Product Manager – Interactive Avatars

Synthesia

Product Manager owning Synthesia’s interactive avatar API for AI video applications. Scaling a closed beta into a reliable, monetizable developer platform.

Posted 8/10/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing developer-facing APIs and SDKs, with a strong focus on real-time systems and integration trade-offs. Proven ability to translate insights into product strategy and metrics for adoption and commercial performance.

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Developer-Facing API OwnershipReal-Time Systems ExpertiseTechnical Fluency in Integration Trade-OffsStrong Written CommunicationExperience in Early-Stage Product Development

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Hard Skills

API ManagementSDK DevelopmentReal-Time SystemsIntegration PatternsProduct StrategyMetrics TrackingProduct RoadmappingTechnical SpecificationsStreaming Media ExperienceConversational AI Knowledge

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationProblem-SolvingCommercial Awareness

Industry Keywords

Product ManagementDeveloper ExperienceMonetization StrategiesBeta TestingQuality Assurance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end Interactive Avatar API, including the SDK, integration patterns, documentation, real-time experience quality, beta-to-general-availability path, and roadmap
Engage with developers and beta teams to understand integrations, API friction, real-time behaviors, and production-readiness needs
Translate customer and developer insights into product direction, sequencing, and strategy
Partner with engineering and research teams on specifications, quality-versus-latency-versus-cost trade-offs, and product context
Partner with go-to-market and commercial teams to package, price, and sell the API
Define and track metrics covering adoption, integration success, real-time quality, reliability, and commercial performance

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in product
Direct experience owning a developer-facing API, SDK, or platform product
Experience operating in an early-stage 0→1 environment where discovery and delivery happen in parallel
Strong technical fluency with real-time systems, latency, and integration trade-offs
Strong written communication, including writing specifications, strategy documents, and API design rationales
Real-time or streaming media, conversational AI, or applied-AI product experience is a strong plus but not a prerequisite
Instinct for the commercial side of developer products, including adoption, packaging, and monetization, is a plus
Based in Seattle or open to regular in-person time
Acceptance of at least 3 days per week in the Seattle office

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous salary and equity
25 days of annual leave + local holidays
Regular team offsites
Work from home budget
Work from anywhere policy of 60 days per year
Generous referral scheme
Enhanced parental leave: maternity leave includes 16 weeks at full pay and paternity leave includes 5 weeks at full pay, or the more generous local statutory benefit
Medical Insurance
Vision and Dental Insurance
Mental Health Support
Flex Benefits (FSA’s, HSA’s, and Commuter)
401k
Life Insurance