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Director, Product Management

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Your New Role and Team Sanctuary AI, a world leader in building AI-based control systems for humanoid robots, is looking for a Director of Product Management to join our team.

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Sanctuary AI, a world leader in building AI-based control systems for humanoid robots, is looking for a Director of Product Management to join our team. This role will lead the product management organization and help shape how our products evolve from early concept to real-world deployment. We are looking for a leader who understands the realities of advanced robotics, automation, and intelligent systems, and who can bring clarity, structure, and direction to a fast-moving engineering environment.
  • Partner with leadership to define and execute a long term product strategy and roadmap
  • Lead, mentor, and support our product management organization, building a high performance and accountable culture
  • Bring structure to ambiguity and create clear processes that help cross functional teams move quickly
  • Work closely with engineering, research, and operations to translate requirements into actionable plans
  • Communicate product vision, priorities, and progress to senior stakeholders
  • Oversee the end to end product lifecycle, ensuring alignment between product decisions and engineering feasibility
  • Collaborate deeply with development teams to understand constraints, tradeoffs, and technical direction
  • Ensure products meet performance expectations across software, controls, mechanical systems, and user experience
  • Define and track key metrics that measure product success and guide iteration
  • Drive continuous improvement through data, market insight, and customer feedback
  • Work cross functionally with engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and customer success teams to bring products to market
  • The role involves international travel, including to U.S. customer locations, and candidates must be able to fulfill these travel obligations without limitation.
  • Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience in technology development
  • A minimum of 7 plus years leading cross functional teams building intelligent hardware systems such as humanoid robots, industrial automation systems, automated machinery, or sensor driven platforms
  • Must have strong exposure to embedded machine learning, real time AI systems, or intelligent control software
  • Solid understanding of product development processes and the ability to collaborate closely with engineering development teams
  • Direct industry experience in robotics, industrial automation, or automated machinery is required
  • Hands on knowledge of manufacturing considerations, including build readiness, production constraints, and scaling challenges
  • Strong leadership ability with experience guiding teams toward clear strategic goals
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills, able to work with technical and non technical partners
  • Strategic mindset with strong analytical problem solving capabilities
  • Deep understanding of how complex mechatronic or robotic systems are developed, validated, and scaled
  • Ability to partner closely with engineering teams across software, AI, controls, and hardware
  • Strong technical fluency and the ability to translate between engineering detail and business direction
  • Ability to define product strategy in environments with high ambiguity and rapid iteration
  • Innovative mindset with an applied research orientation
  • Strong collaboration abilities, influencing without authority, and aligning diverse stakeholders
  • Positive attitude and willingness to do whatever is required to move the mission forward
  • Empathetic listener who can navigate conflict with clarity
  • Bias for action, communication, and proactive leadership
  • Self driven and comfortable solving problems independently
  • Mission oriented and passionate about bringing human like intelligence to machines

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    November 20, 2025
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    March 26, 2026
    Last seen
    April 21, 2026

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