Senior Staff Product Manager-Spot

Boston Dynamics; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 154,310 - 212,176; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Annual bonus structure

Job summary

Boston Dynamics is seeking a Product Manager for Spot to design, build, and ship innovative robotic solutions. You will lead strategic business planning for quadruped markets, identify customer needs, and collaborate cross-functionally.

Ideal candidates have at least 7 years of product management experience, strong market research skills, and an understanding of robotics technology. This role is onsite in Waltham, MA, and offers competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience as a product manager or in a relevant industry.
• Proven ability to conduct comprehensive market research.
• Exceptional ability to synthesize data into clear, actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strategic business plan for quadruped manipulation.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to deploy proof-of-concept projects.
• Assess market needs in conjunction with technological advancements.

Skills

Market research

Stakeholder management

Data synthesis

Robotics industry experience

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Advanced degree in a relevant field

Job description

As a Product Manager for Spot, you help design, build, and ship Boston Dynamics’ end‑to‑end robotic solutions, including software and hardware features, service offerings, and go‑to‑market plans. In this role, you will focus on next‑generation Spot markets; identifying, quantifying, and analyzing key industries, focusing on the feasibility for quadrupeds in emerging applications. The successful PM in this role will build consensus and a clear business plan, by quickly and thoughtfully identifying the key requirements and experiments that can deliver manipulation applications for Spot that both drive revenue in the short term and unlock new market opportunities in the long term. This role sits at the intersection of many teams, balancing the realities of internal and external stakeholders to deliver the best results for our customers. As this role will focus on robotic manipulation, domain expertise in manipulation is highly valued.

Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges. For years, our awe‑inspiring viral videos on YouTube have shown the world what remarkably capable robots can do. Now we are quickly becoming a recognized leader in automation solutions for industrial applications and warehouse logistics.

Day to Day Activities

• Develop a strategic business plan critical to landing our quadruped manipulation solution in emerging markets.
• Lead cross‑functional collaboration between prospects and engineering to design, build, and deploy innovative proof‑of‑concept projects for Spot in emerging markets.
• Work with prospects remotely and on‑site to understand their needs, how they could use our products, and how we can help them succeed.
• Conduct gap and competitor analysis of our current and next‑gen solutions.
• Document and distill market information into high‑quality artifacts to inform internal discussions and start the design process.
• Assess market needs in conjunction with the technological frontier to shape a cohesive and realistic product development roadmap.
• Review customer data and metrics to validate hypotheses, identify usage patterns, and assess performance of existing features.

Desired Skills

• Minimum 7 years of experience as a product manager or in a relevant industry.
• Proven ability to conduct comprehensive market research, including segmentation, sizing, and competitive landscape assessments.
• Experience identifying market gaps, unmet customer needs, and high‑potential entry points.
• Proficiency in interpreting market data, KPIs, and financial models to assess market attractiveness and ROI potential.
• Exceptional ability to synthesize data into clear, actionable market insights and recommendations.
• Comfortable working in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments typical of early‑stage market exploration.
• High level of drive and autonomy.
• Excellent skills in stakeholder management, documentation, and communication.
• Experience engaging counterparties from the loading dock to the C‑Suite.
• Product management experience for an early‑stage product or scaling technology in an emerging market is a plus.
• Advanced degree in a relevant field is a plus.
• Experience working within the robotics industry is a plus.
• Experience working with new technology introduction is a plus.
• Fluency in multiple languages is also a plus.

Travel

• Occasional travel to customer sites and regions of interest.
• This is an onsite role.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.

The base pay range for this position is between $154,310 to $212,176 annually. Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors including, but not limited to internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience. This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting.

Boston Dynamics offers a generous Benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off and an annual bonus structure. Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer for employment.