Product Manager, Platforms

Blue River Technology is a team of innovators creating intelligent machinery for agriculture and construction. They are seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead the development of foundational components and cloud services for Intelligent Machines, focusing on product strategy, customer feedback, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Product Ownership: Own strategy, roadmap, and outcomes for one or more Platform offerings or cross-cutting capabilities
• Customer Discovery: Build tight feedback loops with program teams and engineers to understand real constraints in the field (messy data, variable environments, operational risk)
• Requirements & Tradeoffs: Translate problems into crisp requirements, success metrics, and prioritized backlogs; make explicit tradeoffs across speed, reuse, reliability, and customization
• Cross-Functional Execution: Partner with engineering and design to ship iteratively—APIs, tooling, workflows, and user experiences that teams adopt and keep using
• Adoption & Rollout: Drive onboarding, documentation, enablement, and rollout plans; measure adoption and unblock teams during integration
• Platform Quality: Set the bar for production readiness (reliability, observability, supportability, and backward compatibility) and prevent “it works in the lab” releases
• Portfolio Alignment: Coordinate dependencies across Platform and program teams; reduce duplication and converge on shared building blocks where it matters
• Metrics & Outcomes: Define and track product metrics and use them to drive priorities and investment
• Stakeholder Communication: Keep stakeholders aligned by clearly articulating narratives, status updates, decisions, and risks, especially when priorities conflict or timelines shift

Requirements:

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Product Manager, with a strong track record of successfully launching and managing complex technical products
• Deep understanding of robotics, autonomous systems, and machine learning technologies
• Familiarity with the areas of perception, environmental understanding, machine learning, path planning, and actuation
• Demonstrated experience as a product leader in designing, developing, or managing embedded technologies and software solutions for edge devices or autonomous systems
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.)
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complex technical challenges
• Excellent communication skills, with the capability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Previous involvement in projects related to autonomous systems, machine learning, computer vision, or artificial intelligence
• Experience building platform products used by other engineering teams: clear APIs/SDKs, documentation, onboarding paths, and a track record of driving adoption without mandates
• Familiarity with fleet operations/telemetry/incident or triage workflows/OTA updates/remote diagnostics
• Experience with cloud platforms and data-intensive systems (pipelines, storage, observability, analytics)
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms and services for edge computing and remote device management
• Prior experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and leading product development efforts
• A track record of innovation or research contributions in the field of autonomous robotics