Head of Product & Deployment

Welcome to Matter, where we are building the future of vision AI: pairing a world-first sensor that sees molecular chemistry, temperature, and 3D shape with a Large World Model that will be the most powerful intelligence engine for the physical world. This system doesn't just see what something looks like; it understands everything from a single pixel. We call this Superintelligent Vision.

Our team has delivered technologies to Mars for NASA/JPL, designed advanced sensors for U.S. Defense, and frontier artificial intelligence systems. We are now building the next generation of space- and airborne-based sensing systems.

Matter is hiring a Head of Product and Deployment to translate customer needs and company strategy into a clear product roadmap and reliable deployments. This leader will connect customers, commercial teams, product, engineering, and operations as Matter moves from pilots to repeatable intelligence products.

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  Own product strategy and maintain a roadmap that reflects customer priorities, technical readiness, and company objectives.

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  Turn customer problems and field feedback into clear product requirements and prioritization decisions.

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  Define deployment plans, readiness criteria, and operating handoffs for customer pilots and production programs.

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  Coordinate across commercial, engineering, data, and operations teams to resolve tradeoffs and keep delivery on track.

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  Create a disciplined feedback loop that measures product performance and informs the next iteration.

To comply with U.S. export regulations, applicants must be one of the following:

• A U.S. citizen or national

• A lawful permanent resident (green card holder)

• Eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

• Experience leading product development and delivery for technically complex products or services.

• Ability to translate customer workflows into clear requirements, priorities, and execution plans.

• Strong cross-functional leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.

• Comfort operating in an early-stage environment with evolving products and incomplete information.

• Experience with enterprise, industrial, geospatial, aerospace, or data products.

• Experience taking pilot programs into repeatable operational deployments.

• Familiarity with products that combine hardware, data pipelines, analytics, and software interfaces.

• The company has a clear, prioritized roadmap tied to customer outcomes and technical milestones.

• Deployments move from planning to operation with explicit owners, readiness criteria, and feedback loops.

• Customer learning is captured consistently and translated into product decisions.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA, and requires onsite work.