Product Manager - Robotic Kitchen

Lab37•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$167,000 - $230,000•Onsite

About The Position

Lab37 Robotics is a technology company developing and deploying robots for direct-to-customer food production. The Product Manager will own the definition, strategy, and roadmap for KitchenOS tools supporting R&D, brand managers, and kitchen operators across recipe development, menu building, production, and inventory workflows. The role turns operator insights and operational data into priorities and requirements, and leads the product lifecycle from discovery through QA, rollout, and iteration. It optimizes for user effectiveness, reliable workflows, and smooth launches. The role is based onsite at the company's Los Angeles office five days per week. The base salary range is $167,000–$230,000 per year. Actual compensation varies by experience, skills, and qualifications; equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus may also be available. Benefits listed apply to USA full-time exempt employees and include insurance coverage, retirement and savings accounts, and paid time off.

Requirements

5–8 years of experience, including at least 4 years as a product manager owning B2B or operational products end to end.
Experience building tools for frontline teams such as kitchen, warehouse, field, or retail-floor teams and taking products from discovery through launch.
Demonstrated ability to turn ambiguity and complex operational problems into intuitive products with measurable results.
Strong systems thinking, including understanding how recipe, menu, inventory, and production changes affect connected operations.
Hands-on, field-oriented approach, including comfort observing kitchen workflows and using operator feedback and data to inform product decisions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including writing clear requirements, explaining trade-offs, and aligning cross-functional teams.
Extreme curiosity about food production and how software, automation, and better workflows can transform it.
Proficiency in AI-powered prototyping; rapidly build prototypes and MVPs with AI tools to test concepts with real users and challenge assumptions.
Interest in learning and development, including treating onboarding, training, and in-workflow guidance as part of the product experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in food, restaurant technology, logistics, or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Own and prioritize the operator-facing KitchenOS roadmap for brand managers and kitchen teams, using field research, operational data, and business impact.
Build workflows that make brand and menu launches efficient and align customer orders with kitchen preparation.
Simplify preparation, receiving, and inventory workflows for consistent operations across sites.
Partner with engineering and data science to turn forecasts, recommendations, and operational signals into actionable operator tools.
Make current recipes, instructions, and quality checks accessible at the point of work to support adoption and reliable execution.
Coordinate milestones and dependencies across product, engineering, data science, and operations; surface risks and resolve trade-offs.
Write requirements, test products in real kitchens, and lead launch readiness, including QA, field pilots, documentation, training, and iteration.
Align culinary, brand, operations, and technical teams around measurable outcomes, using adoption, operator effectiveness, launch speed, and execution quality to guide priorities.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with multiple plans including HSA options.
Company-paid short- and long-term life and disability insurance.
Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Optional supplemental life insurance for the employee, spouse, and children.
Pet insurance discount.
401(k).
Health Savings Account (HSA).
Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting.
Discretionary vacation days.
Eight paid holidays per year.
Paid sick time.
Paid bereavement leave.
Paid parental leave.
Equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus may be available.