Product Manager, Arena
$150-230k
Plus equity
Relocation support provided
Foundational intelligence for modern hardware
Open for applications
Foundational intelligence for modern hardware
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$150-230k
Plus equity
Relocation support provided
101-200 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the speed at which humanity designs, builds, and sustains hardware.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of professional experience in product management, experience in AI or hardware-adjacent industries preferred
- Full-stack technical literacy - you are comfortable discussing technical architectures, APIs, AI agents, and system design to work effectively with our engineering team, and have a degree is Computer Science
- Proven product execution - you’ve shipped impactful features from 0 to 1 and driven user adoption. You’ve led prioritization and roadmap trade-offs, aligned design and engineering on clear goals, and executed end-to-end from concept to launch with measurable results
- Platform thinking - strong ability to understand how platform features create value across multiple use cases and customer segments
- Excellent communication - you can write clear PRDs, present roadmaps to stakeholders, and facilitate cross-functional alignment across engineering, design, and GTM teams
What the job involves
- As a Product Manager, you will drive the build of new Atlas platform features from 0 to 1, collaborating closely with members of Arena's engineering, forward deployed, and GTM teams
- Working on fast timelines, you'll conduct user research and translate insights into product specs. You'll embed deeply with customers and spend significant time with users for new feature discovery, usability testing, and feedback sessions
- This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience driving innovation across some of the world's most vital industries—ideal for those aspiring to become founders or product leaders
- Launch new platform features - Drive the end-to-end launch of new platform features, from concept to release. Partner closely with design and engineering to define requirements, guide development, and ensure smooth implementation and successful launch
- Drive feature adoption - Drive feature adoption by partnering with deployment strategists during rollouts, gathering user feedback, and conducting onsite research to understand workflows and identify improvement opportunities
- Manage Product Backlog - Prioritize features, write tickets, and drive sprint planning with engineering leadership
- Travel domestically and internationally (up to 30% of your time)
- Work in person at Arena's NYC headquarters when not traveling
Our take
Arena leverages performance data, predictive algorithms, and machine learning technology to help businesses automate high frequency decisions. In theory, the platform can be used to automate marketing strategies, promotions, inventory and supply chain management, pricing, and more.
Although AI automated decision-making may sound overly ambitious at first, a closer look suggests that it’s actually a natural progression from the huge growth of AI-powered data analytics companies. Arena separates itself from these by providing the next actionable step, rather than leaving these decisions up to internal teams.
Since launching in 2020, the company has moved from early promise into a more established growth phase. Its technology is now used by major global businesses, including Anheuser-Busch InBev, showing that automated decision-making is becoming a practical reality. Rather than being defines by a single fundraiser, Arena's progress today is about continued execution, expanding use cases, improving its models, and embedding deeper into enterprise workflows as demand for real-time, automated decisions continues to grow.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2025
$30m
SERIES B
Aug 2022
$32m
SERIES A
Total funding: $94m
Company benefits
- Premium Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance and cover 100% of monthly premiums for employees.
- Primary & Virtual Care: Get comprehensive medical care whenever and wherever you need it through One Medical and Teladoc.
- Mental Wellness Support: Prioritize your mental wellbeing with Talkspace’s licensed therapists and mental health professionals.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan: Plan confidently for the years ahead and your long-term financial future with our 401(k) plan.
- Unlimited PTO: Take meaningful time off throughout the year to relax and recharge with our unlimited PTO policy.
- Commuter Benefits: Make your daily commute smooth and easy with tax-free transportation support.
Company HQ
Ukrainian Village, New York, NY
Leadership
Pratap Ranade
(Co-Founder & CEO)Pratap previously co-founded Kimono Labs where he served as the CEO for 2 years, when it was acquired by Palantir. He then moved into the role of Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir. He also spent 2 years at Engima Technologies as a VP of Engineering before co-founding Arena in 2019.
Engin Ural
(Co-Founder)After co-founding Arena in 2019, Engin served as the CTO until 2025. Previously, he was a Software Engineer at Enigma Technologies and a Forward Deployed Software Engineer at Palantir.
Arya Hezarkhani
(CTO)Arya joined Arena in 2021 as an Engineering Lead, since then he has served as the Product Lead of Growth and GM/Head of Product, moving into he role of CTO in 2025. Prior to Arena, he worked in Satellite Flight Software (Project Kuiper) at Amazon and as a Software Engineer (AWS Batch) at AWS.
Claire Pan
(COO)Claire joined Arena in 2024, working in Strategy & Business Operations, and moved into the role of COO in 2025. Prior to Arena, she spent 2 years at Inspired Capital as an Associate then Senior Associate.
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