Head of Product, Stealth AI Manufacturing Startup

Role Description:
UP.Labs is hiring a Head of Product for a stealth startup in the AI manufacturing space, building a SaaS platform that brings AI-driven intelligence to complex enterprise workflows in manufacturing. Configuring, pricing, and quoting (CPQ) is the beating heart of enterprise sales, yet most organizations still rely on legacy tools, hard-coded rules, and manual workarounds. We’re here to change that with AI, data science, and intelligent automation. Our mission is bold but simple: make complex configuration and pricing seamless, intelligent, and scalable.
This is a rare opportunity to own the product vision from day one, building a category-defining platform at the intersection of CPQ, ERP/CRM ecosystems, and AI. You’ll also have access to the UP.Partners ecosystem - an expansive team across product, engineering, design, analytics, marketing, legal, talent, finance, and venture capital available to help advise & scale the portfolio organization quickly.
In this role you will:

• Own the product vision and roadmap, translating the company mission into a clear strategy and execution plan.
• Scope, prototype, and launch MVPs, learning rapidly from enterprise customers and dealer networks while iterating quickly.
• Partner with engineering and data science to build ML-powered configuration engines, intelligent pricing optimizers, and generative selling assistants.
• Design solutions for enterprise adoption that integrate with ERP/CRM ecosystems (SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, etc.) and scale across global sales networks.
• Deliver quick wins that prove value while laying the foundation for a modern, scalable CPQ platform.
• Serve as a hands-on builder initially, then recruit and grow a high-performing product team across PM, design, and data.
• Act like a founder by aligning executives, investors, and customers, serving as the voice of product strategy internally and externally.

Who you are:

• A 0-to-1 builder who has taken enterprise SaaS products from idea to MVP to market fit.
• Fluent in AI and data, with experience applying machine learning, optimization, or recommender systems to complex workflows.
• Comfortable navigating complex, multi-stakeholder environments such as manufacturing, supply chain, or enterprise sales.
• A storyteller and influencer who inspires trust across executives, engineers, and customers.
• Hands-on and entrepreneurial, equally comfortable interviewing sales teams, writing PRDs, and setting strategic direction.

You should have:

• 10+ years of product management experience with a proven track record in enterprise SaaS.
• Experience building and scaling data-first or AI-driven platforms from 0 to 1.
• Strong technical fluency and ability to partner effectively with engineering and data science.
• Background in CPQ, ERP, CRM, or adjacent enterprise platforms (manufacturing or supply chain experience a plus).
• Experience balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform architecture.
• Comfort navigating complex enterprise sales cycles and customer adoption.

Why Join Us:

• Transform a multi-billion-dollar industry with AI and intelligent configuration.
• Build the category-defining CPQ of the future from the ground up.
• Work shoulder-to-shoulder with top enterprises, OEMs, and investors to shape the future of quoting and configuration.
• Equity ownership in a high-growth venture with global impact.

UP.Labs Summary:We build high-growth technology startups that enable faster, cleaner, and safer movement of people and goods. Our vision is to transform the moving world by pairing leading corporations and entrepreneurs with a proven methodology for launching and scaling software and hardware companies.
Our platform is unique in three ways:

1. Risk: We reward our entire team and ecosystem of partners with meaningful equity
2. Technology: We build and launch scalable technology products that form the basis for each venture
3. Industry Focus: We stay focused on the underlying fabric of retail mobility

We work with corporate investors over a multi-year period to launch a portfolio of ventures. Our team is dedicated to the first year of a new venture’s life cycle: from ideation to minimum viable product build - and beyond.