Product AI Lab Team Lead

We’re looking for a passionate, high-energy, creative, and strategic Team Lead to head our AI Lab & Internal Tools Team — a hands-on group responsible for building AI-powered internal tools, rapid prototyping with GenAI, and driving experimentation across the product organization. This team lives at the intersection of emerging tech and product innovation: exploring LLMs, generative image/video, and creative automation to improve how our teams work and inspire what we build next. You’ll work closely with product, design, and engineering leadership, playing a key role in shaping how AI gets translated into real value, both internally and in our products.
What will you be doing

Prioritize initiatives across internal tools and AI lab prototypes , balancing delivery and exploration

Manage and mentor a team of AI creatives and solution engineers (LLM and creative AI specialists)

Collaborate with stakeholders (CPO, VP Product, VP Design, Product Ops, Design Leads) to identify opportunities for innovation and key pain points

Actively contribute to projects : ideation, creative and technical guidance, progress reviews, workflow design, and creative prototyping

Facilitate team rituals and workflows for optimal execution speed and impact

Ensure delivery of high-quality, reliable, and inspiring outputs that bridge GenAI potential with product realities

Your skills and experience

Proven track record in creative tech, AI, or product innovation roles (previous roles, accomplished projects, excellent achievements)

A combination of a strong creative and technical background (educational & practical)

Practical knowledge of GenAI tools and techniques (LLMs, Image & Video generative models, Machine Learning - advantage)

Experience building internal tools, workflows, or prototypes that support product/design orgs

Strong communicator who thrives in cross-disciplinary environments

Organized, analytic thinker with a bias for action and clarity

Experience working in hybrid teams (engineering, design, product) - a big plus

Familiarity with experimentation infrastructure or agent workflows

Exposure to product ops tooling or design system enablement

About us

Lightricks, an AI-first company, is revolutionizing how visual content is created. With a mission to bridge the gap between imagination and creation, Lightricks is dedicated to bringing cutting-edge technology to the creative and business spaces.

Our advanced AI photo and video generation models, including our open-source LTXV model, power our apps and platforms including Facetune, Photoleap, Videoleap, and LTX Studio, allowing creators and brands to leverage the latest research breakthroughs, offering endless control over their creative potential. Our influencer marketing platform, Popular Pays, provides creators the ability to monetize their work and offers brands opportunities to scale their content through tailored creator partnerships.