Founding Product Manager (ONSITE IN NYC, WA, PH)

PulseRise Technologies

$120K — $150K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-8 years in Product Management required
  • Prior early-stage startup experience needed
  • Proven end-to-end product ownership
  • Strong preference for rapid execution over polished versions
  • Excellent written communication skills for engineer-ready PRDs
  • Fluency with AI-native technologies required
  • Experience in the construction/AEC industry and vertical SaaS

Responsibilities

  • Own the product surface from PRD to metrics impact
  • Maintain a weekly spec-to-ship cadence
  • Draft clear product specifications in written documents
  • Observe and engage with estimators and contractors in live settings
  • Determine the transition of workflows from human to software
  • Conduct quality assurance on features during customer bids
  • Define success metrics and track their progress

Benefits

  • Meaningful early-employee equity grant
  • Participation in Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Employer-funded flexible health insurance
  • Meal stipend provided
Full Job Description
Dear applicants, please note that applications without salary expectations and an active LinkedIn profile will not be considered.

We are hiring a Founding Product Manager to help scale an AI-native workflow platform transforming one of the world's largest and least automated industries - construction. This is a high-ownership role focused on moving from human-operated services to AI-driven product workflows. You will operate in a weekly spec-to-ship cadence and work directly with founders and engineering to define what gets automated next - and how.

Details

Location: Onsite in Philadelphia, PA , New York City, NY or Washington, D.C., DC

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience Level: 4-8 years

Visa Sponsorship: Not available

Company Stage: Seed

Key Responsibilities

Own a product surface end-to-end (PRD 1 standup 1 QA 1 demo 1 metric impact)

Operate in a weekly spec-to-ship cadence

Write clear product specs in documents (not decks)

Sit directly with estimators and contractors observing live workflows

Decide which parts of human-operated workflow should transition to software - and in what order

QA features on live customer bids

Define and track measurable success metrics:

Cycle time per bid

Scope completeness

Vendor quote turnaround

Win rate

Partner closely with CTO, engineers, and founders

Maintain high velocity without breaking what already works

Requirements

4-8 years in Product Management

Prior early-stage startup experience

Demonstrated end-to-end product ownership

Strong execution speed - prefers shipping v1 early vs polishing v3

Strong written communication (engineer-ready PRDs)

AI-native fluency (Claude, Codex, agentic workflows used in production)

Experience shipping product - not just planning it

Construction / AEC / vertical SaaS exposure

Experience turning human-operated workflows into product

Technical literacy (can read code)

Experience scaling product from ~$1M to $100M ARR

AI-native vertical SaaS background

Benefits

Meaningful early-employee equity grant

ESOP participation

Employer-funded health insurance (flexible plan selection)

Meal stipend

Interview Process

Initial Chat with Founder

Technical / Take-Home Challenge

Team Round

Optional On-Site

Offer

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