Product Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 3, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 3, 2026.
About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own a software product from early discovery through to expansion, working directly with business customers and engineers to decide what gets built. The role combines product management, research and UX on a small team and suits someone with a technical background who can weigh engineering limits and move quickly from idea to prototype.
What you'll do
- Spend substantial time on-site with customers to understand how their operations really work.
- Pair with an engineering colleague to scope what customers need, weighing technical limits while leaving production coding to others.
- Build a new product largely from scratch on top of an existing AI model and data layer.
- Take on product, research and UX work across a small team, owning the experience from pilot through expansion.
- Prototype ideas quickly with AI-assisted tools to test hypotheses with real users.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Skilled at converting client needs into engineering-ready written specifications, with a grasp of the technical limits involved.
- A minimum of three years in product roles, carrying a business software offering from start to finish.
- Two or more years as a software engineer before moving into product.
- Hands-on use of AI-assisted tools in day-to-day product work.
- Six or more years of overall professional experience.
Bonus points
- A computer science degree.
- Experience as a founder or founding product manager who has sold to large enterprise buyers.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: $200K to $260K per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- Austin, Texas, United States
- On-site, 5 days in-office per week
- Full-time