XR Platform Strategy Lead — Partnering & Roadmap

Unity Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 153,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Unity Technologies is seeking a strategic leader to own the XR platform roadmap and partner relationships across headset and mixed reality ecosystems. You will shape platform strategy, negotiate with global hardware partners, and work with engineering and R&D to keep Unity at the forefront of XR capabilities.

You’ll drive cross‑functional execution from strategy to shipping while communicating complex roadmaps to executives, partners, and customers in a high‑visibility role.

Qualifications

• Proven track record shipping complex, technical products — middleware, OS, developer tools, or large‑scale platform integrations
• Experience managing external partner relationships and influencing internal stakeholders across a large organization
• Technical fluency in APIs, rendering pipelines, and hardware abstraction — comfortable going deep with architects and engineers
• Ability to untangle complex cross‑functional dependencies and drive execution from strategy to shipping
• Exceptional written and verbal communication — can distill technical roadmaps into compelling narratives for any audience

Responsibilities

• Own the XR platform roadmap — analyze market trends, identify emerging platforms, and make the case for where Unity invests for maximum creator impact
• Negotiate with global hardware partners and navigate deep internal dependencies to keep platform‑level stability a top priority
• Author high‑stakes strategy documents and stay close to the technical details of Unity’s interaction with XR hardware
• Partner with R&D to shape how AI‑driven authoring and internal tooling evolve engine support for XR platforms
• Represent Unity’s platform vision externally — at XR industry conferences and in strategic overviews for partners and customers

Job description

Unity Technologies is seeking a strategic leader to own the XR platform roadmap and partner relationships across headset and mixed reality ecosystems. You will shape platform strategy, negotiate with global hardware partners, and work with engineering and R&D to keep Unity at the forefront of XR capabilities.

You’ll drive cross‑functional execution from strategy to shipping while communicating complex roadmaps to executives, partners, and customers in a high‑visibility role.