PLACE
real estate, technology, business services
SeniorManager,Data&AI
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“Senior Manager, Data & AI at PLACE. Skills: AI product strategy, AI/ML product development, data engineering understanding, LLM-based systems, cross-functional leadership. Define and execute an AI product strategy. Own the roadmap across document intelligence, workflow automation, and data-driven decisioning”
What You'll Achieve.
transforms how lending teams and borrowers interact with the mortgage process; delivers real-world impact; delivering AI solutions that actually work in production; enhancing both borrower and loan officer experiences; align AI initiatives with the broader product ecosystem
Industry & Context.
think in systems; pragmatic build vs. buy decisions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years in product management, 3+ years building and shipping AI/ML products in production, Proven track record delivering AI features end-to-end—from problem definition through deployment and iteration, Experience leading or mentoring AI and/or data engineers in a hands-on, player-coach capacity, technical fluency: comfortable with APIs, model evaluation, and collaborating directly with ML engineers, Solid data engineering understanding: pipelines, schemas, data quality, and supporting infrastructure, Experience with LLM-based systems (prompting, RAG, document intelligence, etc. ), Demonstrated ability to ship quickly, iterate in production, and learn through execution, Excellent product craftsmanship: writes clear specs, leads cross-functional alignment, and communicates with executives, cross-functional leadership across Product, Engineering, and Customer Experience, Data-driven decision maker with clear prioritization discipline and ability to weigh tradeoffs
Nice to Have
Experience in fintech, mortgage, or other regulated environments, Familiarity with designing AI systems within regulatory constraints, Experience with cloud AI platforms (e. g. , AWS Bedrock, SageMaker), Background in document AI (classification, extraction, verification workflows), Experience with modern data stacks (e. g. , Snowflake, BigQuery, dbt), Proficiency with product analytics tools (e. g. , PostHog, Pendo, Mixpanel) and SQL, Experience scaling an early-stage AI product or engineering function
What You'll Do.
Define and execute an AI product strategy
Own the roadmap across document intelligence
and data-driven decisioning
Embed AI directly into our Point of Sale experience
Own and execute the AI product strategy and roadmap across document intelligence
Embed AI deeply into the mortgage Point of Sale
enhancing both borrower and loan officer experiences
and ship AI-powered features from concept through production and iteration
and tools with a perspective on build vs. buy tradeoffs
Establish frameworks for AI feature intake
Ensure data foundations by collaborating on pipelines
Operate with urgency—shipping quickly
learning from production
and iterating continuously
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Product, Engineering, Customer Experience leaders, and executives; collaborating directly with ML engineers; leads cross-functional alignment; cross-functional leadership across Product, Engineering, and Customer Experience; Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Customer Experience to align AI initiatives with the broader product ecosystem
Communication Scope
communicating tradeoffs to executives
Process & Methodology
define and execute an AI product strategy, own the roadmap, prioritization discipline, prioritization, delivery
Full Job Description
You’re Opportunity: At PLACE, we’re building a category-defining company at the intersection of real estate, technology, business services, and the consumer. As a profitable, hypergrowth startup on the path to an IPO, our standards are high, our team is scrappy, and our commitment is to execute the best work of our lives. This is YOUR CHANCE to shape the future of AI-powered mortgage technology. As our Senior Manager, Data & AI, you’ll partner with Product, Engineering, Customer Experience leaders, and executives to define and execute an AI product strategy that transforms how lending teams and borrowers interact with the mortgage process. You will own the roadmap across document intelligence, workflow automation, and data-driven decisioning—embedding AI directly into our Point of Sale experience. If you thrive in ambiguity, ship fast, and believe in scaling impact through AI, this is your PLACE. Who Develops You: Head of Product What You’re Great At: You are a builder first and a leader second—a true player-coach who defines direction by shipping, not delegating. You’ve taken AI products from idea to production and understand how to navigate the intersection of data, models, and product constraints to deliver real-world impact. You are equally comfortable writing a crisp product spec, pressure-testing an ML pipeline with engineers, and communicating tradeoffs to executives. You think in systems—data pipelines, schemas, and model outputs—and you know how to move quickly even when data is imperfect and systems are evolving. You make pragmatic build vs. buy decisions, balancing speed, cost, and long-term scalability. You’ve mentored technical teams and know how to unlock performance in small, high-impact groups. Above all, you are driven by execution, learning through iteration, and delivering AI solutions that actually work in production. Must-Have: 8+ years in product management, including 3+ years building and shipping AI/ML products in production Proven track reco
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