Founded in 2017, Formant is the leading cloud-based platform for managing fleets of heterogeneous robots. Formant’s platform enables companies to operate, observe, and analyze robots from anywhere, meeting the growing need of robotics companies looking to deploy into new environments and scale their fleets.

We are inspired by the unique opportunities and challenges of connecting robots to each other, people and the cloud. We believe that more effective infrastructure can help unlock the shared potential of humans and robots and accelerate the successful deployment of autonomous systems throughout society.

As a team, we value humility, honesty, and creativity. We have a friendly, remote culture full of people from diverse backgrounds. We’re small but growing rapidly and just closed our Series A.

As a Technical Product Manager, you will seamlessly transition from being the leader securing alignment on strategic initiatives to rolling up your sleeves and getting the job done. You can thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment and not be hindered by ambiguity.

This role requires someone highly adept at simplifying the complexities of a highly technical domain.

Responsibilities

Define and help build new products and services including the scope and prioritization of features in an agile way while the needs and development evolve
Take high level requirements and define detailed requirements based on user stories for execution by the engineering teams
Deeply understand the needs of our customers – by speaking with them as well as analyzing usage data – and translate those into success metrics and SLAs on the key features and services
Influence product and technology strategy and direction, and product/user experience
Keep track of the industry development status of autonomy in general and robotics specifically.
Evaluate new product opportunities and bring forward proposals to expand our product line
Help define the product roadmap by partnering with other leaders and keep it up to date while the needs from the company evolves, the industry evolves, and our development makes progress

You are a strategic thinker who can balance big picture strategy with detailed, flawless execution. You are data-driven, with a high attention to detail and are looking for an opportunity that will challenge your technical skills as well as your interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

Hold BS or MS in computer science, statistics, or engineering and have 3+ years of product management experience.
Hands-on experience in developing roadmaps, writing user stories, grooming product backlogs and coordinating/prioritizing conflicting requirements in a fast paced, ever changing environment.
In-depth knowledge & extensive experience working with Scrum and agile methodologies. Hands-on experience in using relevant tools, such as Jira, to plan and execute the sprints.
Experience in autonomy or robotics and familiarity with data platforms as well as APIs.

At Formant, you’ll make an immediate impact in a rapidly growing company run by a founding team with an established track record.

We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, stock options and an unlimited vacation policy as well as unlimited potential for internal growth and advancement.

We work fully remotely, though some travel for company events or customer projects may be required depending on the role.