Product Lead

8Fleet Inc. Product Lead LocationHQ - Los AngelesEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeOn-siteDepartmentProductJob Title: Product LeadLocation: Los AngelesReporting to: Co-FounderAbout 8Fleet:8Fleet is building the foundational physical world infrastructure layer for autonomous and non-autonomous ridesharing — the scaffolding that makes mass AV adoption commercially viable. We are the fastest growing fleet operator in the world.About the Role:We are seeking a seasoned and versatile person to run Product. This is a rare, zero-to-one hire. You will sit at the intersection of product execution and growth strategy — embedded with engineering to ship product that moves the needle, and accountable for the metrics that prove it. This role demands someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can take ambiguous requirements and turn them into robust, high-quality, and scalable solutions, and can mentor peers in best practices. You will have an outsized influence on how this company scales.What You'll Do:Product ExecutionOwn PRDs end-to-end — from problem definition through engineering delivery and post-launch measurementBe the connective tissue between business goals and technical implementation; translate operator insights and partner requirements into crisp specsRun sprint planning, manage the product backlog, and ruthlessly prioritize against growth impactDefine and instrument success metrics for every feature shipped; hold yourself and the team accountable to outcomes, not outputUse AI-native tools (Cursor, Claude, Replit, etc.) as a force-multiplier — prototype ideas yourself, generate test data, automate QA loops, and reduce back-and-forth with EngB2B Partnerships & AV EcosystemBuild and deepen the product relationships with rideshare partners (Uber, Lyft, etc) and inbound AV OEM/operator partnersIdentify integration opportunities, joint GTM motions, and exclusive data-sharing arrangements that create durable competitive moatOwn the partner product roadmap — surface their needs, translate them into internal priorities, and close the feedback loopDriver & Operator Acquisition and RetentionDesign and own the funnel from driver awareness to active fleet contributor — including onboarding, activation, and long-term retention loopsDevelop and ship driver-facing product features that improve quality scores, earnings reliability, and satisfactionLeverage data to identify drop-off points, experiment aggressively, and ship fastPlatform Growth Loops & DataBuild and own the growth model: identify the compounding loops in fleet scale, utilization, and partner economics that make 8Fleet's network effects defensibleDevelop a proprietary data strategy — define what to capture, how to structure it, and how to turn it into fleet intelligence that competitors cannot replicatePartner with engineering to ship internal tools that give operators real-time visibility and dynamic decision-making capabilityDesign and run structured growth experiments; synthesize learnings into a compounding playbookWhat You'll Bring to the Table:5-9 years in product management or growth product, ideally at a hypergrowth company (mobility, logistics, marketplace, or gig economy strongly preferred)Demonstrably AI-native: you use LLMs, automation, and AI tooling daily as productivity infrastructure — not as a noveltyStrong technical fluency; comfortable reading code, writing SQL, and in a room with senior engineers without losing credibilityExperience shipping B2B or platform product in addition to consumer-facing surfacesData-driven to your core — you build models before you make recommendations, and you know the difference between a metric and a KPIExceptional written clarity; your PRDs and strategy memos are the kind people forwardBonus Points For:Background at Uber, Lyft, Via, Waymo, Cruise, or a fleet management software companyExperience in a founder-adjacent or "first product hire" role at an early-stage companyHands-on with growth infrastructure: experimentation...