Most Loved Workplace® Certified JobSenior Product Manager, AI Product
Most Loved Workplace® Certified JobAbout the Role
At CRAZY MAPLE STUDIO, a Most Loved Workplace® certified employer in the Entertainment space, Stories that transcend boundaries, powered by creativity and cutting-edge technology..
CRAZY MAPLE STUDIO is a fast-growing company based in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, focusing on mobile gaming, reading, and streaming. We are proud to have a global team that drives our innovation and success across diverse markets. Our flagship platform, ReelShort, is the #1 vertical streaming app in the U.S., with over 8 million DAU, delivering bite-sized episodic content that keeps viewers hooked. Other standout products include Chapters, where users shape immersive stories across drama, fantasy, and romance, and My Fiction, a platform for consuming and creating serialized romance. We’re proud to be recognized as one of the Global Most Loved Workplaces 2025, reflecting our commitment to innovation, creativity, and an employee-first culture. ReelShort is seeking a senior product manager to define and launch a new AI companion and chat experience. Based in the Bay Area and reporting to the General Manager, you own the product strategy, the roadmap, and the specifications, working with engineering and design partners distributed across multiple time zones. This is a zero-to-one product: you are defining it, not inheriting it.
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Requirements
- 6+ years in product management, including at least 2 years shipping AI or LLM-powered consumer products
- Experience with consumer content or entertainment products — you understand engagement loops, not only workflow tools
- SaaS or platform background, including familiarity with subscription and in-app purchase mechanics
- Exceptional written specification skills. We will ask for a PRD writing sample and weigh it heavily
- Flexibility to work across multiple time zones, and the ability to collaborate with teams across countries, functions, and backgrounds to push projects to completion. An evening working window is a standing requirement of this role, not an occasional exception
- Experience in a global-to-local environment, managing cross-functional stakeholders across multiple time zones
- Comfort with ambiguity and a small team — this is a zero-to-one product with no existing playbook
- Shipped an AI companion, character chat, or roleplay product a plus
- Additional language capability a plus, though not required
- Background in short-form video, webtoon, interactive fiction, or gaming a plus
- Self-directed, low ego, and willing to do the unglamorous parts of a zero-to-one product
Benefits
- Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment
- Prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws
- Target salary range for this role is between $150,000 and $200,000
- Eligible for an annual performance bonus
- Competitive healthcare
- Other employee benefits
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Why This Is a Most Loved Workplace® Certified Job
Systemic Collaboration
we push boundaries, stay motivated, and create opportunities for growth, innovating as we go.
Positive Vision for the Future
we encourage idea sharing through regular meetings brainstorming sessions & company wide initiatives
Alignment of Values
being actively involved in all aspects, leading with integrity, & inspiring the team to drive growth
Respect
fostering open communication across departments and leveraging cross-functional teamwork
Killer Outcomes
working together, driving innovation, fostering teamwork, that results in strong storytelling
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