Product Manager

Overview

This is a role with a client of Crossing Hurdles. Base pay range is provided by Crossing Hurdles; actual pay is based on skills and experience. Talk with your recruiter to learn more.

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Crossing Hurdles is a recruitment firm that assists our clients to hire the best talent.

• 6+ years of experience, with at least 2+ years in product at a startup
• Startup experience (ideally early-stage or private tech company)
• End-to-end product ownership (not just optimizing a single KPI)
• Strong interest or experience with Cloud Code and AI-driven development tools
• Technical background (engineering experience) is a nice-to-have, but not required

• Define and implement AI-driven solutions that transform public sector operations and improve government services.
• Take ownership of a product line with full P&L responsibility
  , expanding beyond engagement metrics to drive tangible business outcomes.
• Actively use Claude Code and other AI tools in day-to-day work; while not required to be an engineer, you should be comfortable building software at some level of abstraction.
• Anticipate and leverage the rapid advances in AI, with an intuitive understanding of its transformative potential over the coming years.
• Explore and implement how AI can fundamentally change the way companies are built—scaling with AI agents instead of headcount to accelerate software development and reduce costs.
• Stay ahead of the curve by experimenting with new AI tools and applying them to drive innovation across the company.
• Harness the power of rapidly advancing foundational models to unlock new efficiencies and human-level task automation.
• Contribute to building an AI-native company that is lean, fast, and infinitely scalable, with the mission of making government more effective.

• 6+ years of experience total, with at least 2+ years in product at a startup
• Startup experience (ideally early-stage or private tech company; Palantir and Palantir spinouts are viewed as strong)
• End-to-end product ownership
• Strong interest or experience with Cloud Code and AI-driven development tools
• Technical background (engineering experience) is a nice-to-have, but not required

• New York City (Flatiron) — in-person, 5 days/week

• Exceptional founding team with a previous successful exit
• Massive, impactful market opportunity—building AI-native software for state and local governments