Staff Product Manager (AI Research & Engineering)

Location: US Remote - California; travel to multiple data collection sites is required approximately once per month to once per quarter.

Salary: $165,848–$269,259 per year, with potential eligibility for bonuses, commissions, or other compensation.

Company

hirify.global provides technology-enabled grading, authentication, vaulting, and sales services for collectibles, including trading cards, autographs, comics, coins, video games, tickets, and memorabilia.

What you will do

• Define the strategy for training-data capabilities, including collection priorities, quality standards, review depth, confidence thresholds, and cost.
• Own data collection end to end, covering procurement, preparation, capture, expert labeling, annotation, and scalable pipeline development.
• Coordinate teams and sites to improve throughput, identify bottlenecks, and plan capacity across specialties and locations.
• Design human-in-the-loop review workflows and feedback loops that convert expert corrections into training data.
• Partner with ML Engineering, Operations, and subject matter experts to set direction and drive execution without direct authority.
• Define metrics for data quality, model improvement, throughput, and cost efficiency; mentor Product Managers and improve product practices.

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States, specifically California for this remote role.
• 10+ years of product management experience, including building a product, platform, or capability from the ground up.
• Experience with AI/ML or AI-enabled operational workflows where models and human expertise work together.
• Strong systems thinking and experience owning measurable outcomes related to cost, efficiency, quality, or throughput.
• Ability to influence technical teams, operators, and subject matter experts without direct authority.
• Exceptional written communication and willingness to travel to data collection sites approximately monthly to quarterly.

Nice to have

• Experience using AI tools and coding agents such as Claude Cowork, Claude Code, or Codex to improve product development and workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees.
• Fertility, commuter, and educational assistance benefits.
• 401(k) matching plan.
• Flexible time off for salaried employees and ten company-paid holidays for regular full-time employees.
• Employee discounts on selected grading services and flexible scheduling options.

Hiring process

• Video interviews require cameras to be on; some interview steps may take place by phone.
• Remote candidates may be asked to participate in an onsite interview during the final stages.