Head of Developer Experience

About HeyGen

At HeyGen, our mission is to make visual storytelling accessible to all. Over the last decade, visual content has become the preferred method of information creation, consumption, and retention. But the ability to create such content, in particular videos, continues to be costly and challenging to scale. Our ambition is to build technology that equips more people with the power to reach, captivate, and inspire audiences.

Learn more at www.heygen.com. Visit our Mission and Culture doc here.

The Role

We're looking for a Head of Developer Experience to make HeyGen the default video and avatar layer for AI agents and developer workflows — and to own how developers discover, evaluate, adopt, and build on our platform.

• Define and own HeyGen's positioning for the AI builder and developer audience: software developers, AI/ML engineers, and technical founders building products that incorporate video, voice, and avatar capabilities.
• Craft the narrative that HeyGen is essential infrastructure for AI agents that communicate with humans — not just a video creation tool.
• Translate the full developer platform (V3 API, CLI, MCP server, and Skills) and core models (Video Agent, Avatar IV, Video Translation, Lipsync) into developer-native messaging that resonates in technical communities.
• Build HeyGen's presence where developers live: GitHub, Hacker News, X, Discord, ProductHunt, and AI framework communities.
• Develop relationships with AI agent and developer tool ecosystems (OpenAI Agents SDK, LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenClaw, Cursor, Claude Code) to drive integration partnerships and ensure HeyGen is a first-class plugin across platforms.
• Launch developer programs that drive API adoption and create evangelists.
• Drive developer adoption end-to-end, from awareness through activation and expansion.
• Own the developer experience as a product. You'll have meaningful influence over the roadmap and direct accountability for how the platform feels to developers — from first API call to production deployment.
• Identify gaps in the developer surface and ship solutions — sometimes by pushing roadmap with engineering, sometimes by building or commissioning the work directly (sample apps, starter templates, integration libraries, reference architectures).
• Be the loudest internal voice for what developers need. Translate community signals, support tickets, and integration friction into a prioritized roadmap that engineering builds against.

What You'll Do

• Developer Positioning & Story
• Developer Community & Ecosystem
• Developer Adoption
• AI Agent Infrastructure Positioning
• Measurement & Growth

What We're Looking For

• 7–10 years of experience spanning some combination of developer experience, developer marketing, developer relations, technical product management, or technical product marketing — with at least 3 years in a leadership capacity.
• Track record of driving developer adoption for an API-first or platform product. Ideally in AI, ML, or infrastructure.
• Deep familiarity with the AI/ML ecosystem, agentic AI landscape, and how developers evaluate and adopt developer tools.
• Strong technical fluency. You can read API docs, understand SDKs and CLIs, write working code when you need to, and credibly engage with engineers as a peer.
• Experience building developer communities from early stage, not just scaling existing ones.
• Excellent content instincts. You know what gets developers' attention and what gets ignored.
• A product builder's mindset. You treat the developer experience as a product surface, hold a high bar for quality, and ship — sometimes by driving roadmap, sometimes by building directly.
• Comfortable operating as a solo founder-type within a fast-moving startup. You don't wait for a team to get things done.
• AI-Native Mindset. You should be deeply fluent in AI agent workflows and comfortable using AI tools to research, create, ship, and multiply your output.

Location

Preferred: Los Angeles or San Francisco
Remote candidates will also be considered for the right fit.

Compensation And Benefits

$200,000 – $270,000 annual base salary
Total Compensation Includes Cash Compensation, Equity, And Benefits.
Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. HeyGen considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity, as well as location, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

As part of our total rewards package, HeyGen offers comprehensive benefits including a 401k plan, health benefits, generous PTO, a parental leave program and emotional health resources.

HeyGen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.