Strategic Product Leader, Robotics & Autonomy Platform

Diligent Robotics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Diligent Robotics in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Product Manager for Robotics & Autonomy to define and execute the roadmap for our robotics platform. Translate business priorities, customer needs, and technical opportunities into measurable outcomes and production-ready capabilities.

The role partners with engineering, AI, robotics, and operations to balance feasibility, user impact, and long-term platform investments, driving cross-functional execution and clear success criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, CS, ME, EE or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years in Product Management with complex technical products.
• Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or cyber-physical systems.
• Ability to define strategy and execute technical roadmaps with engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; experience with agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for Robotics & Autonomy initiatives, balancing customer impact, feasibility, and long-term platform investments.
• Define requirements for autonomy, navigation, perception, fleet intelligence, simulation, and platform capabilities.
• Partner with Engineering, AI, Robotics, Customer Success, Operations, and Leadership to align priorities.
• Translate customer feedback and telemetry into product decisions to improve robot performance and UX.
• Prioritize investments using data, customer value, complexity, and business impact.
• Drive cross-functional execution from concept through launch with clear requirements and milestones.
• Develop product metrics for adoption, reliability, autonomy performance, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineering to define release milestones and remove ambiguity during development.
• Stay informed on advances to identify opportunities that strengthen competitive advantage.

Skills

Product management

Robotics domain

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical/analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics/CS/ME/EE

Tools

ROS

Job description

Diligent Robotics in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Product Manager for Robotics & Autonomy to define and execute the roadmap for our robotics platform. Translate business priorities, customer needs, and technical opportunities into measurable outcomes and production-ready capabilities.

The role partners with engineering, AI, robotics, and operations to balance feasibility, user impact, and long-term platform investments, driving cross-functional execution and clear success criteria.