Staff Product Manager in Palo Alto, California at Sanas

Sanas is pioneering the future of human communication. Founded by a team of Stanford researchers and entrepreneurs with deep industry experience, Sanas has developed the world's first real-time speech AI platform capable of accent translation, noise cancellation, speech enhancement, cross-language communication, and more.

Sanas makes conversations clearer, more inclusive, and more effective, removing barriers that prevent people from being understood, regardless of accent, background noise, or native language.

Sanas is currently one of the fastest growing startups in Silicon Valley, growing from $16M to $50M ARR in 2025. The company's core business is profitable and is on track to end 2026 with >$120M ARR. Our team combines deep expertise in model innovation and systems engineering with a design-minded product engineering culture to build and ship cutting-edge AI models and experiences — entirely in-house.

Sanas is a 180-strong team, established in 2020. In this short span, we've successfully secured over $100 million in funding. Our innovation has been supported by the industry's leading investors, including Insight Partners, Google Ventures, Quadrille Capital, General Catalyst, Quiet Capital, and other influential investors. Our reputation is further solidified by collaborations with numerous Fortune 100 companies. With Sanas, you're not just adopting a product; you're investing in the future of communication.

If you’re looking to have a significant role in roadmapping and driving technical directions, if you’re looking to deploy challenging and big ideas without much overhead or slowness, if you're looking to leave your mark on an ambitious, generational mission to change how the worlds thinks about speech + AI, then Sanas is a well-suited place for you.

We are seeking a Staff Product Manager to lead high-impact product initiatives across our AI/ML-powered voice platform. This is a senior individual contributor role responsible for setting product strategy, driving execution, and partnering cross-functionally to deliver innovative, scalable solutions.

You will operate at the intersection of AI/ML, real-time infrastructure, and enterprise customer needs, helping define the next generation of our core products.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive product vision, strategy, and roadmap for critical product areas
• Partner closely with Engineering, AI/ML, Design, and GTM teams to deliver end-to-end product experiences
• Translate complex technical capabilities (e.g., real-time speech processing, low-latency systems) into customer-facing value
• Lead product discovery through customer insights, data analysis, and market research
• Own key product metrics and drive measurable business impact
• Make high-judgment decisions with incomplete information in a fast-paced environment
• Mentor and influence PMs and cross-functional partners without direct authority
• Help build scalable product processes as the company grows

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management experience, with experience at the senior or staff level
• Strong background in AI/ML, voice technology, or real-time systems
• Proven track record of shipping complex, technical products at scale
• Deep understanding of enterprise SaaS and customer workflows
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate both strategically and tactically

• Experience with speech recognition, audio processing, or conversational AI
• Background working on developer platforms or APIs
• Experience in high-growth startup environments
• Experience with vibe coding prototypes to socialize concepts internally and externally

• Work on cutting-edge real-time AI technology with global impact
• Help define a new category at the intersection of voice and AI
• High ownership and autonomy in a fast-scaling company
• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits

• You deliver products that meaningfully improve real-time communication at scale
• You influence product and company strategy beyond your immediate scope
• You raise the bar for product thinking, execution, and culture across teams