Founding Product Manager

About Ideogram

Ideogram’s mission is to make world-class design accessible to everyone, multiplying human creativity. We build proprietary generative media models and AI native creative workflows, tackling unsolved challenges in graphic design. Our team includes builders with a track record of technology breakthroughs including early research in Diffusion Models, Google’s Imagen, and Imagen Video. We care about design, taste, and craft as much as research and engineering – shipping experiences that creatives actually love.

We’ve raised nearly $100M, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Index Ventures. Headquartered in Toronto with a growing team in NYC, we're scaling fast, aiming to triple over the next year. We're a flat team with a culture of high ownership, collaboration, and mentorship.

Explore Ideogram 3.0, Canvas, and Character blog posts, and try Ideogram at ideogram.ai.

About The Role

As Ideogram’s Founding Product Manager, you’ll drive the next phase of our product strategy and execution. Ideogram is an-native visual communication platform where an avid creative community generates millions of expressive designs every day. This presents a unique opportunity to build at the intersection of art, design, and technology. This is a unique opportunity to be the first product hire at a fast growing AI startup, working directly with the CEO and the product team to further develop and execute our product approach. You’ll wear many hats, operate with a high degree of ownership and urgency, and thrive as part of a fast-moving, collaborative team. The ideal candidate blends technical depth, analytical strength, and full-cycle product development experience, ideally within startup and AI environments.

This role isn’t about managing backlogs or shipping features in isolation. It’s about identifying opportunities, shaping our product vision, and leading cross-functional teams to turn chaos into clarity, delivering substantial value and delight to our users.

What You'll Do

• Drive products from concept to launch, own the full product lifecycle from concept to iteration, connecting high-level strategy to world-class execution.
• Deep understanding of AI-native product development and curiosity to learn and build new product experiences for creatives.
• Define and champion the vision, strategy, and roadmap for initiatives that advance capabilities, elevate quality, and drive innovation in alignment with business goals and market trends.
• Conduct competitive and market research to identify emerging AI trends and translate insights into actionable strategies that strengthen product differentiation and user value.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, machine learning, data, marketing, and operations to align priorities and deliver high-impact product outcomes.
• Leverage internal metrics, industry benchmarks, and customer insights to uncover opportunities, address gaps, and inform strategic decisions.
• Establish and track KPIs to measure success, optimize engagement and satisfaction, and continuously improve product performance.
• Synthesize user research, market data, and technical constraints into actionable product strategy and long-term vision.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years driving growth and product management in a startup, ideally within SaaS or creative tech.
• Startup Experience: Proven success driving impact as a Product Manager in a startup or hyper-growth environment.
• Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of product development and applied machine learning, with experience integrating advanced AI capabilities into user-facing products.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead as an individual contributor while inspiring and influencing cross-functional teams to deliver ambitious outcomes.
• Analytical Skills: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a strong focus on data-driven decision-making.
• Communication: Excellent communication and storytelling skills, able to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
• Self-Starter: Highly motivated and proactive, with the drive and adaptability to build and scale new initiatives from the ground up.
• Collaborative: A team-oriented mindset that thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments and values transparency, curiosity, and shared success.
• Strategic Thinker: Comfortable shaping product direction from a blank slate, connecting user insights, data, and creative intuition to business growth.
• Vision + Execution: Able to zoom between long-term vision and short-term detail, ensuring strategy translates into measurable outcomes.
• Decision-Making: Skilled at prioritizing amid ambiguity, aligning cross-functional teams around bold yet achievable goals.

Our Culture

We’re a team of exceptionally talented, curious builders who love solving tough problems and turning bold ideas into reality. We move fast, collaborate deeply, and operate without unnecessary hierarchy, because we believe the best ideas can come from anyone.

Everyone at Ideogram rolls up their sleeves to make our products and our customers successful. We thrive on curiosity, creativity, and shared ownership. We believe that small, dedicated teams working together with trust and purpose can move faster, think bigger, and create amazing things.

Ideogram is committed to welcoming everyone — regardless of gender identity, orientation, or expression. Our mission is to create belonging and remove barriers so everyone can create boldly.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and equity designed to recognize the value and impact of your contributions to Ideogram’s success.
• 4 weeks of vacation to recharge and explore.
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage starting on day one.
• RRSP/401(k) with employer match up to 4% to invest in your future from the moment you join.
• Top-of-the-line tools and tech to fuel your creativity and productivity.
• Toronto HQ perks: Steps from Union Station and the PATH, with team lunches every Tuesday and dinners every Thursday.
• Autonomy to explore and experiment — whether you’re testing new ideas, running large-scale experiments, or diving into research, you’ll have access to compute/resources you need when there’s a clear business or creative use case. We encourage curiosity and bold thinking.
• A culture of learning and growth, where curiosity is encouraged and mentorship is part of the journey.
• Fully remote flexibility across North America, with regular in-person team meetups and collaboration opportunities.