# Technical Program Manager, Product Experience at Character.AI

- Company: Character.AI
- What the company does: Backed by Lightspeed and a16z.
- Company website: https://character.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Redwood City, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $200K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-30
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/character/56dcfddd-ba6d-48a8-81fb-3332abb1c032
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/character-ai-technical-program-manager-product-experience/

## About the role

Character.AI is looking for a high-leverage, force-multiplying Technical Program Manager (TPM) to partner directly with our Chief Product Officer (CPO). In this role, you will operate across the entire product and design purview of the CPO to ensure our core development engines run seamlessly.

## What they're looking for

- Founder Energy & High Agency: You possess extreme ownership. You don't wait to be told what to do—you see a gap, you fill it, and you autonomously solve problems
- Execution Machine: You have a strong background in technical program management, product management, or an intensive technical operations role where you have successfully navigated fast-moving tech roadmaps
- High Cognitive Agility: You can pivot from a deep-dive technical alignment with engineers to high-level roadmap prioritization with design and product leaders in the span of an hour
- Relentless Communicator: You are crisp, direct, and excellent at synthesis. You know how to get to the point quickly and ensure information flows seamlessly across the organization
- AI-Curious: You have a genuine fascination with artificial intelligence and are eager to experiment with cutting-edge tools to optimize operational efficiency
- We care far more about your capability, trajectory, and "fixer energy" than a rigid checklist of past titles. You might be an incredible fit if you are a:

Tags: Product