Director of Product (Platform)

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You follow what's happening in AI/ML because you're genuinely interested, not because the job requires it.

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This role sits at the center of the company, responsible for document intelligence infrastructure, our API and developer platform, and model orchestrationYou'll define the platform strategy that enables both business units to move faster, ship better products, and scale without reinventing the wheelOwn the product vision and roadmap for Ocrolus's platform layer: document intelligence/extraction infrastructure, API/developer platform, and model orchestrationDefine platform abstractions and capabilities that serve both SMB and Mortgage business units without creating one-off solutionsMake crisp prioritization decisions across competing BU needs, balancing near-term delivery with long-term platform scalabilityOwn end-to-end human-in-the-loop learning systems, including task design, feedback loops, and data generation to continuously improve model performancePartner with the Automation and ML teams to advance document accuracy, classification models, and extraction pipelinesDrive the product strategy for model orchestration, including how we evaluate, deploy, and monitor AI/ML models in productionBe a thought partner to our vertical teams (SMB and Mortgage) on developing and executing agentic services.

We need someone genuinely excited by the technology, not managing it from a distanceOwn the developer-facing surface area of Ocrolus: APIs, documentation, webhooks, and integration patternsDefine the platform contract that internal teams and external customers build againstDrive improvements in API reliability, latency, and developer ergonomicsNavigate competing priorities across SMB and Mortgage product teams, acting as the connective tissue between vertical needs and horizontal capabilitiesPartner closely with operations teams to ensure platform capabilities effectively handle edge cases and real-world variability in document workflowsPartner with engineering leadership to align on technical architecture, capacity allocation, and build-vs-buy decisionsCommunicate platform strategy and tradeoffs clearly to executive leadershipLead a team of platform product managersDefine and drive accuracy-first quality frameworks specific to document intelligence, including measurement and continuous improvementShip iteratively with a bias toward learning, not perfectionRoll up your sleeves.

RequirementsThis is a high-leverage, high-visibility role for someone who thinks in systems, builds for durability, and thrives when the problem is ambiguous and cross-functional8-14 years of experience in product management, with at least 3 years owning platform, infrastructure, or developer-facing productsTechnical/engineering background (CS, engineering degree, or equivalent hands-on experience).

You can read architecture diagrams, reason about system design, and hold your own with senior engineersDeep AI fluency and intellectual curiosity.

You have opinions about model architectures, tooling, and where the space is headedDemonstrated experience building and scaling AI/ML-powered products or platforms in production environmentsHands-on builder mentality.

You've prototyped solutions, written code (or vibe coded) to test ideas, and don't wait for engineering to validate every hypothesisTrack record of working at growth-stage companies (Series B-D, $20M-$200M ARR) where you had to build systems, not just manage themStrong cross-functional leadership: you've navigated competing stakeholder priorities and made tradeoff decisions that stuckExperience managing or mentoring other product managersExperience in fintech, lending, document processing, or financial data infrastructure(Desirable) Prior experience with document intelligence, OCR, or unstructured data extraction at scale(Desirable) Familiarity with ML model lifecycle management: training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring(Desirable) Experience building API platforms or developer tools used by external customers(Desirable) Background in fraud detection, identity verification, or underwriting automation(Desirable) Contributions to open-source projects, published technical writing, or side projects that demonstrate genuine builder instinctsWhat the job involvesWe\'re looking for a Director of Product - Platform to own the foundational layer that powers everything Ocrolus builds.

Help identify where AI agents can automate workflows, replace manual steps, and create step-function improvements in our productsTranslate emerging AI capabilities (LLMs, vision models, foundation models, agentic architectures) into practical platform features that create defensible competitive advantageStay deeply curious about what\'s happening in AI/ML.

Read papers, break things, form opinions. Prototype with code, vibe code solutions, build quick proofs-of-concept. We value PMs who do, not just specDefine platform metrics, SLAs, and health indicators that create accountability #J-18808-Ljbffr