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Research Product Manager (RPM)

AbundantSan Francisco, California

$150,000 - $210,000 / year

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Overview

Schedule
Full-time
Career level
Senior-level
Remote
On-site
Compensation
$150,000-$210,000/year
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Job Description

ABOUT ABUNDANT

As the need for scaling data becomes the core bottleneck to progress, moving from general knowledge to domain expertise, and from chatbots to agents. Abundant is solving this by designing and operating simulation infrastructure where next-generation models learn to reason and solve complex problems.

Our team is composed of high-impact former founders, ML engineers, roboticists, and data leads from companies like Waymo and Google, with experience deploying models at 1B user scale. We partner with a majority of the top AI labs, frontier startups, and F500 enterprises to enable AGI, ASI, and physical intelligence.

THE ROLE

Research PM (RPM) is a role unique to Abundant. RPMs are PMs of the model, unlike traditional PMs who own an application or a feature. RPMs design and implement model capabilities, either as part of an AI lab, data lab, or other research organization. This is a founding-level role with outsized ownership.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Co-design capabilities of the model: define areas of improvement for the model, along with the Researcher.

  • Perform literature review: headroom analysis, identifying recent work in academic and industry circles.

  • Run experiments and benchmarks: using our internal simulation stack and our open source tooling such as Oddish to define and hillclimb on the vertical.

  • Become the voice of the model user: Talk to individual users and/or enterprises, in order to deeply understand where models and agents are underperforming, turning these insights into evaluation and training data.

  • Work on data pipelines: internal tooling to support research operations.

WHO YOU ARE

  • Technically fluent: Deep understanding of evaluations, RL, and how LLMs and Agents work.

  • Research-oriented — Able to read papers and keep up with SOTA literature.

  • Extreme owner — You have extreme agency and a founder mentality; you are resourceful and scrappy.

  • Creative problem solver — You leverage creativity and research skills to design projects from the ground up.

  • Must be highly proficient with coding agents such as Codex or Claude Code.

COMPENSATION

Base Salary

$150,000 - $210,000

Cash Bonus

Sizable performance bonus tied to project and company milestones

Equity

Meaningful early-stage grant

Benefits

Health, dental, vision+ flexible PTO

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FAQs About Research Product Manager (RPM) Jobs at Abundant

What is the work location for this position at Abundant?
This job at Abundant is located in San Francisco, California, according to the details provided by the employer. Some roles may also include multiple work locations depending on the requirement.
What pay range can candidates expect for this role at Abundant?
Candidates can expect a pay range of $150,000 and $210,000 per year.
What employment applies to this position at Abundant?
Abundant lists this role as a Full-time position.
What experience level is required for this role at Abundant?
Abundant is looking for a candidate with "Senior-level" experience level.
What benefits are offered by Abundant for this role?
Abundant offers following benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation, Flexible/Unlimited PTO, and Health & Wellness Programs for this position. Actual benefits may vary depending on the employer's policies and employment terms.
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