Staff Autonomy Product Manager, Autonomy Experience

Rivian • Palo Alto, CA

10d

About The Position

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.
As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

At Rivian, we're redefining sustainable mobility, and autonomy is central to our next leap forward. We believe high-level autonomy won't just enhance the drive; it'll fundamentally give our customers their time back and transform the utility of their vehicles—a paradigm shift that will drive purchase decisions at scale.

As a Staff Product Manager, you will be the architect of user confidence, focused on setting up state-of-the-art and intuitive Autonomy Experience. You will define the vision, strategy and execution of the Autonomy View, notifications and warnings framework, ensuring our systems are not only powerful but inherently transparent and intuitive. This high-visibility role requires empathetic leadership and exceptional communication skills to influence and engage diverse teams across engineering, senior leadership, business strategy, and marketing, driving us toward this groundbreaking future.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Product Management experience, or a mix of 3-4 years in engineering/UX and 3-4 years in product management with a focus on user-facing visualization for robotics or automotive products.
• Demonstrated leadership in navigating extreme ambiguity to launch 0-to-1 automated driving features in nascent markets, while simultaneously driving the strategic scaling (1 to 1.x) of existing features.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills. Proficiency in product/project management tools and agile methodologies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with launching in-vehicle perception visualization or messaging strategies.
• Familiarity with global regulatory frameworks.
• Familiarity with perception stack, infotainment SW and automotive communication protocols.
• Experience navigating high-volume telematics datasets and big-data ecosystems to extract actionable insights into feature utilization, edge-case frequency, and user intervention patterns in autonomous systems.

Responsibilities

• Champion the roadmap for the Autonomy View — real-time digital representation of the vehicle’s perception system — leveraging LiDAR, map data, and camera feeds to deliver multi-modal, mixed-reality visualizations that build driver confidence through spatial clarity and precision.
• Define a cohesive and multi-modal notification strategy for various features and systems statuses, balancing intuitive information with alert fatigue.
• Effectively communicate product priorities and progress to all cross-functional stakeholders, including executive leadership, engineering, design and marketing.
• Architect the foundational "Value Narrative" and Unique Selling Proposition (USP), translating complex technical capabilities into clear, human-centric benefits that drive consumer desire and market differentiation.
• Define complex scenarios, edge cases, user stories, and end-to-end journeys that ensure a safe, intuitive, and premium experience.
• Leverage deep competitive analysis and a strong understanding of global AD/ADAS regulations (US and EU) to identify upcoming trends and pain points, ensuring Rivian’s features are both compliant and market-leading.
• Establish execution plans for the most complex, ambiguous "0-to-1" initiatives. You secure cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Design, and Project Management, serving as the SME to resolve blockers and make high-stakes trade-offs.
• Serve as the central hub between Perception, Infotainment, Gateway, and Design teams to ensure a seamless end-to-end Autonomy experience.
• Define and track sophisticated KPIs that measure the "Real-World Value" of features.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees.
• You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements.
• Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment.
• Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.
• More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed