About the role

Adaptive has spent four years building a robust, mission-critical platform now relied upon by over a thousand construction companies to run their project accounting and operations. On the strength of that foundation, we're moving upmarket: mid-market and enterprise construction companies are pulling hard for agentic AI capabilities, and we've been investing heavily to deliver them.

We're looking for a Product Manager to help drive this next chapter of our growth, shipping reliable, enterprise-grade AI agents and expanding our platform to deliver industry-changing outcomes for the largest construction companies in the world. You'll work directly with our Product Lead & Head of Growth, partnering day-to-day with our design and engineering team of 20 to ship products end-to-end. If you've been watching the rapid improvements in model capabilities and want to get direct experience building real agents that actually matter to real businesses, this role is for you.

We're building a suite of AI agents that automate the back-office work construction companies have been stuck doing manually for decades - things like compliance document tracking, subcontractor payment workflows, and field-to-office coordination. You'll run discovery for new agents, define what "reliable enough to ship" means, and partner with engineering to build evaluation frameworks that let us measure and improve agent performance over time. You'll also help shape how these agents fit into our broader platform as we scale from 1,000 to 10,000 customers.

Responsibilities

• Own product initiatives end-to-end, focusing on outcomes and real-world impact - not just outputs, timelines, or feature delivery
• Define and shape product vision and strategy by distilling user needs, workflow complexity, and business priorities into a clear, scalable roadmap.
• Be the voice of the customer. Run discovery calls, mine support tickets, and translate what you hear into clear problem statements - not feature requests.
• Build, launch, and iterate on new capabilities from 01 and from 11scale, ensuring fast learning cycles and high-quality execution.
• Create clarity and alignment across design, engineering, and go-to-market teams
• Set a high bar for execution, usability, and coherence across the platform.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as a product manager with a proven history of delivering complex technical products
• Demonstrated experience building or launching AI-native or workflow automation products; comfortable reasoning about model behavior, edge cases, and tradeoffs
• Strong technical acumen-you can go deep with engineers on tactical decisions and translate them into customer value
• Exceptional product sense and user empathy, especially when balancing cutting-edge AI capabilities with enterprise requirements
• High ownership mindset - you treat the product like it's yours, move fast when it matters, and don't wait to be told what to do

What we offer

• Competitive salary plus meaningful equity
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) match and flexible PTO policy
• A seat at the table in a rapidly scaling vertical AI startup
• Unlimited opportunities for professional growth and leadership

In-office mandate

• This role requires you to work Monday - Thursday in our sunny Union Square office.