Associate Product Manager

Genies is an AI avatar and games technology company powering the next generation of digital experiences. Genies' technology stack is rooted in empowering user generated content through the company's two main mantras:

“Anyone can create anything” & “Everything works with everything”

By combining these two guiding principles, individuals can craft limitless experiences while IP owners can build dynamic social gaming ecosystems powered by user-generated content (UGC) and AI Avatars—what Genies calls "Parties."

Genies' technology stack features a comprehensive suite of UGC tools that enable anyone to create AI avatars, complete with customizable fashion, props, behaviors, and personalities, as well as immersive AI avatar experiences. At its core is the Genies Avatar Framework, which leverages machine learning and computer graphics to ensure seamless interoperability across all user-generated AI avatars and experiences—unlocking boundless creative potential.

Early adopters of Genies’ first gen avatars include icons like Justin Bieber, Rihanna, J Balvin, Migos, and thousands more. With offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Genies has raised $200M from notable investors including Silver Lake, BOND, NEA, and Bob Iger.

Genies is looking for an Associate Product Manager. Based in New York or Los Angeles and reporting to the Director of Product, this Product Manager will work across our suite of products. Our ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity and robust creative environments. They have a proven track record for delivering 0 to 1 product vision and strategy, the ability to manage up, down and cross-functionally, are intrigued by the future of communications and emerging tech, and possess a strong business acumen. Ideally you have experience working on social networking and consumer products, and thrive in environments that use the latest emerging technologies. You are always looking for innovative, efficient methods to handle complex projects and unique ways to understand audiences, and excel at coordinating between team members to deliver projects, ensuring the execution of our product roadmap and vision. You’ll partner with key leaders and stakeholders throughout the company to ensure we are delivering on our product vision and goals, along with key business objectives. 

What You’ll be Doing: 

• Partner with product leads to shape and execute Genies’ vision for AI-powered Smart Avatars, Smart Assets, and Smart Games, ensuring we deliver utility and long-term stickiness.
• Deliver innovative Smart Avatar user experiences that reinforce, enhance and extend the brand equity of Genies
• Build competitive intelligence: track evolving trends in AI characters, chat culture, and multiplayer games to inform our roadmap and inspire new formats.
• Coordinate playtests, avatar experiments, and user research to understand how players engage with AI Genies—and where the product falls short. - Help define the success metrics and instrumentation plans for measuring Genie engagement, retention, and contribution to the creator ecosystem.
• Lead the operational process of validating and scaling novel Smart Avatar use cases, especially multiplayer chat formats, from proof-of-concept to live experiences.
• Motivate, support, and drive teams of engineers and cross-functional department leads to ensure product quality, delivery, performance and execution
• Document feature requirements, edge cases, and content pipelines to bridge technical feasibility and creative ambition across AI, animation, and 3D asset systems.
• Act as a relentless advocate for our user experience: be in the weeds of our Smart Avatar experiences weekly, surfacing bugs, insights, and feature gaps that could unlock user growth or deeper engagement.

What You Should Have: 

1-2 years of Product Management experience within consumer facing applications and products (social networking experience a plus), consulting, co-founder or related technical role.

• Typically 1 year of experience building and shipping technical products.
• Utilize consumer insights and market intelligence to deliver new product features and ideas
• Experience partnering with engineering teams and designers to drive execution of product roadmaps
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills; a meticulous eye for detail with a passion for delivery innovative user experiences/products
• Experience with both consumer mobile and web based products; preferably Social Media Apps & Platforms, UGC tools, Developer Tools, or Mixed Reality Experiences/Platforms 
• Bachelor's degree (BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or related field preferred)

Superpowers / bonus points if you can demonstrate:

• Experience with Artificial Intelligence and the latest breakthroughs in LLMs
• A coherent vision around emerging digital phenomena like VR/AR, Web 3, the Metaverse, etc.

How Genies will support you

Genies is a well-funded, growing start-up that cares deeply about each of our employees' growth and success. Our roles and their responsibilities are created with a breadth of scope that introduces each employee to exciting new challenges and opportunities that a growing start-up encounters. The actual base pay is dependent upon a number of factors, including: professional background, training, transferable skills, work experience, education, location, business and product needs, and market demand. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Full-time employees may also be eligible for equity compensation, in addition to a robust health, wellness, and benefits package. 

Starting Salary Range: $94,000.00 to $156,000.00 USD

Here's why you'll love working at Genies:

• You'll work with a team that you’ll be able to learn from and grow with, including support for your own professional development
• You'll be at the helm of your own career, shaping it with your own innovative contributions to a nascent team and product with flexible hours and a work from home policy
• You'll enjoy the culture and perks of a startup, with the stability of being well funded
• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family (Anthem + Kaiser Options Available), Dental and Vision Insurance
• Competitive salaries for all full time employees
• Unlimited paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays, in addition to paid parental leave, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave for full-time employees
• Health & wellness support through programs such as monthly wellness reimbursement
• Working in a brand new, bright, open-environment and fun office space - there’s even a slide!

Genies is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting an inclusive work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We value diversity, inclusion, and aim to provide a sense of belonging for everyone.