Who we are
Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.
Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitoring. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.
About the role:
This is a defining opportunity for a Principal Product Manager to serve as the Strategic Owner for Samsara's Reporting Platform—the unified analytics layer that transforms our massive, multi-product data streams into customer value.
The Platform Group is the foundation of our Connected Operations Cloud. Within it, the Data & Extensibility team is responsible for the quality, integrity, and massive-scale processing of all data collected from Samsara's 1.4M+ connected devices.
You will be the product leader responsible for defining the future of how our global customers analyze their operations across all Samsara product lines (Safety, Telematics, Equipment Monitoring, etc.). The Reporting Platform is highly strategic: your work will directly impact Samsara’s revenue growth by enabling customers to realize the value of their data through native, custom, and AI-enhanced reports and visualizations. This role requires solving complex challenges at the intersection of data governance, platform scalability, and intuitive user experience.
This role is based in the UK. We will provide relocation and sponsorship assistance for you to move to the region.
In this role, you will:- Pioneer the 3-5 year strategic roadmap and architecture for the Reporting Platform, positioning it as a core differentiator and multi-hundred-million dollar platform for the business.
- Define the strategy for incorporating AI/ML tools into data exploration and visualization, transforming raw data into prescriptive, actionable insights for customers.
- Influence executive leadership and cross-product teams on critical investment areas, long-term technical debt reduction, and data governance standards.
- Own the vision for cross-product data analysis, ensuring seamless and high-performance reporting across Telematics, Safety, Equipment Monitoring, and all future product lines.
- Partner with customer-facing teams to close strategic enterprise accounts and build executive-level relationships with top customers, serving as the platform's product evangelist.
- Drive the definition of the most important customer problems to solve, leveraging data and market needs to build the long-term strategy and work backwards from winning.
- Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural values as we scale globally.
Minimum requirements for the role:
- 10+ years of progressive experience, including 7+ years in product management, with a proven track record of operating and delivering complex, multi-year initiatives.
- Deep expertise in large-scale data platforms, business intelligence (BI) tools, or customer-facing reporting/analytics products.
- Excellent technical understanding with an ability to grasp and lead strategic discussions on data warehousing, data quality, data integrity, and API design.
- Exceptional strategic mindset and analytical skills, capable of synthesizing disparate customer insights and market data into a cohesive, high-impact product strategy.
- Proven track record of delivering outstanding results for customers and the business, managing significant complexity and ambiguity independently.
- Superior executive communication skills, comfortable and effective presenting and defending complex strategy to customers, executives, and broad internal audiences.
An ideal candidate also has:
- Experience driving complex technical initiatives involving multiple internal Platform and Product stakeholders.
- Prior experience working on products involving both external (customer-facing) and internal stakeholders for roadmap planning and development.
- A prior technical background (e.g., software engineering, data science) or a deep technical education (Bachelors or Masters in a technical field).
- History of working on highly successful B2B enterprise products.
At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems and want to ensure that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.
Benefits
Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.
Accommodations
Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email [email protected] or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.
Flexible Working
At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.
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