Company Description

Contrails AI is an early-stage, VC-backed startup building AI for a safer internet. We tackle deepfake and synthetic media investigation, multimodal content understanding and moderation, and internet-scale threat intelligence.

Role Description

We're looking for a Product Manager who has built products from 0→1, someone who has taken an idea from concept to launch, navigated uncertainty, and shipped products that solve real customer problems.

You'll work closely with founders, engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to define product strategy, validate customer needs, and drive end-to-end execution in a fast-paced AI startup.

Primary goals in this role:

- Problem validation & MVP building: find the real problem worth solving, validate it with customers, and get a working MVP into their hands fast
- Ensuring successful delivery of client pilots: own pilots end to end, from scoping and success criteria to conversion
- Ensuring daily delivery for production-live clients: keep live customers shipping and successful, day in and day out

Qualifications

Mandatory





- 2–4 years of Product Management experience in a startup or SaaS environment
- Proven 0→1 product-building experience (mandatory)
- Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end product execution, from identifying a problem to launching a solution
- Robust analytical thinking and first-principles problem-solving
- Technical understanding of software development, APIs, databases, and product development workflows
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, written and spoken

Nice to have

- Engineering background (B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science or related field preferred)
- Experience working directly with founders or founding teams
- Hands-on experience with AI tools for product research, prototyping, or workflow optimization
- Familiarity with Figma, Jira, Notion, and product analytics tools
- Interest or experience in AI, trust & safety, content moderation, or cybersecurity products

Employment Type

Full-time

📌 Product Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 Contrails AI
📍 Bengaluru