Senior Product Manager, Instacart

• This role is for a product leader who is excited by the challenge of bridging cutting-edge AI (Computer Vision, VLMs) with real-world physical hardware to create a magical shopping experience
• 3+ years of Product Management experience
• Experience managing a computer vision or AI-based consumer-facing hardware or software product
• Experience with model training and evaluation
• Knowledge of design tools and strong design thinking practices
• Strong understanding of an empathetic, flexible, and iterative approach to product development
• Proven experience leveraging data to make good decisions when confronted with ambiguity
• Strong experiences presenting to large groups & influencing people to pursue goals
• Strong ability to manage and align multiple stakeholders

Desirable

• Join the forefront of in-store retail innovation as the Senior Product Manager for Basket Intelligence at Caper. In this role, you will be responsible for architecting a seamless, intuitive, and frictionless shopping experience powered by advanced AI and sensor fusion
• This is a key member of our Basket Intelligence pillar, where your vision will directly translate into the technology roadmap for Caper's AI-powered smart carts. You will lead the strategy to achieve 100% accurate, real-time understanding of basket contents with minimal user or retailer intervention
• You won't just be managing features; you'll be defining the core intelligence that drives our entire product
• Caper is one of the fastest-growing retail automation technology products in the market and is already widely adopted in the marketplace. Our cross-functional and durable Product team solves hard user & business problems in ways that our users love
• Set and execute the holistic vision for a frictionless shopping experience. Identify, plan, and prioritize high-impact initiatives that dramatically increase smart cart utilization and user retention
• Drive AI-First Innovation. Own the technical roadmap for advanced sensor fusion and intelligence systems. Plan and develop the technology pipeline to fuse diverse cart sensor signals and contextual data (including computer vision, VLM, weight, cart location signals) to build robust, accurate AI models and integrated systems
• Implement appropriate evaluation frameworks to continuously iterate and improve our computer vision and VLM models
• Lead the entire product lifecycle, from deep user and retailer discovery to final delivery. Use qualitative and quantitative research, retailer feedback, and industry best practices to identify new opportunities. Intake, validate, and convert new ideas into implementable projects with clear success metrics, and PRDs/specifications
• Champion best-in-class design and user experiences. Evaluate and solve complex user, retailer and operational challenges, translating them to cohesive and intuitive experiences
• Spend time in our labs and partner stores to test features, observe user behaviors, and iterate quickly; support pilots and launches as needed
• Drive cross‑functional alignment by partnering closely with Engineering, Hardware, Design, Data Science, Operations, and QA teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions; communicate tradeoffs, risks, and progress with transparency