As a Technical Product Manager at Zoox, you'll define the product roadmap for autonomy driving behavior, align strategies, set requirements, and collaborate across teams to ensure safety and compliance.
Zoox is redefining the category of autonomous mobility. With our purpose-built vehicle, we are uniquely positioned to deliver the world’s best rides and be a good stewart for our communities as we do so. We are rapidly scaling up our service to new customers in new areas, and gaining visibility. We are actively investing in both the rider’s experience of our driving behavior and the public’s interactions with our vehicle everyday.
As a Technical Product Manager on the Autonomy team focused on rider and public dynamics, you will drive the North Star vision for how Zoox can build the world's most loved robotaxi. You are a visionary and also a doer; you inspire the team on a shared future vision and roll up your sleeves to chart the path.
In this role, you will:
- Define the roadmap and product vision for the vehicle driving behavior in your product area
- Align the product strategy with Zoox’s overall vision and company KPIs on superhuman driving behavior and go-to-market strategy
- Set requirements for the autonomy engineering team on the success metrics and user-story driven scenarios
- Work closely with Engineering and Technical Program Managers to prioritize requirements, refine features, and flag risks throughout the planning and execution phases.
- Work closely with Safety, Systems Design, and Legal partners to ensure that the solutions meet our very high bar for road safety and legal compliance.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of product management experience (10+ years total work experience)
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
- Relevant professional experience in applied AI, computer vision, self-driving, or robotics.
- Experience driving complex, cross-functional collaboration across teams with competing priorities.
- A technical background, you have proficiency in SQL or python and an aptitude for learning new technical skills with native ecosystems for analysis and problem solving.
Bonus Qualifications
- You have experience working on autonomy software or on safety-critical system design
- You have technical background with experience in software development or machine learning
- You have brought a product to market in the mobility segment, working directly with customers to solve their top pain points
Zoox Foster City, California, USA Office
4000 E 3rd Ave, Foster City, CA, United States, 94404
Zoox Foster City, California, USA Office
1149 Chess Drive, Foster City, CA, United States, 94404
Zoox Fremont, California, USA Office
47540 Kato Road, Fremont, CA, United States, 94538
Zoox San Francisco, California, USA Office
60 Broadway St, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94111
Similar Jobs
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Design • Manufacturing
This role involves improving AI developer efficiency by enhancing tools for data management and experimentation, advocating for engineers, and modernizing technical infrastructure.
Top Skills:
AIData PipelinesExperimentation PlatformsMl
Cloud • Information Technology • Machine Learning
Lead and grow an infrastructure support team to maintain and optimize physical data center and GPU-based compute environments. Own incident and escalation management, improve support processes, manage ticket workflows and 24/7 shift logistics, and collaborate with product and engineering to ensure reliable hardware delivery and client communication.
Top Skills:
Bash/Command-LineGpu Compute NodesHpcJIRALinuxLiquid CoolingNvidia A100Nvidia H100NvlinkPcieZendesk
.jpeg)
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Information Technology • Machine Learning
Lead end-to-end global data center marketing campaigns: define objectives and messaging, coordinate cross-functional teams and agencies, create audience-focused content, measure performance with data and AI, and optimize campaigns for continuous improvement.
Top Skills:
Adobe WorkfrontAi ToolsCloudData Analytics
What you need to know about the San Francisco Tech Scene
San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area attracts more startup funding than any other region in the world. Home to Stanford University and UC Berkeley, leading VC firms and several of the world’s most valuable companies, the Bay Area is the place to go for anyone looking to make it big in the tech industry. That said, San Francisco has a lot to offer beyond technology thanks to a thriving art and music scene, excellent food and a short drive to several of the country’s most beautiful recreational areas.
Key Facts About San Francisco Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 365,500; 13.9% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Google, Apple, Salesforce, Meta
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, fintech, consumer technology, software
- Funding Landscape: $50.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Greylock Partners, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins
- Research Centers and Universities: Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley; University of San Francisco; Santa Clara University; Ames Research Center; Center for AI Safety; California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
