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Owner of the Assisted Autonomy product lifecycle: define roadmap, prioritize data-driven improvements to human-in-the-loop workflows, job dispatch and telestation, drive deployments with engineering and vendor teams, measure KPIs, and communicate progress to leadership and customers.
Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Kodiak is seeking a highly skilled Product Manager to drive the development of our Assisted Autonomy solution that complements our Level 4 autonomous trucking solutions across different customer applications. This is an individual contributor PM role. In this role you will be the directly responsible individual for the full product lifecycle for your area of responsibility, which requires a unique blend of technical depth in operational systems, product sensibility, business acumen, and program execution rigor with a strong understanding of customer-centric product deployment.
In this role you will:
- Assisted Autonomy Roadmap: Build workflows for human-in-the-loop support of our commercially deployed self-driving trucks. Define and evolve the roadmap for the Assisted Autonomy software in our Industrial vertical, balancing near-term milestones with long-term scalability
- Data-Driven Prioritization: Deliver against tracked KPIs to increase speed to assist KodiakDriver equipped trucks, and increase internal driver utilization while considering near-term customer needs and long-term Kodiak strategy—around driving performance and safety. Use data to identify failure modes, measure improvements, and prioritize engineering focus.
- Execution: Design and prioritize improvements in job dispatch, telestation capabilities, and functional safety. Partner with internal and external vendor teams to align development efforts with product requirements, drive process optimization and successfully deploy new features.
- Stakeholder Communication: Provide clear updates to leadership, internal teams, and customers on Assisted Autonomy feature development, and release management.
- 2+ years experience working in product management, ideally in marketplaces, logistics, robotics or autonomous vehicles
- A technical degree or equivalent work experience is required. A masters degree or above in engineering, computer science or a related technical field is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in an end user-facing high-tech product through the full product lifecycle, from inception to commercial deployment and scaling.
- Comfortable leading strategy & execution in the midst of ambiguity and a dynamic market
- Experience building credibility and strong relationships within engineering and operations teams, and with external stakeholders and customers
What we offer:
- Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
- Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
- MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance
- Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
- Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA
- Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
- Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
- Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
- Fidelity 401(k)
- Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
- Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)
The pay range listed below reflects the base salary in our SF/Silicon Valley location, across several internal levels. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors including: work location, experience, relevant training, education, skill level and performance during interview. Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay, equity, bonus and a competitive benefits package
California Pay Range
$150,000—$190,000 USD
At Kodiak, we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
In alignment with its business operations, Kodiak adheres to all relevant statutes, regulations, and administrative prerequisites. Accordingly, roles that carry more sensitive requirements may be limited to candidates that can satisfy additional scrutiny and eligibility for such positions may hinge on verification of a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status. Should the position require, and Kodiak determines that a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status necessitate an export license, bar the candidate from the position, or otherwise fall under national security-related restrictions, Kodiak will consider the candidate for alternative positions unaffected by such restrictions, under terms and conditions set forth at Kodiak’s sole discretion, or, as an alternative, opt not to proceed with the candidate’s application. If applicable, Kodiak may provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.
We use a third-party AI tool (Endorsed) to assist in the initial screening of applications. As part of the evaluation process, we provide Endorsed with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our human recruitment team, and no automated system makes the ultimate decision regarding hiring. Certain features of the platform may qualify it as an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) under applicable regulations. We began using Endorsed on January 1, 2026. You can review the independent bias audit report covering our use of Endorsed [here](https://endorsed.com/local-law-144). By submitting your application, you acknowledge that your application may be processed by AI systems as part of the screening and selection process. If you have any questions or would like to request a separate review of your application, please contact [email protected] with "Separate Review Request" in the email subject line.
Top Skills
AI
Assisted Autonomy
Autonomous Vehicle Software
Data Analytics
Functional Safety
Job Dispatch Systems
Kodiakdriver
Telestation
Kodiak Robotics Mountain View, California, USA Office
1045 Terra Bella Ave, Mountain View, CA, United States, 94043
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