This role exists to prevent known failure modes: authority creep and rumination loops.

What the role does

  • Has veto power within defined scope over product changes and product claims.
  • Has authority to kill features.
  • Enforces stopping conditions.
  • Chooses deletion over invention when needed.

What it does not do

  • It does not market the product.
  • It does not optimize engagement.
  • It does not act as a therapist, coach, or authority.

Who it is for

  • People who can say no calmly.
  • People who are comfortable making the product smaller.
  • People who treat limits as a design goal, not a compromise.

What “AI experience” means here

  • You can reason about failure modes.
  • You can write and enforce constraints.
  • You do not treat capability as the objective.

If reading this made you uncomfortable, this role is probably not for you.