Associate Product Manager

Samsara•San Francisco, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

About the role: Samsara’s Product team works to bring our disruptive IoT technology to market, accelerating the adoption of sensor data to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of fleets & other operations-focused businesses that power the global economy. As a member of the Product team, you’ll be responsible for the success of new products and features that delight our customers and further Samsara’s vision. Samsara’s approach to product management is rooted in a deep understanding of the customer. You’ll learn about our customers’ operations, identify the most meaningful problems that we could solve for them, and develop a product vision that maximizes the impact Samsara can make on the market. As an Associate Product Manager (APM), you’ll participate in a formal training program alongside your peers as part of an APM cohort. Through this program, you’ll gain hands-on experience managing products, get exposure to different teams across Samsara’s business, and learn from mentors who are seasoned product managers. We’ll start with the fundamentals, helping you understand how to successfully run beta programs and launch features that will have a big impact on our customers. From there, you’ll learn about how to work with engineers & designers to build features end-to-end, and even own the roadmap for a small product area. Our APM program is rotational — you’ll spend two ~9-month rotations working on different parts of our product, which includes mobile apps, web software, hardware devices, and more. Upon completion of the program, APM's have the opportunity for formal placement into exciting PM roles across the company to continue advancing their careers at Samsara. The APM role is ideal for those with technical backgrounds who want to move into a career in Product, but may not have had prior product management experience. This role is open to candidates across the United States. However, participants will be required to be based in our San Francisco headquarters for the duration of the program. To support this, Samsara will provide a relocation bonus to help cover moving costs. We are not currently hiring MBAs for this role and if a student is pursuing a Master’s degree, it must be part of a co-terminal (co-term) program. At this time, only students graduating in a technical field, such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Cognitive Science etc. are eligible to be considered for this role. 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-calibre team that will encourage you to do your best.

Requirements

A minimum of a 3.5 GPA.
We are looking for builders in this role. As Samsara shifts its focus to building and expanding our product line, it is critical to hire individuals who will enable us to achieve these objectives across all tiers of the organization.
Experience building a product, a startup, an application, a nonprofit (or equivalent) as a founding member or co-founder is a requirement of the role.
0 years of experience in a full-time product management role (product management internships are acceptable).
Currently in the process of obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, or another technical discipline. The degree must be completed by the time of joining Samsara with a target timeline of Spring 2026.
Prior evidence of strong intellectual curiosity & leadership skills.
Knack for gleaning insights from quantitative and qualitative data.
Bias-for-action — you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty to help your team and have an impact on our customers.
Demonstrated attention to detail and structured thinking.
Excellent written & verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Learn the core skills of product management through an "apprenticeship-style" program with training & a formal mentor.
Gather customer and stakeholder feedback through well-structured beta programs to get features ready for launch.
Manage the end-to-end launch of a new feature, enabling customers & internal teams, and measuring the success of new features during roll-out.
Have the opportunity to interact with & learn from our executive team — because of our transparent culture, you’ll have a front-row seat to understanding how to scale a growth-stage company to becoming a major industry player.
As you grow, lead the development of new features in collaboration with Design, Engineering, and Marketing, and even manage a small roadmap.
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