Staff Autonomy Product Manager

Rivian • Palo Alto, CA

10d

About The Position

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 on the Autonomy team, you'll be at the forefront of this revolution. You'll define the vision, strategy, and execution for automated driving and convenience features, shaping experiences that deliver unparalleled freedom and convenience. 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

• Bachelor's or Master’s in a relevant field such as Engineering, Computer Science, or Business. MBA is a plus.
• 7+ years of Product Management experience in automated driving, driver assistance or robotics, or a mix of 3-4 years in engineering and 3-4 years in product management in these fields.
• 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.
• Familiarity with global regulatory frameworks.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills. Proficiency in product/project management tools and agile methodologies.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of the automated driving stack.
• 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

• Develop and champion a clear product vision and strategy for new and existing automated driving and convenience features, aligning with company goals and market opportunities.
• 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) for autonomous features, 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.
• Collaborate with Systems engineering, and Cloud and Data teams to analyze vehicle telematics data. You transform raw data on customer utilization and feature behaviors into a roadmap for iterative feature performance and reliability.
• 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.
• Define and track sophisticated KPIs that measure the "Real-World Value" of features.
• Serve as the technical-marketing bridge, providing the "source of truth" for release notes, owner’s guides, and technical publications to ensure internal teams and customers are prepared for every rollout.

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