Staff Product Manager, AI at Affinity

Affinity is the relationship intelligence CRM platform trusted by private equity, venture capital, and investment banking professionals to unlock the power of their network. We help the world's most sophisticated dealmakers turn relationships into results. As a Staff Product Manager for AI, you'll own one of the most visible and strategically important product areas at Affinity: the AI experiences that dealmakers use to do their most important work. You’ll define the strategy and roadmap for Affinity’s agentic and conversational AI products, while leading our labs framework to enable our broader product team with a structured way to bet on, validate, and ship AI features. You'll be external-facing, working closely with customers and senior leadership to shape the future of AI-powered dealmaking. That means conducting user research, running beta programs, leading design and engineering sprints, defining success metrics, and shipping experiences that move the needle for the sophisticated dealmakers who rely on Affinity every day. The team you'll be part of operates with a startup-within-a-startup mindset: fast, focused, and optimizing for learning. This is a high-visibility role at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and one of the most relationship-driven industries in the world. You're excited about this opportunity because you will: • Foster a deep understanding of our customers and their workflows through research, data analysis, and direct engagement with sales, customer success, and dealmakers themselves. • Own and evolve Affinity's chat product and the agentic experiences we build on top of it, from early research and prototyping through beta and general availability. • Define and steward the labs framework that gives the: the process by which the broader product team a structured way to evaluate AI experiments and runs AI experiments, measures success, and graduates the most promising ideas into the core product. • Work directly with the CEO, senior leadership team, and customers to shape the strategic direction of AI at Affinity, from early concept through live product. • Develop product strategy for your ownership area, including business cases, success metrics, and a clear point of view on where AI creates genuine value for dealmakers. • Partner closely with engineering, applied science, and design teams to lead discovery, definition, and delivery, maintaining a short feedback loop with real users throughout. • Contribute to a product team culture of craft and continuous growth, including genuine enthusiasm for how AI is reshaping what great product work looks like We’re excited about you because you have: Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification. At Affinity, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. • 6+ years of product management experience, with at least 3 years in B2B • A track record of shipping AI experiences that customers actually touch: from prototype to production, you've owned the full journey. • A track record of moving fast and experimenting: you prototype, test with real users, and iterate before committing to a full build. • Strong executive presence and the ability to influence without authority across engineering, design, GTM, leadership, and customers. • Experience working with enterprise customers and navigating the complexity that comes with them. • Deep understanding and empathy for users, and a proven track record of translating that empathy into product decisions. • The kind of genuine curiosity about AI that shows up in what you build on the side, the tools you use every day, and the opinions you've formed from actually getting your hands on things. • A passion for Affinity and the problems we are solving for dealmakers. How we work: Our culture is a key part of how we operate, as well as our hiring process: • We iterate quickly. As such, you must be comfortable embracing ambiguity, be able to cut through it, and deliver value to our customers. • We are candid, transparent, and speak our minds while simultaneously caring personally with each person we interact with. • We make data-driven decisions and make the best decision for the moment based on the information available. Learn more about our values What you'll enjoy at Affinity: • We live our values: As owners, we take pride in everything we do. We embrace a growth mindset, engage in respectful candor, act as playmakers, and "taste the soup" by diving deep into experiences to create the best outcomes for our colleagues and clients. • Health Benefits: We cover your medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums with comprehensive PPO, HDHP and HMO options (in CA), and offer flexible personal & sick days to support your well-being. • Retirement Planning: We offer a 401(k) plan to help you plan for your future. • Learning & Development: We provide an annual education budget and a comprehensive L&D program. • Wellness Support: We reimburse monthly for things like home internet, meals, and wellness memberships/equipment to support your overall health and happiness. • Team Connection: Virtual team-building activities and socials to keep our team connected, because building strong relationships is key to success. Please note that the role compensation details below reflect the base salary only and do not include any equity or benefits. This represents the salary range that Affinity believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting, that it will pay for the posted job. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $178,600 - $245,000 USD. Within the range, individual pay depends on various factors, including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant. About Affinity With more than 3,000 customers worldwide and backed by some of Silicon Valley's best firms, Affinity has raised $120M to empower dealmakers to find, manage, and close more deals. How? Our Relationship Intelligence platform uses the wealth of data exhaust from trillions of interactions between Investment Bankers, Venture Capitalists, Consultants, and other strategic dealmakers to deliver automated relationship insights that drive over 450,000 deals every month. 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