Staff Technical Product Manager, Zoox
Artificial Intelligence
$197-286k
+ Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
Office located in Foster City, CA
Autonomous vehicle technology
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Autonomous vehicle technology
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$197-286k
+ Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
Office located in Foster City, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To reimagine transportation from the ground up.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years in product management and delivery, with at least 2+ years focused on AI/ML-enabled or Conversational AI products
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
- Demonstrated success managing the end-to-end product lifecycle, from setting the strategic vision and defining roadmaps to executing product launches and integrating customer feedback
- Experience leading discussions with both technical and non-technical audiences around technology tradeoffs and associated product strategy
- Strong understanding of Conversational AI technologies, including voice recognition technology, natural language processing and machine learning
- Experience leading agile software development and scrum methodology
Desirable
- Experience developing AI voice assistants
- Experience launching AI products that combine hardware and software elements
- Understanding of automotive systems integration
- Experience with user analytics tools and A/B testing methodologies
What the job involves
- We’re seeking a dynamic Technical Product Manager to lead a cross-functional team, including engineers, designers, data scientists, and researchers, in identifying and developing creative ways of leveraging emerging generative AI technologies in our service
- As an integral part of this burgeoning space, you will drive discovery into unmet needs, shape the product vision, define priorities to achieve customer and business objectives, establish clear success metrics, and spearhead exploration of technical feasibility
- You will work closely with leadership across Product & Experience, Software, and Vehicle Engineering to advance your vision and implement next-generation AI solutions to support our growing external ride-hail service
- Design dynamic AI-generated capabilities: Leverage creative narrative building elements to enhance the consumer experience across platforms
- Shape Product Vision: Identify major opportunities and craft product vision, strategies, and roadmaps that align with Zoox’s strategic objectives and customer needs
- Strategic Insight: Leverage understanding of Zoox’s market position to deliver industry-leading products that align with our mission
- Dynamic Efficiency: Thrive in a fast-paced environment where processes are flexible, and innovative solutions are essential
- Data Utilization: Utilize data, research, and market insights to guide product strategies and development plans
- User-Centric Design: Integrate user research and market analysis into product requirements to enhance usability and productivity
- Project Leadership: Oversee the planning, initiation, and management of tools, features, services, and product scalability
- Team Collaboration: Collaborate with top-tier engineers and designers to drive product development while fostering a positive team environment
- Cross-functional coordination: Work closely with various teams to define product requirements, manage resources, and ensure key milestones are met
- Ship Product: Spearhead the creation and launch of fully realized, generative AI-enabled products with significant customer impact
- Performance Metrics: Develop and analyze metrics to gauge product success and track performance indicators
Our take
Zoox, a self-driving vehicle company, was founded to make personal transportation safer and more enjoyable for all. It has aimed to achieve this goal by creating a new mode of driverless transportation, thus eradicating the safety and logistical issues that come with human drivers.
It revealed its custom vehicle design in December 2020, showcasing something different from just a car without a driver. Uniquely, all four wheels are independent of one another, and the vehicles have no front or back, making them more agile than a standard car. Zoox claims that it is different from other industry players because it has created an entire driverless ecosystem, including the vehicle itself, allowing it to have more control.
The company is fast becoming a major player in an industry that is predicted to be worth $2 trillion by 2030. Electric motors are highly desirable, particularly in an urban environment, as governments look for ways to reduce emissions and improve air quality. Zoox is aiming to play a vital role in this evolution towards more sustainable urban mobility. Amazon acquired the company in 2020 and, despite a general downturn in the sector through 2022, is building a Zoox factory and budgeting $1 billion per year for future development and production.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2019
$200m
CONVERTIBLE
Jul 2018
$500m
SERIES B
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Affinity groups and sports clubs
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Our crew’s health and happiness is our first priority. We offer comprehensive health and mental health support, a wellbeing program, and unlimited and flexible paid time away
- We invest in our crew—and their families—for the long term. That includes generous family planning support, caregiver support, and strong cash compensation with great equity upside
- We look after our crew when they’re in the office too. Our famous food program is a great example, featuring a daily changing menu of local and sustainable dishes
- There’s a busy calendar of social events at Zoox, with more sports teams than you can count. And, of course, playing with robots is an important part of the job description
Company values
- WE'RE DOING ONE THING THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING: Safer, cleaner, more enjoyable mobility—for everyone. One product and one mission, bringing us together and driving us forward.
- IT’S BIGGER THAN ANY OF US: Collaboration isn’t just something we talk about. It’s the only way we get this done. It takes trust, humility, and openness. And it means we pull together like no other team
- ONE ZOOX, ONE CREW: Zoox is an inclusive, diverse, supportive community. One where we celebrate together, face challenges together, and grow stronger together. And where we work hard to ensure no one is left out and everyone is part of the story.
- EVERY DAY IS A MILESTONE: From each line of code to each mile on the road, everything we do is another step forward in our mission. We ask questions, tackle problems head-on, and celebrate the progress we’re making
Company HQ
Vintage Park, Foster City, CA
Articles
Leadership
Aicha Evans
(CEO, not founder)Having studied at the George Washington University, Aicha started her career with 2 years in Engineering at Skyworks before joining Intel, where she spent over 11 years. She left her role as Corporate Strategy Officer in February 2019 to join Zoox as CEO.
Jesse Levinson
(CTO)Prior to co-founding Zoox, completed a Computer Science PhD at Stanford University. Also created Pro HDR, a million+ selling mobile photography app.
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