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Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond.\nWe operate at the cutting edge of Applied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better.\nJOB SUMMARY\nAs a Senior Product Manager - Human Robot Interaction, you will focus on driving the product vision, ensuring seamless execution across the complex hardware/software divide, and translating market demands into user oriented, executable product roadmaps.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES or KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES\nOwn and maintain the Human Robot Interaction roadmap: scope, sequencing, and feature priorities.\nEnsure that our robots and interfaces are intuitive, promoting positive experiences for both developers and end users. \nPartner with the UX team to design features to enhance multi-modal communication, including on-robot displays, conversational interfaces, and safety features.\nPrioritize predictable behaviors and legible intent improvements using robot motion, gaze, and signaling.\nPartner with engineering teams to drive the technical definition for software and hardware HRI systems.\nPartner with UX Research to validate and refine human robot interactions before real-world deployments.\nDevelop interaction frameworks that adapt to user expertise and permission levels, robot task, environmental context, and task requirements.\nDefine and prioritize use cases based on business impact, feasibility, and customer needs.\nEnsure that product development efforts align with real-world economic value for customers.\nSynthesize insights from user research, customer meetings, usage data, and sales feedback into a strategy that delivers business objectives and customer benefits.\nWork with industrial design, user experience, and engineering teams to conceptualize and implement interactive features.\nDefine product features/enhancements and communicate requirements to engineering teams via clearly written requirements documents, diagrams, and concise verbal communication.\nSupport product marketing initiatives, partner relationships, and other opportunities to accelerate the adoption of our products.\nSKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS\nStrong understanding of interactive or conversational interfaces.\nDemonstrated experience with human robot interaction.\nStrong analytical skills with experience in performance tracking and data-driven decision-making.\nExcellent communication skills, both verbal and written, enabling translation of technical insights into business impact.\nYou make decisions in uncertainty, prioritizing velocity over perfection\nYou prioritize user feedback, promoting and advocating for that voice to internal teams.\nNICE TO HAVE:\nExperience with autonomous robots or autonomous vehicles.\nExperience using simulation tools to improve user experience.\nExperience designing UX for end users and developer-facing tools.\nExperience working with customers in light and heavy duty industrial environments\nExperience with robotics and functional safety standards (ISO 10218, ISO/TS 15066, ISO 13482, RIA 15.08).\n\nEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE\n7+ years of experience in product management\nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS\nProlonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer \nMust be able to lift 15 pounds at times\nVision to read printed materials and a computer screen\nHearing and speech to communicate \n*This is a direct hire. 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