Product Manager, Web at Cantina (California)Product Manager, Web

About Cantina:

Cantina Labs is a social AI company, developing a suite of advanced real-time models that push the boundaries of expression, personality, and realism. We bring characters to life, transforming how people tell stories, connect, and create. We build and power ecosystems. Cantina, our flagship social AI platform, is just the beginning.

If you're excited about the potential AI has to shape human creativity and social interactions, join us in building the future!

About The Role:

As an early member of Cantina's product team, you'll have ownership over a large, growing surface area that's at the very beginning of its growth trajectory. You'll be able to establish processes and coordinate with a global team of engineers and designers. Your role will partner day-to-day with engineering, design, marketing, leadership, and analytics teams. You'll be able to define the success of Cantina's web product, manage a roadmap, and contribute to a burgeoning product culture.

What You'll Do:

• Lead day-to-day prioritization, roadmap, and execution for Cantina’s web product
• Partner with the Cantina executive team to build a best in class, AI first video editing experience on the web
• Run sprint planning, backlog grooming, and Jira prioritization for an eight person, internationally based web team
• Work closely with engineering, design, and data to iterate on the web experience and grow its user base
• Talk to creators and users directly to gather feedback and insights for iterative product improvements
• Define and iterate on video creation and editing workflows, including trimming, effects, filters, publishing, and sharing.
• Stay in close collaboration with Client teams to maintain a feature complete web product
• Ensure the web video product is intuitive, performant, and meets the expectations of a skilled creator base

What You'll Bring:

• 3-5+ years in product management, ideally with 1+ years of experience video creation tools, video editing, or video platform products. Bonus for web based video editors
• Experience using Jira, running sprint planning, and managing a roadmap for 9+ engineers
• Strong understanding of consumer video products and workflows (CapCut, Instagram Reels, iMovie, TikTok, or similar)
• Ability to make complex concepts accessible with clear communication
• Strong collaborator who can work across engineering, design, data, and leadership teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Compensation:

The anticipated annual base salary range for this role is between $150,000-$180,000. When determining compensation, a number of factors will be considered, including skills, experience, job scope, location, and competitive compensation market data.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and generous company equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 99.99% of premiums covered by Cantina
• 42 days of paid time off, including:
• 15 PTO days
• 10 sick days
• 15 company holidays
• 2 floating holidays
• Generous parental leave & fertility support
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Lifestyle spending account – $500/month to use however you’d like
• Complimentary lunch and snacks for in-office employees
• One Medical membership, and more!