Sr Product Manager, Tooling and Data

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Kodiak is seeking a highly skilled Senior Product Manager to lead the design, definition and development for Kodiak tools and data pipelines to support the deployment and continuous improvement of Kodiak Driver-powered self-driving trucks.

In this role, you will:

• End to end execution - work with internal customers, including engineering, operations, and safety teams to define and align the tooling and data roadmap, manage releases, closely track execution, and remove any blockers to ensure tools are deployed successfully to meet the user’s expectations.


• Requirements - work across teams to drive requirements definition to ensure they meet the user’s needs.


• Deployment - Work closely with internal technical and operational teams to ensure smooth deployments of the products and tools you own


• Tooling Performance - Work closely with Kodiak’s data team and users, to understand how tools are used and how performance gets tracked and reported, ensuring data accuracy and availability


• Data Performance - Work closely with data and infrastructure teams to design robust data pipelines for internal tools as well as our commercially deployed product, enabling data accuracy, data availability and insightful reporting


• Improvement – Identify inefficiencies in the tools and deployed workflows and drive continuous improvements.


• Communication – Provide clear updates to users, cross-functional teams and leadership on progress, risks, and mitigation plans.

What you’ll bring:

• 8+ years experience working in product management roles


• A passion to work with a team to solve technical problems, and create simple solutions


• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to effectively strategize, prioritize, and execute


• Ability to build credibility and strong relationships within engineering and operations organizations


• Results-motivated with an ability to identify and solve the most pressing problems


• Technical background with Masters degree or above in engineering, computer science or related field

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.)

Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Please note that the compensation details listed above are base salary only and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

California Pay Range

$200,000 - $240,000 USD

Actual salary ranges will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location. Please note that the compensation details listed above are base salary only and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

At Kodiak, we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

In alignment with its business operations, Kodiak adheres to all relevant statutes, regulations, and administrative prerequisites. Accordingly, roles that carry more sensitive requirements may be limited to candidates that can satisfy additional scrutiny and eligibility for such positions may hinge on verification of a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status. Should the position require, and Kodiak determines that a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status necessitate an export license, bar the candidate from the position, or otherwise fall under national security-related restrictions, Kodiak will consider the candidate for alternative positions unaffected by such restrictions, under terms and conditions set forth at Kodiak’s sole discretion, or, as an alternative, opt not to proceed with the candidate’s application. If applicable, Kodiak may provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.