Director, Product Development

4 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Sanctuary AI Full time

**Your New Role and Team**

Sanctuary AI, a world leader in building AI-based control systems for humanoid robots, is looking to hire a Director, Product Development & Management to join our team. Reporting to the Chief Product & Technology Officer, this pivotal role will oversee the product management group, driving the development and execution of our product strategy. This role is ideal for a visionary leader who combines deep industry knowledge with a passion for innovative solutions.

**Our Success Criteria**:

- Work with leadership to develop and implement a comprehensive product strategy and roadmap
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of product and program managers, fostering a high-performance culture that delivers on ambitious goals
- Align product development initiatives with business goals and market needs
- Support the product development team, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products
- Communicate product vision, strategy, and progress to senior management and stakeholders
- Oversee the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, and other technical teams to develop product specifications and ensure feasibility
- Understand and contribute to the technical aspects of product development
- Ensure the product meets technical specifications and performance standards
- Define and track key performance indicators to measure success
- Gather and analyze data to make informed decisions and drive continuous improvement
- Manage product lifecycle, including updates, improvements, and end-of-life strategies
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including engineering, marketing, sales, and customer support) to guide products from conception to launch

**Your Experience**

**Qualifications**
- Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field, OR equivalent experience in Technology Development and Productization
- A minimum of 7+ years of experience in a technical leadership role within the software and/or robotics technology sector, with a proven track record of successful product development
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and guide a team towards achieving strategic objectives; lead through dotted line relationships and cross functional collaboration
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with a knack for building and maintaining strong professional relationships
- Strategic thinker with an analytical mind, capable of making data-driven decisions and identifying new opportunities for innovation and collaboration

**Skills**
- In-depth understanding of product development processes and technologies
- Ability to guide and support the technical team
- The ability to articulate complex technical concepts and strategic visions clearly and persuasively to a diverse range of stakeholders, from technical experts to non-technical partners
- Innovative mindset with an applied research orientation
- The capacity to lead, motivate, and unite teams and partners around shared goals

**Traits**
- A consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to mission objectives
- Empathetic listener with conflict resolution capabilities
- Consistent bias for action, communication, and interpersonal savvy
- Self-motivated and able to solve problems independently
- Mission driven and passionate about bringing human-like intelligence to machines

**Working at Sanctuary AI**

Sanctuary AI is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary AI is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. In 2023, Sanctuary AI moved into a state-of-the-art office facility and has been recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Startup company.

**Compensation and Benefits**

Sanctuary offers a market-leading compensation package that includes competitive salaries, equity stakes, and a full suite of benefits for permanent employees, encompassing health coverage, paid time off, cutting-edge work facilities, and worksite flexibility by role. Our commitment to fairness ensures that our total compensation consistently surpasses market standards.

**About Sanctuary AI**

Founded in 2018, Sanctuary builds humanoid robots and a novel control system for them that integrates symbolic logic and reasoning with data-driven robot foundation models. We use our robots to collect vision, audio, touch, and proprioception data from the perspective of the robot while they perform real-world work tasks. We use that data to train multimodal robot foundation models. Because our systems are vertically integrated, we can design, deploy, and refine at scale. Our mission is to create the world's fir

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