Product Manager, Physical AI & Software

Sanctuary AI; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a skilled Product Manager to lead the development of impactful software solutions for technical users. This role involves creating a product roadmap, understanding user needs, and collaborating with engineering teams to drive product success. You'll be at the forefront of building software that enhances the capabilities of cutting-edge robotics and machine learning applications. Join a team that values creativity and technical excellence, and be part of a mission to revolutionize the future of AI and robotics.

Benefits

Health Coverage

Paid Time Off

Equity Stakes

Worksite Flexibility

Cutting-edge Work Facilities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience for technical users.
• Experience in robotics and machine learning product development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own software product strategy and roadmap.
• Work with cross-functional teams to prioritize product development.

Skills

Product Management

User Research

Technical Communication

Project Management

Robotics

Machine Learning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Your New Role and Team

Sanctuary AI, a world leader in building dexterity-driven Physical AI for general purpose robots, is looking to hire a skilled and motivated Product Manager, Physical AI and Software to join our Product Management team. The Product Manager is a crucial part of our team, supporting the development of software tools and products for internal and external customers. Reporting to the Head of Product, you’ll contribute to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our growing organization.

As Sanctuary AI’s Product Manager, you’ll champion the evolution of our product discovery flywheel, focusing on building impactful software solutions that streamline and accelerate the work of our technical teams and external partners.

Success Criteria

• Develop and own the off-robot software product strategy and roadmap to align with business goals and internal customer needs (ML researchers, robotics pilots, testers, and hardware engineers).
• Build a deep understanding of internal workflows and user pain points, define product requirements, and deliver an initial roadmap to guide the evolution of our software products.
• Work closely with stakeholders across Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Robotics Operations, Hardware Engineering, and Executive Leadership to prioritize and deliver on product development initiatives.
• Previous experience building software products for technical customers, particularly in robotics, machine learning, simulation platforms, system monitoring, or observability tools.
• Hone your expertise in strategic product visioning, roadmap development, user research methodologies, and technical stakeholder management.
• Communicate product strategies and updates effectively to executive leadership and broader teams, influencing prioritization and driving alignment across technical and business units.

Your Experience

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience building software for technical users.
• 2+ years of experience as a Group Product Manager or in an equivalent leadership capacity.
• Proven ability to identify market opportunities and create a compelling product vision that aligns with company strategy.
• Experience conducting user research, analyzing customer behavior, and identifying pain points.
• Track record of successful strategic planning and execution with cross-functional technical teams.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to develop and maintain a deep understanding of technical workflows and customer needs.
• Expertise in gathering and analyzing user feedback and behavioral data to inform product development.
• Solid understanding of technical concepts such as robotics, machine learning, simulation platforms or game engines, system monitoring, and platform observability, and can effectively collaborate with engineers and technical stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills across cross-functional teams.
• Bias for action and a proactive, execution-focused mindset, with a strong sense of ownership from concept through delivery.

Traits

• Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to mission objectives.
• Successful candidates will be a proponent of personal responsibility for themselves and their teammates.
• Empathetic listener with conflict resolution capabilities.
• Consistent bias for action, communication, and interpersonal savvy.
• Self-motivated and able to solve problems independently.
• Mission driven and passionate about bringing human-like intelligence to machines.

Working at Sanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary AI is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. In 2023, Sanctuary AI moved into a state-of-the-art office facility and has been recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Startup company.

Compensation and Benefits

Sanctuary offers a market-leading compensation package that includes competitive salaries, equity stakes, and a full suite of benefits for permanent employees, encompassing health coverage, paid time off, cutting-edge work facilities, and worksite flexibility by role. Our commitment to fairness ensures that our total compensation consistently surpasses market standards.

About Sanctuary AI

Founded in 2018, Sanctuary builds humanoid robots and a novel control system for them that integrates symbolic logic and reasoning with data-driven robot foundation models. We use our robots to collect vision, audio, touch, and proprioception data from the perspective of the robot while they perform real-world work tasks. We use that data to train multimodal robot foundation models. Because our systems are vertically integrated, we can design, deploy, and refine at scale. Our mission is to create the world's first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots.

Recruiting and Employment Agency Notice:

Recruitment and hiring is conducted internally by Sanctuary AI. We are not seeking or soliciting any new agency partnerships or agreements at this time.Any employment agency or professional recruiter (“Agency”) that provides an unsolicited resume(s) or otherwise presents a prospective job candidate through the Sanctuary AI career site or directly to any Sanctuary AI employee, irrevocably grants to Sanctuary AI the unrestricted right to engage, hire, or contract with that candidate at Sanctuary AI's sole discretion without any compensation to the Agency. We appreciate your interest in working together, and should the need arise our Talent Acquisition team will contact any external firms directly.