Agility Robotics is a pioneer. Our robot, Digit, is the first to be sold into workplaces across the globe. Our team is differentiated by its expertise in imagining, engineering, and delivering robots with advanced mobility, dexterity, intelligence, and efficiency -- robots specifically designed to work alongside people, in spaces built for people. Every day, we break through engineering challenges and invent new solutions and capabilities that will one day make robots commonplace and approachable. This work is our passion and our responsibility: our mission is to make businesses more productive and people’s lives more fulfilling.
About The Role
Our product team is growing rapidly and we are looking for a talented product manager to join our agile, world-class team. Agility Robotics is looking for a Senior Product Manager to support the Artificial Intelligence team. In this role, the Product Manager will be in charge of bringing our leading AI research and development activities into the product to deliver real world value. They will work cross functionally to deliver solutions that produce high quality end-to-end humanoid policies and Artificial Intelligence robot foundation models. This is an internal customer facing role, and offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of R&D and production. The role will need strategic thinking and it will be highly tactical to successfully implement Digit in real world environments. This hybrid role is based out of our Salem (OR), Pittsburgh (PA), or San Francisco Bay Area (CA) offices.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver Product Outcomes: Represent the internal user to identify and prioritize their pain points, needs, and wants. Work with leadership to define metrics of success and lead the development of solutions that are valuable to the user, technically feasible, easy to use, and that work for the business.
- Define Product Requirements: Define product level requirements for the teleoperations, data labeling, dataset management, model management, model training, performance metrics dashboards and other solutions to deliver high quality end-to-end humanoid policies and Artificial Intelligence robot foundation models. Work closely with scrum teams to break down product requirements into engineering tasks. Translate internal users’ needs into clear, actionable technical specifications. Define clear metrics that drive model development with the rigour needed to support real world use cases.
- Agile Execution: Support agile development teams as product owner and key resource for backlog grooming, refinement, and scrum planning. Run demos and approve releases of core dev teams.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Serve as the key liaison between engineering, design, and internal users. Facilitate clear communication to keep everyone focused on delivering valuable high performing end-to-end humanoid policies and AI robot foundation models.
- Work with a Remote Team and Department: Collaborate effectively with remote teams and departments across multiple time zones. Ensure smooth communication, alignment on goals, and effective execution of tasks.
Key Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees (MS, PhD) a plus.
- 5+ years as a Product Manager, preferably in robotics, devices, IoT, or AI products for B2B.
- Experience with modern learning-from-demonstration tools
- Experience with robot data collection, training, and testing on hardware to perform manipulation tasks.
- Managed the lifecycle of software development tools through multiple release cycles.
- A strong customer focus for understanding customer needs and translating them into clear, concise, and actionable product requirements.
- Strong experience in both strategic thinking and tactical execution—breaking down high-level goals into detailed, actionable features and managing them through to completion.
- Experience writing Product Requirement Documents and Jira initiatives/epics for feature definition.
- Experience managing a product backlog and iterative software releases.
- Analytical skills to quantify impact of features and utilize data for prioritization.
- Experience in Agile development, having served as Product Owner on multiple scrum teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience working with a hybrid team.
- Experience in warehousing, logistics, manufacturing or related industries.
- Experience working with humanoid robot platforms, or any robotics-related hardware development.
- Familiarity with robot software, simulation, and testing platforms.
- Understanding of Agile methodologies and experience using project management tools like Jira or Confluence.
Full-time Employees are eligible for Benefits:
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401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
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Equity: Company stock options.
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Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
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Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
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Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
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Time Off:
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Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
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Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
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On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
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Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
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Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
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Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
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Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.
Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
Agility Robotics does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies. We prioritize direct applicants and encourage all qualified candidates to apply directly through our careers page. If you are represented by a third party, your application may not be considered. To ensure full consideration, please apply directly.
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