Product Builder

Gradial

$150K — $220K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in product management, product leadership, or similar roles focused on product building.
  • Strong understanding of modern AI systems and their application in product development.
  • Proven track record of taking products from concept to launch with measurable outcomes.
  • Experience in rapidly prototyping and iterating ideas based on customer feedback.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguous environments with changing priorities and minimal guidance.
  • Hands-on experience with AI-powered development tools and low-code platforms.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills to influence diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Build and launch AI-native products that address significant customer needs.
  • Lead development from identifying problems to launch and iteration phases.
  • Engage with customers to validate ideas and explore new opportunities.
  • Prototype product concepts using modern AI and coding tools for quick feedback.
  • Make informed decisions on product scope and priority to enhance customer value.
  • Collaborate with engineers to convert prototypes into scalable products.
  • Develop product strategy using customer insights and experimentation.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • 401K retirement plan with company contributions.
  • Paid time off and sick leave for work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for real impact in a fast-paced environment.
  • Meaningful equity and performance-based bonuses.
Full Job Description
The Role

We're looking for a Product Builder to help define and build the next generation of AI-native products. This is not a traditional product management role. We're looking for someone who loves turning ideas into working products, validating them with customers, and rapidly iterating based on what they learn.

You'll own the full journey from identifying opportunities and shaping solutions to launching products and driving continuous improvement. You don't wait for perfect requirements. You prototype, test with real users, learn quickly, and iterate until the product creates measurable value. You'll work across product, engineering, design, AI, customers, and go-to-market teams to bring new capabilities to market and help define entirely new categories of software.
What You'll Own
  • Build and launch AI-native products that solve meaningful customer problems.
  • Lead product development from problem definition through launch and ongoing iteration.
  • Work directly with customers to understand workflows, validate assumptions, and uncover new opportunities.
  • Prototype concepts using modern AI tools, coding assistants, and lightweight technical workflows to accelerate learning and execution.
  • Make thoughtful scope and prioritization decisions that maximize customer value and speed to market.
  • Partner closely with engineering teams to translate prototypes into scalable products.
  • Drive product strategy through customer insights, experimentation, and business impact.
  • Collaborate across product, engineering, design, GTM, and leadership to bring new ideas to life.
  • Define success metrics, measure outcomes, and continuously improve products after launch.
  • Evaluate emerging AI capabilities and identify opportunities to create differentiated customer experiences.
  • Help shape entirely new categories of software by identifying emerging customer needs and turning them into products customers love.
What We Need
  • 5+ years of experience building and launching software products in product management, product leadership, product engineering, founder, operator, or similar builder-focused roles.
  • Strong understanding of modern AI systems, large language models, agent architectures, and how AI-powered products are developed, deployed, and improved over time.
  • Demonstrated ability to take products from concept through launch, measure impact, and continuously improve products based on customer adoption and business outcomes.
  • A strong builder mentality with a track record of rapidly turning ideas into working products, validating them with customers, and iterating based on real-world feedback.
  • Experience working in highly ambiguous environments where priorities evolve quickly and not every answer is known upfront.
  • Ability to prototype ideas independently using AI-powered development tools, coding assistants, low-code platforms, or lightweight technical workflows.
  • Strong product judgment with a track record of making effective tradeoffs around scope, timing, and customer value.
  • Experience partnering closely with engineering teams to deliver high-quality products.
  • Strong analytical thinking and a bias toward learning through experimentation and customer feedback.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Comfort operating as an individual contributor while providing leadership across cross-functional teams.
  • Excitement about helping define entirely new categories of AI-native software.
Nice to Have
  • Experience building products powered by AI, automation, agents, or machine learning technologies.
  • Experience working in high-growth startups or early-stage product environments.
  • Familiarity with enterprise software, workflow automation, marketing technology, governance platforms, or operational systems.
Compensation

The base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $220,000. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. In addition to base salary, this role will be eligible for performance-based bonuses and equity awards.

Gradial offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental & vision insurance, 401K retirement plan, paid time off, paid sick leave and other employee wellness programs.

You'll thrive here if you...
  • Embrace AI as a core tool for problem-solving, creativity and scale.
  • Show a strong work ethic, high ownership and bias toward action.
  • Communicate with clarity and curiosity.
  • Thrive in fast-paced, hyper-growth environments; where building is always better than maintaining the status quo.

What we offer
  • Meaningful equity and competitive salary
  • Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
  • Fast-paced environment with autonomy and ownership
  • Real impact, zero bureaucracy
  • A front-row seat to building category-defining AI infrastructure

AI Literacy & Interviewing Tools

As an AI-first company, we prioritize AI literacy as a core competency in our hiring decisions. We're excited by candidates who thoughtfully apply AI tools in their work, but during interviews we're focused on you. This is your opportunity to show how you think, communicate, and solve problems. Over-reliance on AI-generated responses during the interview process (especially when it obscures your own voice) will result in disqualification. We want to understand your unique perspective and how you approach challenges, both with and without AI.

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