Head of Software Product Management, Robotics

Apptronik; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 315,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik in Mountain View, CA, seeks a Director of Product Management, Software to lead the software product vision for autonomy, simulation, software platforms, and cloud tools. You will build and guide a team of product managers translating market needs into executable roadmaps.

You will collaborate with engineering, research, UX, and AI teams to align software strategy with hardware capabilities, oversee the lifecycle from concept to deployment, and drive revenue through SaaS/RaaS offerings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, robotics, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in product management or engineering, including 5+ years leading product managers.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop the software product management team: hire, coach, and set standards for software product management.
• Partner with software engineering and research leadership to develop and maintain the software roadmap; set scope, sequencing, and priorities.
• Define the commercial software strategy, including packaging, pricing, and features driving recurring revenue (SaaS/RaaS).
• Partner with UX leadership to ensure fleet management software is intuitive for enterprise operators.
• Establish roadmap governance and metrics discipline; hold PMs to customer-connected roadmaps.
• Own the software product lifecycle beyond launch: OTA updates, fleet observability, and issue resolution.

Skills

Product management leadership

Software product lifecycle

Autonomous software systems

Robot software stack

Cloud-based software

Build-versus-buy decisions

Data-driven decisions

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Robotics/EE

MBA helpful

Job description

Apptronik in Mountain View, CA, seeks a Director of Product Management, Software to lead the software product vision for autonomy, simulation, software platforms, and cloud tools. You will build and guide a team of product managers translating market needs into executable roadmaps.

You will collaborate with engineering, research, UX, and AI teams to align software strategy with hardware capabilities, oversee the lifecycle from concept to deployment, and drive revenue through SaaS/RaaS offerings.