Director of Product - Platform

The role

The Director of Product - Platform will own the 1X developer platform experience end to end. This role involves managing platform product strategy, driving customer adoption, and leading a product management team to build an ecosystem for 1X robots.

What you will do

• Own platform product strategy and deliver a prioritized roadmap
• Drive gains in customer confidence and platform adoption
• Work with the partnerships team to understand commercial and consumer customer needs
• Lead API improvement while customers actively depend on the product
• Simplify the platform experience by reducing friction
• Build and develop the product management team and mentor product managers
• Drive focus across competing priorities and resolve tradeoffs

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in product management, including time owning a platform product end to end
• Proven track record of building developer or infrastructure platforms used by external customers
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop product managers, as a Group Product Manager, Director, or product lead running a pod
• Experience improving APIs while customers actively depend on the product
• Demonstrated ability to set and defend a prioritized roadmap grounded in customer outcomes

Nice to have

• Experience in engineering or design before moving into product management
• Exposure to hardware and software products shipped together
• Familiarity with products serving small and medium businesses
• Experience founding or building a company from early stage

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

About the company

1X is building humanoid robots that work in any space humans exist with the mission to create an abundance of labor. Their flagship is NEO, a general purpose robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world.