A track record of extraordinary outcomes. Not solid, exceptional: results with your fingerprints on the decision. A generically solid resume, or wins you can’t explain, won’t clear the bar.
Obsessed with AI, to the point of building. You use AI daily, have built with LLMs, and reach for AI before asking a person when you need data or want to read code. You have real intuition for whether an AI experience is good, and a view on where it’s headed. Unlikely to be a good fit if you treat LLM quality as a vibe check, or evals as engineering’s problem.
Obsessed with the customer and the Pro. You live in transcripts and Pro feedback to understand both sides, and hold their interests at once, with a rationale you’d defend to either, neither indecisive nor a hip-shooter. Skip this one if you think you already know what our customers and Pros need.
Ruthlessly data-driven. You find root causes through data, and reach for the number before the opinion. What doesn’t work: leading with your gut, or refusing to move until the data is perfect.
Unbelievable speed, without dropping quality. You ship scrappy, compress timelines, and it still makes you proud. You dive into unglamorous details like labeling eval sets and rewriting policy, because that’s what quality costs. This won’t work if perfectionism keeps you from shipping, or your speed leaves a mess behind.
A thought partner who multiplies the room. You change leadership’s mind, raise the bar for PMs by doing the work, and influence peers who don’t report to you. Unlikely to be a good fit if you wait for direction, or guard what you know.