We're empowering companies to seamlessly test and deploy robots without specialists. Our collision-free motion planning solutions make it possible for robots to instantly react to their environments and compute how and where to move as their situation is changing. Reporting to the Product Director, the Senior Product Manager will help us define, build, execute and launch RapidPlan software. This role will oversee our RapidPlan roadmap, priorities, and value generation. 

In this role you will:

• Drive the direction of the product through research, vision-setting, strategy alignment, and prioritization.

• Analyze the market landscape to identify opportunities for products, features, and workflows that meet the market need.

• Conduct continuous discovery through qualitative and quantitative research with customers, end-users, and technology leaders.

• Translate customer insights and market research into clearly defined and prioritized features. 

• Partner closely with Engineering, Design, and Customer facing teams to define, prioritize, and schedule features into a roadmap. Communicate the roadmap to both internal and external stakeholders.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Agile product development and software release processes.

• Serve as the primary point of contact to our business partners and ensure ongoing collaboration and thriving business relationships.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, robotics, or equivalent work experience

• 5+ years of experience developing and leading complex software or automation products

• 5+ years of experience in product discovery, product development, and product launches

• Working experience with Agile tools and processes

• Solid track record of being well organized, having excellent listening skills and being detail oriented in an environment with shifting priorities and changing requirements

• Ability to think long term and to build consensus to make programs successful

• Experience leading products or projects in complex organizations with competing interests

• Fluency in English

Preferred:

• Product Manager certification/training and/or MBA/MSEM 

• Experience with industrial robotics and automation tools including PLC Programming or Robotics Programming

• Detailed knowledge of software engineering principles

• Hands on experience working in the following areas: CAD, Robotics, Simulation, Industrial Automation, Logistics

• 20-30% domestic and international travel

• Based in Boston, MA. Hybrid an option after a period of onboarding.

• A goal-oriented, highly motivated person that has a strong work ethic and broad vision.

• The candidate should have a friendly, helpful personality and can communicate effectively in an interdisciplinary team

Vaccinations
Our number one priority is the health and safety of our employees, their families, our communities, partners and customers. In order to promote that safety and well-being, we require that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their start date. Applicants who receive an offer of employment who can provide documentation that the vaccine is medically contraindicated, or who object to vaccination due to a sincerely held religious belief, may make a request for exemption. We will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with our policy, and where we are able to provide such accommodations without undue hardship to the company.