Product Manager, AI (Staff/Principal)

The role

You will own PermitFlow's core AI infrastructure and workflow agents. You will deliver workflow agents for permitting, design agent architecture, and build evaluation and data flywheels.

What you will do

• Deliver core workflow agents for permitting
• Define and own the quality bar for releases
• Own the path to full automation
• Design architecture for assistive use cases
• Work with operations to build evaluation and data flywheels
• Build a design system around the data flywheel for user feedback
• Build internal toolsets for testing and error analysis
• Serve as the internal applied AI expert

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of product management experience, or an equivalent track record in forward deployed engineering, applied research, or operations leadership
• Direct ownership of the quality bar for a shipped AI/Agentic system
• Hands-on experience building evaluations, including experience with golden data sets, LLM-as-judge, human annotation, and online monitoring
• Judgment on when to build an agent and when a simpler product or process change delivers more
• Deep technical fluency and comfortable engaging engineering on technical concepts
• Track record of partnering closely with operations teams and translating operational insight into product
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and create clarity for cross-functional teams
• High sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability
• Track record of high quality delivery and increased scope across multiple roles

Nice to have

• NYC-based candidates or those open to relocation

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• 100% company-paid base medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Healthcare FSA
• 401(k) savings plan
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid family leave
• Home office & equipment stipend
• Daily in-office lunch and dinner provided
• Commuter benefits (pre-tax transit and parking)

About the company

PermitFlow is an applied AI company serving the nation's builders. They use an AI agent workforce to help construction companies navigate permitting, licensing, inspections, and project closeouts.