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Product Research Lead

Black Forest Labs · Freiburg (Germany)

Frontier labonsitelead$172k–$220k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead Product Research deciding what models get better at next and how to measure it.
  • Own the product-facing eval taxonomy, strategy and runs to track model quality.
  • Co-lead model releases owning quality go/no-go and capability claims.

What they offer

  • Equity
  • Travel costs covered

Ideal candidate

A technically deep product thinker who has shaped generative models and thrives in ambiguity. You love turning messy signals into clear priorities and partnering with researchers to ship frontier models.

Requirements

  • PM experience working directly on generative models, shaping the model itself
  • Technical depth to evaluate eval design and scope finetuning and RL work
  • Strong judgment on trade-offs with incomplete signal and end-to-end prioritization ownership
  • Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-changing research environments
  • Proven impact defining model priorities, owning release evals, shipping variants, or diagnosing regressions
remote policy
In Freiburg at least 2 days a week or one full week every other week; reasonable travel costs covered

Lab profile

About Black Forest Labs

Team behind Stable Diffusion and FLUX building frontier image and video generation models.

What they build

  • FLUX image generation models
  • FLUX video generation models

Known for

  • Pioneers of Latent Diffusion and Stable Diffusion
  • State-of-the-art image and video generation
  • Models used by millions of creators and businesses

Key facts

  • Headquartered in Freiburg, Germany
  • Presence in San Francisco
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