Sr. Staff Autonomy Product Manager

Rivian•Palo Alto, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Our team combines a leading on-demand mobility and delivery platform with deep expertise in marketplace management and local operations to help Autonomous Vehicle (AV) partners deploy and scale their technology globally. We operate at the highest level of strategic integration, bridging the gap between cutting-edge self-driving stacks and a massive, global consumer network. As the Senior Staff Product Manager for Autonomous Vehicle Platform & Experience, you will define the future of what a Rivian becomes when the "driver" becomes a "passenger." You will be responsible for ensuring seamless integration that bridges the gap between Rivian’s world-class vehicle platform and autonomous ride-hailing networks.

Requirements

10+ years of product management experience, with a focus on innovative consumer-facing products or complex platform ecosystems.
Extensive experience in a Staff or Lead capacity, including significant experience mentoring PMs and influencing cross-functional VP-level stakeholders.
Exceptional ability to navigate the intersection of hardware and software, translating technical constraints into elegant user solutions.
Mastery of using large-scale data to identify trends, validate hypotheses, and drive mission-critical business decisions.
A "customer-first" mentality with a high bar for quality and a knack for simplifying inherently complex logistical challenges.

Nice To Haves

Proven track record of launching 0-to-1 products within the Autonomous Vehicle, AI, or Automotive sectors.
Deep understanding of the hybrid technology/operations nature of modern mobility platforms.
Experience managing high-value, multi-year technical partnerships with external hardware OEMs or software firms.
Entrepreneurial background with experience scaling products in highly ambiguous and regulated environments.

Responsibilities

Define and evangelize the long-term vision for a best-in-class AV rider experience, setting the industry standard for autonomous mobility.
Benchmark competing experiences in the US and EU. Make these findings actionable for the design and product teams.
Lead deep technical and product collaborations with external rideshare operators to co-design the future of the rider-to-vehicle interface.
Work with Technical Product Management to define engagement cadence and drive clear communication and collaboration with operating partners to act as one and scale operations across the globe.
Translate partner agreement into clear, sequenced product requirements for cross-functional teams.
Drive alignment across Rivian, RVT, and partner engineering teams to maximize impact of engineering work, making tradeoffs as appropriate to maximize impact and chances of success in the market.
Ensure that Personal L4 product teams are engaged to develop future consumer L4 features in parallel.
Define and maintain the Robotaxi Rider Experience Product roadmap across all in-vehicle software domains, aligned to partnership milestones and Rivian engineering cycles.
Own the definition and tracking of launch criteria for each Rider Experience software domain.
Architect features that build passenger confidence through transparent communication, second-screen app experiences that blend partner and vehicle functionality, and robust safety education.
Work with partners to define teleoperation integrations and help define the boundary for technical implementation and product experience with a third party operator, ensuring rider safety and support when technical or environmental variables deviate from the plan.