Kodiak Robotics

Staff Product Analyst

Kodiak Robotics$150K — $195K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in product analytics within high-growth tech environments
  • Ability to scale analytical frameworks across multiple teams
  • Expertise in SQL and Python, with experience in analytics architectures
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor senior analysts and set team standards
  • Proven track record of simplifying complex data into narratives for executive leadership
  • Experience driving alignment across cross-functional teams
  • Strong business acumen linking technical metrics to broader business outcomes
  • Degree in data analytics, data science, or a related field; advanced degree preferred

Responsibilities

  • Own and define the analytical strategy for autonomy and commercial performance
  • Act as a thought partner to VP-level leaders, identifying trends and risks
  • Design and govern experimentation programs including A/B tests and rollouts
  • Translate complex system behaviors into strategic narratives for executives
  • Architect scalable data solutions and own key analytical data pipelines
  • Identify measurement gaps and collaborate with Engineering on telemetry requirements
  • Mentor senior analysts and elevate analytics team practices
  • Represent the Product Analytics team in leadership forums, advocating for data-driven decisions

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation including equity and biannual bonuses
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with infertility benefits
  • Flexible PTO and generous parental leave policy
  • Central office location in Mountain View, CA
  • Office perks like free catered lunches and dog-friendly environment
  • Wellbeing benefits through Headspace and Spring Health
  • Retirement savings through Fidelity 401(k)
  • Incentive programs including referral and patent bonuses
Full Job Description
Kodiak is seeking a Staff Product Analyst to serve as a strategic analytics leader who shapes how the company measures, understands, and improves its commercially-deployed driverless truck platform. As a senior individual contributor on the Data team within the Product organization, you will set the analytical direction across product areas, establish the standards and frameworks others build on, and directly influence product strategy at the highest levels. You will partner with VP- and Director-level stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and Operations to define what success looks like for autonomy at scale - and ensure the entire organization has the data infrastructure and insight capability to pursue it. In this role, you will: • Own the analytical strategy for autonomy and commercial performance - defining the metric frameworks, measurement systems, and insight cadences that drive product decisions across the organization. • Act as a thought partner to VP-level Product and Engineering leaders, proactively surfacing trends, risks, and opportunities before they become blockers. • Lead the design and governance of experimentation programs (A/B tests, staged rollouts, capability evaluations), establishing methodology standards adopted across teams. • Drive company-level understanding of commercial deployment performance, translating complex system behavior into strategic narratives for executives and the board. • Architect scalable data solutions - owning the analytical layer of key data pipelines, instrumentation strategies, and dashboard infrastructure that the broader Data team builds on. • Identify and close critical measurement gaps; partner with Engineering to define telemetry requirements for new features and systems before they ship. • Mentor and elevate senior analysts; set the technical and craft bar for the team and help define the career ladder for the analytics function. • Represent the Product Analytics team in cross-functional leadership forums, advocating for data-driven decision-making at the product and program level. • Travel periodically to Kodiak's commercial deployment and operations locations to build operational intuition and ground analytical work in reality. What you'll bring: • Analytical leadership: 8+ years of product analytics experience in high-growth tech, with a track record of independently driving strategy - not just executing requests. • Organizational impact: Demonstrated ability to define and scale analytical frameworks across multiple teams or product areas; experience influencing roadmap and resourcing decisions with data. • Technical depth: Expert-level SQL and Python; experience architecting analytics systems and pipelines, not just querying them. Proficiency with Kibana and dashboard tooling; comfort owning the instrumentation strategy end-to-end. • Mentorship and team development: Experience growing senior ICs and establishing team norms, standards, and best practices - whether or not you hold a formal management title. • Executive communication: Proven ability to distill ambiguous, multi-dimensional data into clear, compelling narratives for VP- and C-suite audiences. You shape how leadership thinks about the business, not just report on it. • Cross-functional authority: Track record of driving alignment across Product, Engineering, and Operations at the program level - you are the person others bring in to resolve measurement disagreements and define shared ground truth. • Business and domain judgment: Deep intuition for connecting technical metrics to fleet economics, customer outcomes, and competitive positioning. You know which metrics matter and which are vanity. • Structured thinking at scale: Ability to decompose novel, high-stakes problems - often without precedent - into rigorous analytical frameworks that others can follow and extend. • Domain expertise or strong curiosity: Background in autonomous systems, logistics, mobility, or safety-critical industries a strong plus; genuine drive to become a domain expert in AV commercialization. • Degree in data analytics, data science, statistics, or equivalent; advanced degree a plus. What we offer: • Competitive compensation package including equity and biannual bonuses • Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Anthem, and Guardian (including a medical plan with infertility benefits) • Flexible PTO and generous parental leave policies • Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA • Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging • Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance • Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health • Fidelity 401(k) • Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA • Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.) The pay range listed below reflects the base salary in our SF/Silicon Valley location, across several internal levels. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors including: work location, experience, relevant training, education, skill level and performance during interview. Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay, equity, bonus and a competitive benefits package California Pay Range $150,000-$195,000 USD

About Kodiak Robotics

Kodiak Robotics is a startup that is developing autonomous trucks for long-haul freight transportation. The company was founded in 2018 by Don Burnette and Paz Eshel, both former employees of the self-driving truck company Otto. Kodiak's trucks use a combination of sensors, cameras, and software to navigate highways and other roads without a human driver. The company has raised $40 million in funding from investors including Battery Ventures and CRV. Kodiak is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has a testing facility in North Texas.
Learn more about Kodiak Robotics
Size
101 employees
Market Cap
$347.1 million
Industry
Net Income
-$133.1 million
Founded
2016
NASDAQ

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