Vention

Manufacturing

ProductManagerPhysicalAI

Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Berlin, Germany FULL TIME
The Brief

“Product Manager - Physical AI at Vention. Skills: Product management, Physical AI, Robotics, AI/ML. Own product roadmap for GRIIP. Interface with customers and stakeholders”

What You'll Achieve.

Successful product launches; Elevating the Vention platform; Deliver the annual roadmap; Achieve extraordinary results

Industry & Context.

Manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

Solving complex challenges; Analyze datasets; Evaluate performance; Risk mitigation; Build contingency plans

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, robotics, or equivalent, 3+ years experience in product management in the context of AI, robotics, industrial technologies, or other highly technical domain, Prior knowledge of Physical AI technology, including Vision Language Models (VLA), Ability to bridge technical AI/ML teams and business stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear product requirements, analytical tool kit with ability to analyze datasets, Excellent internal/external stakeholder management skills, bias for speed and execution, project management and risk mitigation mindset, with demonstrated ability to build contingency plans and execute them, Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with quick turnarounds/good time management

Nice to Have

Experience with Physical AI, foundation models, or generalized robotic intelligence systems, Familiarity with industrial automation applications (e.g., bin picking, machine tending, palletizing, kitting), Hands-on experience with robot arm programming, motion planning, or vision systems, Knowledge of Python programming, Experience bringing AI/ML products from research to production at scale

What You'll Do.

Own product roadmap for GRIIP

Interface with customers and stakeholders

Capture emerging needs

Drive software and AI development

Support sales & marketing

Guide architectural choices

Drive prioritization of effort

Conduct interviews for requirements

Benchmark competitor products

Analyze datasets for specifications

Evaluate pipeline capabilities

Scope and maintain product roadmap

Prepare briefs for AI features

Lead Quarterly Product Review

Contribute to sales enablement

Provide input for product launch

Track and communicate product metrics

Organize and prioritize ticket backlog

Breakdown briefs into tickets

Prepare and host sprint kick-offs

Track and report timelines

Measure team performance

Support dev-team productivity

Schedule technical debt elimination

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Interface with customers and internal stakeholders; Drive respective software and AI development teams; Work closely with the marketing team; Work with software team and HR; Ensure AI and software teams support scope

Communication Scope

Translate complex technical concepts into clear product requirements

Process & Methodology

Project management, Risk mitigation, Build contingency plans, Execute contingency plans, Scope and maintain the product roadmap, Breakdown product briefs into sequenced tickets

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