Product Manager

Description

At Spines, we’re rebuilding publishing for a new era: powered by technology and built around the author.

Our next-generation publishing platform combines powerful AI with human expertise to help writers publish professionally across every format and in multiple languages. The tools we’re developing make a complex process simple, scalable, and author-first.

Our mission is to make professional publishing possible for everyone, so no great story goes unheard.

We’re growing a team of people who want to shape the future of publishing, driven by craft, purpose, and the opportunity to make a real impact for authors and readers everywhere.

Ready to build what comes next and rewrite the future for creators around the world?

Apply now.

In this role, you’ll take full ownership of product initiatives end-to-end, from identifying opportunities and shaping strategy to launching, testing, and continuously improving AI-driven experiences.

You’ll work closely with engineering, design, data science, and growth teams to deliver AI features that improve onboarding, engagement, retention, and user value.

What You’ll Do

• Own AI product features from discovery through launch and continuous improvement
•  Identify user problems and translate them into clear product requirements, experiments, and success metrics
• Build and ship AI-powered capabilities using LLMs, personalization, recommendations, and automation
• Drive Product-Led Growth through smarter onboarding, activation, engagement, and retention experiences
• Partner closely with engineers, designers, and data scientists to bring AI solutions to life
• Run experiments, including A/B tests, prompt iterations, model improvements, and funnel optimizations
• Use data, user research, and market insights to make fast, high-quality product decisions
•  Use AI design and prototyping tools to quickly explore product ideas, while applying strong UX/UI judgment to refine flows, evaluate quality, and ensure a polished user experience

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of product management experience, ideally in a startup or B2C product environment
• Experience building AI/ML-powered products, such as LLM features, NLP systems, recommendation engines, personalization, or automation tools
• Strong product judgment and ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility
• Solid technical understanding and comfort working closely with engineering and data teams
• Data-driven mindset with experience defining metrics, analysing funnels, and running experiments
• High ownership, fast execution, and comfort operating in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment
• Excellent communication, prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong product-design sensibility and UX/UI judgment — able to evaluate AI-generated designs, improve user flows, identify usability gaps, and maintain a high bar for visual quality and user experience
• Hands-on familiarity with modern AI and prototyping tools such as Claude, Gemini, Google Stitch, Figma AI, Figma Make, ElevenLabs, or similar tools — with the ability to use them to prototype quickly while applying strong UX/UI judgment and a sharp design eye

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package Work in a dynamic, innovative environment with a supportive team
• Significant growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding company
• Hands-on experience at the intersection of AI, consumer products, and publishing
• Opportunity to help shape products that are transforming the publishing industry with cutting-edge AI technology