Product Manager, Robotics & DronesAptiv's Robotics and Drones business delivers autonomy and AI/ML technologies for industrial robotics platforms, including Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), robotic arms, humanoids, as well as commercial and defense drones. We are seeking a Product Manager to drive technical depth across product vision and strategy, own the end-to-end product roadmap, and lead market opportunity assessment and resource planning. This role will work closely with Product Marketing and Sales to enable commercialization and growth. You will develop a deep understanding of customer challenges, build strong relationships with customers and internal technical leaders, and translate strategic insights into clear product requirements and execution plans.
Key Responsibilities:Your Role:- Lead market research studies including TAM assessment, complete value chain analysis including key competitive and customer landscape, product pricing trends, product substitutes, etc.
- Support data-driven analyses required for product decisions, including requirements definition, use case prioritization, and value proposition
- Define monetization strategy, target customer profiles, and revenue plan comprising of volumes, pricing, timing
- Help develop and manage product roadmaps, ensuring product milestones are met
- Evaluate technical concepts currently in the market and define innovative solutions that drive differentiation
- Develop customer facing value proposition communication and product marketing materials
Key Responsibilities:- Market Analysis: Conduct thorough market analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and challenges to inform product strategy and development. Manage product pricing under the guidance of senior team members
- Product Roadmap Ownership: Define and own product roadmap, including the prioritization of different products and managing them as per group's strategic directions; serve as the expert within the product management team, guiding technical discussions, decisions, and product strategy for individual products
- Financial alignment: Create and update robust product business case, including resourcing required and revenue potential, aligned to product roadmap under the guidance of senior team members
- Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with key stakeholders, including customers, Sales and Marketing, and Engineering to ensure product development aligns with customer and market needs
- Executive Communication: Assist in preparation of product presentations used for executive management and decision making
- Product Development Collaboration: Collaborate with Engineering to translate product vision into detailed technical requirements and specifications. Ensure the technical product development process aligns with the overall roadmap and business goals
- Cross-functional engagement: Identify product development challenges and engage in cross-functional discussions to unblock roadblocks
- Technical Documentation and Communication: Create and maintain comprehensive technical requirements for products and clearly articulate them to non-technical stakeholders
Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or a related advanced degree.
- 3+ years of experience in product management or management consulting or other complex technical and business environments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage ambiguity and drive decisions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to synthesize technical detail into executive-ready updates.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple teams toward a common mission and hold teams accountable to commitments.
- Ability to travel, if required, including internationally
Preferred Qualifications- MBA or a similar advanced degree in Business or related field
- Ability to quickly understand different technical architecture, system design and AI/ML software models
- Familiarity with robotics software stacks, perception systems, sensors, embedded compute platforms, or edge AI deployment workflows.
