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Director of Product Management Explainability & Contestability

Seekr, Reston, VA, United States


Director of Product Management Explainability & Contestability

Location: Austin Texas OR Reston, Virginia
SeekrFlow is an end-to-end AI development platform used to build, fine-tune, and deploy AI systems in production environments.
We're hiring a Director of Product Management to lead Explainability and Contestability across the platform. This role is responsible for defining how users understand, diagnose, and improve AI behavior across the full lifecycle.
You will define the strategy and partner with engineering, design, and GTM teams to bring it to life across SeekrFlow.
Key Responsibilities
Define and own the product strategy for explainability and contestability across SeekrFlow
Build and maintain a roadmap that improves how users understand, debug, and refine AI system behavior
Write clear product specifications that define features, workflows, and expected system behavior for engineering and design teams
Define product capabilities across UI, API, and SDK, ensuring consistency for both SaaS and self-hosted deployments
Partner with engineering and design to deliver intuitive workflows for diagnosing issues and improving outcomes
Work across teams to ensure explainability capabilities are implemented consistently throughout the platform
Identify gaps in the current user experience and prioritize high-impact improvements
Gather and synthesize feedback from customers, internal teams, and usage data to inform product decisions
Support enterprise and regulated use cases by enabling auditability, traceability, and reproducibility
Partner with GTM and field teams to position explainability capabilities and support customer engagements
Define success metrics and track performance to ensure measurable improvements in user outcomes
Qualifications
812+ years of product management experience
Experience operating at a Principal, Group PM, or Director level
Background in platform, infrastructure, or developer-facing products
Experience working with AI/ML systems (LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning, or agent-based systems)
Experience in B2B product environments, preferably enterprise-focused
Technical Skills
Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts, particularly LLM behavior and evaluation
Familiarity with model training and fine-tuning workflows
Understanding of agent-based systems, including orchestration, tool usage, and execution flows
Experience with observability, debugging, or system instrumentation
Ability to define product capabilities across multiple surfaces (UI, API, SDK)
Comfortable working with deployment models including SaaS and self-hosted environments
Nice to Have
Ability to use AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., copilots, code-generating models) to prototype workflows, test ideas, or validate product concepts
What We're Looking For
Strong product writing skills with the ability to produce clear, structured specifications
Ability to define product direction in ambiguous problem spaces
Strong product judgment and prioritization skills
Experience driving cross-functional execution across engineering, design, and GTM
Clear communicator who can translate complex systems into understandable product decisions
Focus on building products that drive real-world usage and measurable outcomes
What's In It for You
Ownership of a core platform capability that directly impacts production adoption
Opportunity to work on complex problems at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and UX
Collaboration with experienced engineering and design teams
Competitive compensation, equity, and full benefits
Hybrid work environment with in-office collaboration
About the Company:
Seekr is a leader in explainable and trustworthy artificial intelligence designed to power mission-critical decisions in enterprises, government, and regulated industries. SeekrFlow, our end-to-end AI platform, provides secure, auditable AI solutions tailored to sectors where transparency, accuracy, and compliance are paramount. Available across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments, SeekrFlow reduces bias, strengthens data integrity, and simplifies model oversight so organizations can rely on trusted AI decisions in high-stakes settings that impact society's most sensitive and vital systems. Trusted by leading enterprises and government agencies, we partner with defense, finance, telecom, and critical infrastructure leaders to enable AI solutions that drive real-world results with unmatched transparency and control. We are a team of strategic thinkers and problem-solvers tackling the toughest challenges facing critical infrastructure and global enterprises through best-in-class AI models and customer deployment. Our team operates with unwavering commitment to our core values and mission:
We are driven by outcomesour customers' success is what we strive for every day.
We believe trust is earned, which is why we build explainability and transparency into the entire AI lifecycle.
We take our responsibility to deliver secure AI seriously.
We believe innovation drives progresswe are building the technologies that power the systems our society depends on.
Company Benefits:
Meaningful Mission & Impact - Work with a deeply talented, collaborative team solving some of the toughest AI challenges that matter.
Equity Ownership RSUs that let you share directly in Seekr's long-term success and growth.
Time Off That Respects Real Life Unlimited PTO plus 14 paid company holidays to truly recharge.
Work Your Way A flexible hybrid work environment with offices in Reston, VA and Austin, TX, plus remote options and flexible working hours.
Competitive Total Rewards A role-appropriate compensation structure that supports long-term growth, including base salary, bonuses, or commission plans depending on role.
401(k) with Company Match Build your future with a retirement plan that includes employer matching.
Comprehensive Health & Wellness Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage starting day onefor you and your family.
Parental Leave Paid parental leave to support employees as they welcome a new child through birth, adoption, or foster placement.