Burro is the leading robotics company in the world by number of robots working outdoors in the field with real customers. Our mission is to free people from tedious work and solve the critical labor shortages faced by farmers and others that work outdoors. To accomplish our mission, we need a world-class, diverse team where everyone feels comfortable sharing their ideas. With this in mind, we strive to create a work environment where every employee can be themselves and express their perspective – this enables us to deliver the most creative and innovative solutions to problems our customers face. Headquartered in Philadelphia with an office in central California, and backed by top Agtech and autonomy investors, including S2G, Catalyst Investors, Transklink, Cibus, FPrime, Toyota Ventures, FFVC, Xplorer, and Radicle, Burro was created to solve the labor shortages facing farmers using robotics. Burros can be described as Disney's Wall-E for agriculture and work outdoors, in a 1.0 format. They function, today, as computer vision based autonomous ground vehicles for carrying, towing, and scouting, and are designed to lay the base for the fully autonomous future of work outdoors. We have a growing triple digit fleet deployed in paid commercial use within vineyards, nurseries, berries, and beyond, and demand for our product is accelerating, so we are growing our team. We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager to provide product, marketing, and business leadership to our growing team. The ideal candidate will have experience bringing a technology product to market and a history of working closely with engineering/technical teams. This role would own the roadmap for Burro’s outdoor-only product category, as well as defining safety related requirements for all of our hardware platforms.
Responsibilities
Develop a deep understanding of customer needs, market trends, and competitive landscape to identify new product opportunities
Create and maintain a product roadmap that aligns with the organization's overall strategy and goals
Strong ability to negotiate product tradeoffs, product positioning and craft end user messaging. Communicate product vision and strategy to internal and external stakeholders
Define, monitor, and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success and gather user feedback and usage to identify areas of improvement
Oversee creation and maintenance of product documentation, training materials, and release notes
Ensure our products comply with all relevant safety standards by conducting risk assessments of all Burro products in use and planned (Ex: HIRA) and driving implementation of countermeasures
Stay up to date and be the go-to company thought leader on safety related requirements and best practices
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field
5+ years of experience in product management working with a sophisticated hardware/software product
Experience leading product development lifecycle from concept to launch
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Proven track record of work effectively with cross-functional teams, including safety and compliance
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time
Nice-to-haves
Master's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field
Background in robotics, autonomous mobility, agriculture
Experience working in a safety related role
Experience with product development software (e.g. Jira)
Perks
Competitive salary and benefits package (medical/dental/vision)
Company paid life insurance
Early-Stage Equity
401K Plan
Unlimited PTO
Paid parental leave
RECRUITERS: We are not accepting agency resumes for this position. Please do not forward or submit resumes through our website or to any of our employees directly. Burro is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.
