Director, Product Management - Safety

About the role:

We’re looking for an experienced, senior product leader to help us take one of our largest and fastest growing businesses - Video-Based Safety - to the next level.  

Reporting to the VP of Product, you will lead product strategy and execution, partner with colleagues in Engineering, Design, as well as cross-functionally with our Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success teams. With a laser focus, entrepreneurial spirit, and easy-to-work-with collaborative approach, you’ll help us drive the next step change in growth. Over time, your PM team will expand, so we’re also looking for an experienced people manager, who feels comfortable managing and developing a high-performing team of Product Managers.

The Safety product line is a combination of hardware and software (on-device firmware, a cloud-based UI, and a set of APIs), so you’re adept at working across a similar technology stack. You also have demonstrated that you can create and execute a clear strategy in complex and uncertain environments while staying focused on building for the long-term.

You’ll also work closely with your Product peers to ensure Safety is intimately connected with our wider portfolio of products, giving customers even more end-to-end value.

We have big ambitions for this product area, a “dream team” already running with it, so all we need now is you!

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best. 

Click here to learn about what we value at Samsara. 

In this role, you will: 

• Work with our talented engineering teams to launch new software features, and help drive a fast-growing, at-scale business with $400MM+ in ARR.
• Gather customer feedback to understand needs and prioritize feature development.
• Define clear metrics to track and refine our customer experience.
• Partner with our Sales team to help close strategic customer accounts as needed. 
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.
• Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team of product managers.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Experience in a senior product leadership role within a high growth software development organization.
• Strong technical understanding, ability to grasp technical concepts and establish credibility with engineers.
• Bias-to-action and hands-on experience delivering business results. You’re not afraid to get your hands dirty writing a spec or jumping on a customer call, but can also mentor others to do the same.
• Demonstrated experience setting strategy for complex technical areas, and using data to make investment decisions and measure progress towards business outcomes.
• Experience hiring, developing, and leading people as a direct manager.
• Excellent communication skills. Must be comfortable presenting to customers and internal audiences, including senior executives.
• Ability to drive teams of diverse backgrounds to ship features on tight timelines.
• 10+ years of job experience, in relevant product, technical or business roles.

An ideal candidate also has:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in a technical field; an MBA is a plus.
• Experience creating and growing products leveraging CV/ML and video data.
• Product management experience in the IoT space and/or on products with a vertically integrated hardware+software stack.
• Familiarity with B2B SaaS products and working with B2B sales teams.
• Entrepreneurial experience.