Full-Time

Product Manager

Swayable

Swayable

51-200 employees

Ad pre-testing using RCT data science

Compensation Overview

$110k - $130k/yr

+ Equity

San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA

In Person

Category
Product (1)
Required Skills
LLM
Python
SQL
Quality Assurance (QA)
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Economics, Design, Business, Journalism, Social Science, Psychology or a related field
  • Proficient in analyzing data using Python and SQL
  • Clear, effective communication, both written and verbal
  • Strong product instincts, with the ability to translate business goals into elegant tech solutions
  • Systems thinking—ability to see how parts interact within the whole and design accordingly
  • Creative problem solving—finding novel solutions to complex and ambiguous challenges
  • Growth mindset—eagerness to learn quickly, adapt, and continually improve
  • Bias for action—scrappy, resourceful, and outcome‑oriented
  • Proven interest in building with GenAI (production applications, projects, prototypes, hackathons)
Responsibilities
  • Serve as a generalist product manager, rapidly scoping, prototyping, and shipping AI-powered features
  • Own product discovery, define requirements, and deliver end-to-end solutions
  • Build (vibe code) prototypes of innovative features, test with customers and translate into engineering specs
  • QA AI features extensively, develop solutions to improve output, including continuous prompt iterations, testing changes to agentic graphs / swarms, etc.
  • Engage with cross-functional teams at Swayable in refining the output of AI features
  • Use data and analytics to inform decision-making and iterate quickly
  • Collaborate tightly with engineering, design, data science, and customer success—prioritizing action over process
  • Engage with the AI community to stay up to date on the latest advancements, and share knowledge with the organization
  • Thrive by building—leaning in with curiosity, rapid learning, and drive
Desired Qualifications
  • Prior exposure to product / engineering / data science
  • Experience at a high growth technology startup
  • Experience at a top-tier consulting firm or at a top-tier investment bank

Swayable provides a pre-testing platform that measures ad and message effectiveness before launch. It uses randomized controlled trials and data science to isolate the persuasive impact of each asset and analyzes custom audience segments, gathering insights from thousands of participants within about 24 hours. Major brands like Airbnb, Amazon, Meta, Paramount, T-Mobile, and Uber rely on it to save money and improve communications by identifying what works best. As a public benefit corporation, its goal is to help brands optimize ads and messages with truthful reporting and measurable results.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$260K

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • CEO James Slezak joins ARF Board of Trustees for 2026, boosting industry influence.
  • Tyler Montague appointed VP of Customer & Research Success, enhancing client support.
  • Swayable Tracker monitors real-time public opinion with custom audience segmentation.

What critics are saying

  • Metaphor Systems delivers synthetic testing 10x faster, commoditizing Swayable's RCT edge.
  • OpenAI's AdSim integrates persuasion prediction into ChatGPT Enterprise, bypassing Swayable.
  • Google DV360 mandates AI optimization, slashing third-party testing demand from T-Mobile.

What makes Swayable unique

  • Swayable uses RCT methodology with machine learning for precise ad persuasion measurement.
  • Platform delivers insights from thousands of participants within 24 hours.
  • Public benefit corporation committed to effective truth-telling in communications.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

401(k) Retirement Plan

Equity Options

Professional Development Budget

Hybrid Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-3%

2 year growth

-3%
PR Newswire
Mar 12th, 2026
Swayable CEO James Slezak joins Advertising Research Foundation board of trustees

James Slezak, CEO of Swayable, has been appointed to the Advertising Research Foundation Board of Trustees for 2026. The ARF, founded in 1936, comprises over 400 top advertisers, agencies and research firms, and trustees guide its mission to advance scientific practice in advertising and marketing. Swayable is a creative pre-testing platform that uses randomised controlled trials and machine learning to measure messaging impact. The company, founded by Slezak in 2018, serves major brands including Amazon, Airbnb, T-Mobile, DoorDash and Paramount. Slezak holds a PhD in experimental physics from Cornell University and previously served in senior roles at The New York Times and McKinsey & Company. He currently serves on the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Information Integrity.

PR Newswire
Oct 30th, 2024
Tyler Montague Joins Swayable as Vice President of Customer & Research Success

Tyler Montague joins Swayable as Vice President of Customer & research Success.