Product Manager

Midjourney Inc•San Francisco, CA

17h•$185,000 - $225,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Midjourney is an independent research lab exploring new mediums of thought and expanding the imaginative powers of the human species. They are a small, self-funded team focused on design, human infrastructure, and AI. Most of the products they build don’t have obvious precedents. They are looking for a Product Manager to help lead the effort in navigating uncertainty, making decisions, and turning ambitious ideas into usable products. The role involves working closely with design, engineering, and research throughout the product development process, using tools like Claude Code to prototype concepts. The Product Manager will help teams stay organized, make thoughtful decisions, and move projects from early ideation to launch. This is a hands-on role that includes writing product specs, running standups, coordinating launches, interviewing users, reviewing prototypes, and investigating product questions. The ideal candidate enjoys bringing structure to creative work and making it easier for great teams to do their best work.

Requirements

Several years of experience building software people love to use.
Ability to create structure without weighing a team down.
Comfortable writing a product spec, talking to users, or reviewing a prototype.
Has a point of view, but cares more about getting the product right than being right.
Uses Claude Code and Cursor as part of their workflow.
Excited to build products that don’t come with established playbooks.
Prioritizes work over ego.

Responsibilities

Own the execution of major product initiatives.
Partner closely with design and engineering from early exploration through launch.
Write product requirements, manage backlogs, and keep projects moving.
Facilitate planning, standups, reviews, and comms between teams.
Help teams make informed decisions through UXR, research, and using Midjourney deeply yourself.
Go deep on important product questions when needed, whether that means conducting user research, designing experiments, or working through a difficult product tradeoff.
Help teams decide what matters most and make smart choices about quality, scope, and speed.