Principal Product Manager (New York)

Insurance is a $7T global industry built on professional labor: underwriting, claims, pricing, operations, and distribution. Kalepa is building AI that can perform that work.

We create professional-grade AI systems for insurers: software that can read, reason, decide, and act inside real workflows and operate over long-time horizons. Kalepa begins by augmenting professionals with the tools to succeed at their jobs. That earns us the right to learn from real decisions, capture decision traces, and automate what can be automated successfully over time.

Our products are already in production with leading insurers, driving measurable outcomes and expanding across functions. The opportunity is far broader than any single workflow: to build the AI operating system for decision-making across insurance. For people who want to work on AI that matters, in a sector where correctness, trust, and real-world impact count, Kalepa is just getting started.

Kalepa is backed by leading investors such as IA Ventures and Inspired Capital, and our team brings experience from Facebook, Palantir, Google, Amazon, McKinsey, Mastercard, and Uber.

Many organizations have a dusty list of corporate values that no one ever follows. Kalepa is not one of those companies. Our values are designed to unlock the potential of our employees. 

Success at Kalepa is bred from five core principles:

• Hustle and Determination - We hire people who take full ownership of their craft and relentlessly pursue excellence with speed and determination. We choose the hard problems and do not give up. This is the foundation of how we work and how we win.
• Deliver Customer Impact - We're obsessed with customer impact. Every feature, every line of code, every decision is measured against one question: does this help insurers make better decisions? If it doesn't drive speed, accuracy, or profitability for our customers, we don't build it.
• Meritocracy - We're building something exceptional, and that requires exceptional people and ideas. We have a high bar but we reward excellence with rapid growth. If you're the best at what you do, you'll thrive here.
• Transparency - We value honest, transparent communication over politics. We challenge ideas, not people. We say what needs to be said, even when it's hard. This is how we solve problems fast and find the truth.
• Experiment Relentlessly - Many of the problems we face have never been solved before. We tackle them by testing quickly, measuring rigorously, and iterating until we find the path forward. Speed of learning is our advantage.

In addition to our NY office, we have remote employees speaking 10+ languages across the globe. But we invest in bringing our people together both for regional meetups and global offsites (2021 - Playa Del Carmen | 2022 - Rome | 2023 - Buenos Aires | 2024 - Lisbon | 2025 - Cartagena).

Kalepa’s culture isn’t for everyone, and that’s ok. But for the people who are a fit, they can’t imagine working elsewhere. 

Salary range: $230k – $290K*

Location: New York City (Hybrid)

Kalepa is looking for a technically-focused Principal Product Manager with 7+ years of experience to be a leader within our Product team. You will be expected to set strategy and drive execution for major product areas of Kalepa’s core platform: working closely with engineers, designers, and other technical resources to deliver on Kalepa’s product vision and unlock value for users.

You will focus on adding oversight and rigor to our product and engineering processes, as well as getting hands on driving forward strategic enterprise integrations. You will be expected to define and own the long-term roadmap, mentor other product managers, and contribute to Kalepa’s culture and commercial success.

• You have 7+ years of product management experience, including 3+ in a senior or principal-level role
• You excel at leading cross-functional teams and influencing executive stakeholders (both internal and external), including architectural decisions with engineering counterparts
• Hustle and ownership mindset - you remove obstacles, take initiative, and find ways to get things done
• You love being the voice of the customer. You understand their problems and needs in detail and always look for better ways to address them
• You use first principles thinking to break down complex user needs to build clear, scalable workflows
• You can independently set the strategy for, define, and ship complex, high-impact software products at scale, including for strategic integrations
• You leverage AI tools both for your own productivity and as part of product innovation, finding ways to make users’ lives better through intelligent features
• You value open, frank, and respectful communication
• You are data-driven, adept at combining quantitative and qualitative insights to bring clarity, prioritization, and alignment in ambiguous environments
• Enterprise SaaS or FinTech experience

• Experience at a venture-backed startup during hyper-growth
• Experience building and releasing a major product end to end, or significantly scaling an existing product
• Computer science or engineering background

• Competitive salary (based on experience level)*.
• Significant equity options package.
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution (regardless of employee contribution).
• Excellent benefits: 100% covered medical, 100% covered vision and dental for individuals and families, and others.
• Work with an ambitious, smart, global, and fun team to transform a $1T global industry.
• 20 days of PTO a year.
• Global team offsites (2021 - Playa del Carmen, 2022 - Rome, 2023 - Buenos Aires, 2024 - Lisbon, 2025 - Cartagena).
• Healthy living/gym stipend. Mobile phone bill stipend.
• Continuing education credits.

*The salary range listed is an estimate and will vary based on a variety of factors. Final compensation will be determined during the offer stage based on relevant experience, performance during the interview process, and geographic location, and may therefore differ from the posted range.