Product Manager, Video Products

As a Product Manager for Video Products at Cantina Labs, you own the entire video experience on the platform, from creation and editing tools to publishing workflows. You will work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to shape the strategy and execution of video products that enable creators to generate, edit, and share AI-driven video content seamlessly. This is a high-ownership role where you set vision and strategy while executing in the product, ensuring creators have intuitive, high-quality tools.

What you'll do

• Own all video products at Cantina from ideation to launch, ensuring a seamless creator experience
• Partner closely with engineering, client teams, design, and data to ship high-quality video features
• Work closely with the executive team on strategy, prioritization, and roadmap decisions
• Talk to creators and users directly to gather feedback and insights for iterative product improvements
• Define and iterate on video creation and editing workflows, including trimming, effects, filters, publishing, and sharing
• Balance short-term execution with long-term product strategy to scale Cantina's video platform
• Ensure all video products are intuitive, performant, and meet the expectations of a diverse creator base

What you bring

• 7+ years of experience in product management, ideally with 3+ years in video creation tools, video editing, or video platform products
• A strong understanding of consumer video products and workflows such as CapCut, Instagram Reels, iMovie, or TikTok
• Interest and familiarity with AI or generative media, with the ability to understand model capabilities as they apply to video creation
• A founder mentality: resourceful, hands-on, and comfortable navigating ambiguity
• Experience with real-time video rendering, AI-driven video effects, or mobile video UX
• The ability to collaborate across engineering, design, data, and leadership teams
• A student-of-the-craft mindset: eager to learn existing systems, enhance workflows, and avoid unnecessary rewrites
• Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice to have

• Startup or early-stage experience shipping major product verticals
• A deep personal interest in video creation and storytelling

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $175,000-$240,000
• Generous company equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 99.99% of premiums covered by Cantina
• 42 days of paid time off, including 15 PTO days, 10 sick days, 15 company holidays, and 2 floating holidays
• Generous parental leave and fertility support
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Lifestyle spending account of $500 per month
• Complimentary lunch and snacks for in-office employees
• One Medical membership

About Cantina Labs

Cantina Labs is a social AI company developing a suite of advanced real-time models that push the boundaries of expression, personality, and realism. The flagship Cantina platform brings characters to life and transforms how people tell stories, connect, and create.