Staff Product Manager - Entertainment

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies • Palo Alto, CA

7d • $167,400 - $221,870 • Hybrid

About The Position

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is hiring a Staff Product Manager to own a significant share of its in-vehicle entertainment portfolio and help expand it into new categories. The portfolio includes music, radio, audiobooks, video, and casting across vehicle platforms. The role owns the area roadmap, manages third-party partnerships, and carries new experiences from concept through release and in-market performance.

The role is part of the Infotainment Software organization and works closely with engineering, design, program management, business development, privacy, and joint-venture product teams. It reports to the Staff Product Manager for Infotainment & Connectivity. This is a hybrid role based in Palo Alto, California, or Vancouver, British Columbia.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of product management experience in consumer technology, digital media, or automotive; alternatively, 3–4 years in product management combined with 3–5 years in engineering, systems architecture, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated ownership of a product area built on third-party integrations, including direct influence over external partner roadmaps and joint technical and commercial negotiations.
• Strong business development aptitude and proven executive relationship management skills.
• Track record of launching and operating consumer media, entertainment, or communications products at scale.
• Experience authoring technical product requirements and working directly with software engineering teams through the full development lifecycle.
• Experience defining and instrumenting product KPIs and using quantitative and qualitative customer feedback to prioritize a roadmap.

Nice To Haves

• Experience shipping software in an embedded or automotive environment, including over-the-air release cycles and hardware dependencies.
• History of launching a product category from 0 to 1 and scaling it from 1 to 1.x.
• Working knowledge of Android application architecture, media playback frameworks, content protection, and third-party application certification processes.
• Familiarity with gaming platforms, controller input, or real-time video communications.
• Experience with camera, microphone, and profile-level privacy, consent, and driver-distraction requirements.
• Hands-on technical fluency with debugging tools, log analysis, and crash reports.

Responsibilities

• Own a defined share of the in-vehicle entertainment portfolio—including audio streaming, radio, audiobooks, video, and casting—from requirements through release and in-market performance.
• Define, scope, and launch new entertainment and communications experiences for vehicles, taking them from concept and feasibility through productization.
• Act as the day-to-day product owner for third-party content and technology partners; lead joint roadmap sessions, align on integration architecture, and drive certification plans with business development and legal.
• Write product requirements, maintain a rolling multi-quarter roadmap aligned with software release cycles, and represent the portfolio in planning and executive reviews.
• Coordinate with application and platform engineering, audio, design, program management, privacy, and joint-venture product teams to sequence dependencies, resolve trade-offs, and meet committed dates.
• Set launch criteria, drive defect triage with engineering, and manage portfolio quality escalations through resolution.
• Define portfolio KPIs and track them using product telemetry, owner surveys, service data, and customer feedback to reprioritize work.
• Validate features hands-on in development vehicles and on the bench, including reproducing and characterizing reported defects.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Eligibility for the annual company performance bonus program for full-time positions; payments are discretionary and not guaranteed.
• Eligibility for equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units, subject to board approval, applicable plan terms, and vesting requirements.
• Comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees, including health coverage, retirement savings, time off, and family planning programs; offerings vary by country.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior