Hazy Sandoval

About Hazy Sandoval

I’m a product leader who builds serious products in high-stakes environments, with a particular focus on AI systems that people need to trust.I currently work as a Principal Product Manager at BrightHire, where I focus on building agentic AI — not just shipping LLM-powered features, but designing systems that can reason, act, and collaborate with humans in decisions that genuinely matter. Hiring is one of those decisions, and getting it right requires care, clarity, and humility.Throughout my career across BrightHire, Front, Parade, and Plastiq, I’ve gravitated toward 0→1 product work and ambiguous problem spaces. I’m most energized when the path forward isn’t obvious, the stakes are real, and success depends on turning complexity into something people can actually understand and rely on.My product philosophy is shaped by a few consistent principles:Start with the user’s mental model, not the featureEarn trust gradually by proving reliability before expanding scopeBe intentional about where automation helps — and where humans should stay in controlDesign systems that work in the real world, not just in demosI’m especially cautious of products that technically work but fail to earn trust. When things go wrong, my instinct is to slow down, reduce blast radius, and protect the people relying on the system — even when that’s the harder path.At the end of the day, I care deeply about how technology evolves in ways that elevate and amplify how humans function, rather than diminishing agency or judgment.If you’re building thoughtful AI products, navigating high-stakes decisions, or wrestling with how new technology should responsibly show up in the world, I’d love to connect.

Experience

1. Principal Product Manager

   Brighthire

   Nov 2025 — Present

   Principal Product Manager leading BrightHire’s next generation of AI Agents and intelligent hiring workflows.Own strategy and execution for agentic, AI-powered experiences that support high-stakes hiring decisions—focusing on trust, reliability, and real-world impact rather than standalone LLM features.Key responsibilities and areas of focus:Lead 0→1 and 1→n development of AI agents embedded across the hiring lifecycle, from interviewer enablement to candidate evaluation and decision supportDefine product vision, roadmap, and success metrics for BrightHire’s agent framework, laying the foundation for scalable, platform-level AI capabilitiesPartner closely with Engineering and Design on system architecture, prompt design, evaluation workflows, and LLM output quality assuranceDesign human-in-the-loop systems that expand autonomy deliberately as trust is earned, with clear guardrails and accountabilityWork directly with customers to validate problems, test solutions, and ensure AI features meaningfully improve hiring quality, speed, and confidenceCollaborate with Product leadership and founders to identify where BrightHire should invest next as the AI landscape evolvesFocused on building AI products that customers rely on every day—earning trust through consistency, transparency, and measurable outcomes in real hiring decisions.

Education

• Stanford University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics

  2009 — 2013