Product Lead / Entrepreneur in Residence (Project Bonsai)

About the role

We are looking for a Product Lead / Entrepreneur in Residence to work alongside the technical founder and own the product strategy for Bonsai.

This is not a traditional product management role. Your focus will be on deeply understanding real developer workflows: where specs, architecture, and code break down, what causes friction, and what problems are actually worth solving. You will translate these insights into concrete product requirements and priorities.

In this role, you will

• Own the product strategy: You’ll define the product direction based on the existing technical foundation and validate the strongest hypotheses.
• Run continuous discovery: This involves talking directly to developers to understand workflows, constraints, and failure modes in real systems.
• Define the initial scope: You’ll be responsible for identifying the ICP, key scenarios, and what to build first, balancing ambition with feasibility.
• Track the ecosystem: You’ll monitor adjacent tools, competitors, and research to inform positioning and priorities.
• Work closely with the engineering team: You’ll help everyone maintain focus and alignment in a highly ambiguous, early-stage environment.