Location: Pleasanton, CA
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Position OverviewAt Avathon, we are building the Autonomy Platform for the world's most complex and mission-critical operations in enterprise AI, Physical AI and Industrial AI. Our technology combines industrial knowledge graphs, digital twins, multimodal AI, advanced optimization, and autonomous agents to transform how enterprises produce, move, and sustain goods and assets.
We are seeking an exceptional VP of Product Management / Head of Product to define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Avathon Autonomy Platform and its portfolio of industry-specific applications.
Reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead Avathon's Product Management organization and serve as the strategic product leader working in close partnership with Product Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering, Applied Science, Sales, Marketing and executive leadership.
This is a strategic, hands-on leadership role requiring exceptional product judgment, technical depth, and commercial acumen to translate frontier AI innovation, customer needs, and market opportunities into a differentiated product strategy that drives cross-functional alignment, enterprise adoption, measurable customer value, and revenue growth.
Key Responsibilities - Own Avathon's product vision, strategy, and multiyear roadmap across the Autonomy Platform and industry-specific applications, establishing a differentiated market position as the AI-native intelligence and autonomy layer for the physical economy.
- Translate advances in agentic AI, multimodal intelligence, knowledge graphs, digital twins, predictive, diagnostic and prescriptive AI, and optimization into scalable enterprise capabilities that advance customers toward autonomous operations.
- Partner closely with Product Engineering, Applied Science, and Forward Deployed Engineering to translate product strategy into actionable roadmaps, clear requirements, high-quality releases, and measurable customer outcomes.
- Drive product investment decisions, roadmap priorities, and strategic trade-offs based on customer needs, market opportunities, technical feasibility, competitive differentiation, and commercial impact.
- Define and advance Avathon's application portfolio across energy, mining, manufacturing, aerospace and defense, supply chain, logistics, and transportation, addressing mission-critical operational challenges with measurable business outcomes.
- Build deep relationships with strategic enterprise customers and collaborate with Forward Deployed Engineering to translate real-world deployment insights into repeatable, configurable, and commercially scalable platform capabilities and applications.
- Establish compelling product differentiation against traditional enterprise software, industrial analytics, planning platforms, and emerging AI-native solutions. Partner with Sales and Marketing to develop executive-level product narratives, demonstrations, and go-to-market strategies that accelerate adoption and market expansion.
- Champion intuitive user experiences and enterprise-grade standards for scalability, reliability, security, explainability, governance, and interoperability, ensuring Avathon becomes a trusted system of intelligence and action for mission-critical operations.
- Drive product adoption, strategic account expansion, and revenue growth by aligning product innovation with customer value, competitive advantage, and measurable business outcomes.
- Build and lead a world-class Product Management organization, fostering exceptional product judgment, technical depth, customer obsession, and execution discipline. Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO in shaping Avathon's product investments, competitive positioning, and long-term platform direction.
Qualifications - 15+ years of experience in enterprise software, AI platforms, or deep technology, with a proven track record leading high-performing Product Management organizations and scaling differentiated, commercially successful enterprise platforms and applications.
- Exceptional ability to anticipate technology and market shifts, define compelling product strategies, and translate complex AI innovations into executable roadmaps, scalable products, and sustainable competitive advantage.
- Strong understanding of AI/ML, agentic systems, LLMs, knowledge graphs, multimodal AI, advanced analytics, and enterprise data platforms, with the technical credibility to engage deeply with AI researchers, architects, and engineering leaders.
- Strong architectural understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, APIs, and enterprise integrations, with exceptional judgment in balancing foundational platform investments, industry applications, and customer-specific requirements.
- Experience or strong familiarity with industrial IoT, predictive analytics, optimization, simulation, digital twins, and mission-critical operational systems, preferably across energy, manufacturing, aerospace and defense, or supply chain industries.
- Demonstrated ability to drive alignment and execution across Product Engineering, AI Research, Forward Deployed Engineering, Sales, and executive leadership through technical credibility, sound judgment, and influence without direct authority.
- Proven success engaging Fortune 500 executives, translating complex enterprise challenges into differentiated product capabilities, and driving measurable customer value, enterprise adoption, and revenue growth.
- Hands-on leader with exceptional product intuition, customer empathy, and a track record of defining, launching, and scaling sophisticated technologies into intuitive, high-impact enterprise products.
- Operates with urgency, intellectual rigor, decisiveness, and accountability, balancing long-term strategic vision with pragmatic execution in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or a related technical discipline from a leading global university. Advanced technical degree strongly preferred; MBA is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits - Base salary: $200,000 - $280,000 annually, plus performance bonus and equity
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) participation
- Generous PTO and company holidays
