accelerate experimentation.

First product hire to lead AI-first product development for an AI and data-driven consumer platform, turning ideas into shipped MVPs quickly. Hands‑on role working with founders and engineering to run rapid experimentation using AI tools and vibe coding workflows.

You will be the first product hire at an AI and data-driven consumer platform, working directly with the founding team to build and iterate MVPs quickly. This is a technical, outcome-focused product role that combines hands‑on experimentation with product ownership.

• Build and iterate MVPs fast using AI-first, hands‑on product approaches
• Work closely with engineering to shape solutions rather than only writing requirements
• Use AI tools and “vibe coding” style workflows to accelerate experimentation
• Lead product activities including research, testing, validation and customer groups
• Contribute to design decisions and early UX
• Help define foundational product areas such as matching, scoring and recommendations

• 2–5 years’ experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner
• Startup or small scale‑up background (ideally sub‑£10m revenue)
• Demonstrable track record of shipping real product and owning outcomes
• Comfortable with ambiguity and moving fast with limited data
• Actively using AI tools in day‑to‑day work
• Interest in fitness or wellbeing (desirable)

• Location:
  
  Manchester (hybrid)

• First product hire with direct access to founders and high ownership
• High‑accountability, low‑ego environment focused on shipping outcomes and fast experimentation

Product Management—Outcome-focused delivery;
Rapid prototyping;
Experimentation;
Product research;
User testing and validation;
Customer group facilitation;
Cross‑functional collaboration with engineering; UX contribution;
Prioritization;
Ambiguity tolerance;
Ownership

Mid

GBP 50,000 - 70,000/year

Full-time

• Hybrid work (Manchester)
• First product hire — high ownership
• Direct access to founders