Senior Product Manager (AI)

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland; hybrid with onsite work in Lausanne three days per week and up to 20% travel.

Company

hirify.global develops hardware and software products that help people collaborate, learn, create, and connect across personal and professional workspaces.

What you will do

• Identify, explore, and validate white-space opportunities at the intersection of AI, hardware, software, and human-computer interaction.
• Lead AI-enabled products from concept to launch, bridging Design, R&D, and business teams.
• Translate user research, prototypes, and real-world feedback into product decisions and product direction.
• Balance desirability, feasibility, and viability through user experience, technical architecture, and sustainable business models.
• Build business cases for new opportunities and make evidence-based decisions to scale, pivot, or stop concepts.
• Turn early-stage innovations into businesses reaching new users, markets, and revenue streams.

Requirements

• 7+ years of product development experience, including successful launches of combined hardware and software products.
• Proven 0-to-1 product-building experience with high autonomy, strong ownership, and resilience in ambiguous environments.
• Strong understanding of AI, including on-device intelligence, AI-powered software, and agentic workflows.
• Human-centred product development experience involving deep user understanding, rapid prototyping with current AI tools, design thinking, and judgment to stop or pivot concepts when evidence is insufficient.
• Ability to navigate technical deep-dives across mechanical design, firmware, software, and AI architecture.
• Strong business acumen and ability to partner with business and commercial teams.
• Leadership and communication skills to align and motivate cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Degree in engineering, design, business, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Nice to have

• Consumer electronics experience across B2C and B2B.
• Experience in a high-growth startup or corporate venture team.
• MBA.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work model with some employees working remotely and others on-premises.
• Inclusive environment focused on collaboration, diversity, initiative, and global impact.
• Comprehensive benefits and flexible working environments supporting physical, financial, emotional, intellectual, and social wellbeing.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the application process.