Product Management Intern, AI

About Us

Sahara AI is a decentralized AI blockchain platform that prioritizes sovereignty and provenance of AI, ensuring security, equity, and accessibility for all users. Backed by top investors in AI and crypto, including Binance Labs, Pantera Capital, Polychain Capital, Sequoia Capital, Samsung, Matrix Partners, and many more, Sahara AI continues to push the boundaries of decentralized AI. Today, Sahara AI is trusted by 35+ leading tech innovators and research institutions, such as Microsoft, Amazon, MIT, Motherson Group, and Snap. Learn more at saharalabs.ai.

Our Vision

To create a future where AI is open, transparent, and accessible to all through democratizing access to AI resources and ensuring sovereignty of AI assets.

Our Values

• Impact First, No Excuses

• Think Big, Act Fast, Every Day is Day 1

• Speak Up, Build Better

• Integrity Always, Zero Compromise

• Own it, Raise the Bar

• Resilience Wins the Race

About the Role

We are looking for a student or recent grad who is passionate about AI Product Development and Design! This role will work closely with our Product Managers and MLE team.

Responsibilities

• Requirements Gathering & Documentation
  Identify core needs through user/stakeholder discussions, then draft concise feature requirements for engineering and design teams

• Market & Competitive Research
  Investigate AI product trends, analyze competitor offerings, and compile briefings on market gaps or opportunities to inform product direction

• Product Teardowns & Analysis
  Examine competitor or reference AI products, dissect user flows, and highlight insights (e.g., design best practices, feature gaps, unique approaches)

• Turning Product Feedback Into Action Items
  Collect user feedback (e.g., testing notes, support tickets) and transform it into actionable tasks, ensuring the development backlog reflects real needs

• Product Planning & Roadmapping
  Help build feature roadmaps or sprint plans, coordinate release timelines, and keep cross-functional teams aligned on upcoming milestones

• Project Management & Technical Triage
  Track bugs, feature requests, and QA items; route them to the correct teams, and assist in prioritizing critical issues to maintain development momentum

Basic Qualifications

• Currently Enrolled or Completed
  A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field

• Foundational AI Knowledge
  Some exposure to machine learning concepts (via coursework, projects, or side hobbies)

• Analytical Mindset
  Comfortable working with data (spreadsheets or basic Python) to draw insights and inform decisions

• Basic Product & UX Sense
  Familiarity with user research, feature definition, or design thinking from past projects or extracurriculars

• Teamwork & Communication
  Experience collaborating in student orgs, labs, or group assignments; able to present ideas to both technical and non-technical peers. Excellent written and oral English skills

• Self-Starter Mentality
  Organized, proactive, and adaptable to shifting priorities in a dynamic AI-focused environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Some technical background is preferred

• Understanding and experience with web3 and blockchain is a plus

Additional Notes

• Internship type: This is a paid internship. Hours are flexible and will depend on Intern's availability, and compensation will depend on level of academic and professional experience.

• Location: Pacific/Mountain time zones are ideal, but Central/Eastern will be considered

What We Offer

🤖 | Shape the future of AI and Blockchain with a global and diverse team of industry experts on a mission to drive the AI industry forward.

⚙️ | Work closely with pioneering AI companies and startups

💰 | High competitive compensation package

🏥 | Comprehensive health benefits and vacation time

💻 | Receive support for career and professional development