Application Guide
How to Apply for Staff Product Manager, AI
at Overstory
🏢 About Overstory
Overstory leverages real-time satellite data and AI to help utilities reduce wildfire risk and improve grid reliability, directly combating climate change. Their mission-driven focus on environmental impact, combined with cutting-edge AI technology, makes them a unique place to work for those passionate about sustainability.
About This Role
As Staff Product Manager for AI, you'll lead the creation of a new AI-native grid resilience product from scratch, defining the problem and shipping the first version. You'll work closely with engineering and design to build agentic workflows that directly help utilities prevent wildfires, making a tangible impact on safety and climate resilience.
💡 A Day in the Life
Your day might start with a standup with engineering and design to review progress on an AI agent prototype, then you'll analyze user feedback from utility customers and adjust the product roadmap. After lunch, you could run an eval on the latest model iteration, followed by a cross-functional meeting to align on success metrics for the upcoming release.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Overstory Is Looking For
- Has 8+ years of PM experience with a strong track record of shipping products quickly and with high craft.
- Thrives in 0-to-1 environments, having launched new products or features at startups or within larger companies.
- Thinks agentically: designs AI solutions that combine models, tools, retrieval, and workflows seamlessly.
- Has hands-on experience shipping agentic AI products in production, comfortable with LLMs, evals, and prompt engineering.
📝 Tips for Applying to Overstory
Highlight specific 0-to-1 products you've shipped, especially those involving AI or agentic workflows.
Quantify the impact of your past products (e.g., reduced wildfire risk by X%, improved grid reliability by Y%).
Showcase your hands-on experience with LLMs, evals, and prompt engineering—mention specific tools or frameworks.
Tailor your resume to emphasize customer-facing products that real users relied on, not just internal tools.
In your cover letter, connect your passion for climate change and grid resilience to Overstory's mission.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your experience leading 0-to-1 product development and shipping AI-native solutions.', "Specific examples of agentic workflows you've designed and shipped in production.", 'Your ability to combine customer discovery, AI feasibility, and strategic vision.', 'Your passion for using AI to combat climate change and improve grid reliability.']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Read Overstory's blog and case studies to understand their current products and impact on wildfire reduction.
- → Learn about the utility industry's challenges with grid resilience and wildfire risk, and how satellite data is used.
- → Familiarize yourself with agentic AI patterns (e.g., ReAct, tool use, retrieval-augmented generation) and how they apply to real-world problems.
- → Check out Overstory's leadership team and their backgrounds to understand company culture and priorities.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Focusing too much on generic PM experience without emphasizing AI and agentic workflow expertise.
- Not showing hands-on technical understanding of LLMs, evals, and prompts—this role requires deep AI knowledge.
- Ignoring the mission-driven aspect; Overstory values candidates who care about climate change and grid resilience.
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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