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Sr. Staff Product Manager, Voice Assistance & Proactive AI

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Palo Alto, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/6/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2025

About Us

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we’re addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world.

The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity, AI, security and more, we’ll map a new way forward. Working together, we’ll create a future that’s more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone.

Role Summary

At Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, we are reimagining what mobility can be. Beyond redesigning the automobile, we are rethinking the entire ecosystem. From excitement to sustainability, utility to comfort, we are working to deliver joyful and adventurous mobility experiences while solving the pain points of today. Our diverse team shares an innate curiosity for the world, a willingness to see things differently, and a passion for getting things done. We never stand still in our pursuit of progress, and we are looking for the best and brightest talent to accelerate our vision toward future mobility.

Our In-Vehicle Infotainment is an immersive digital experience through which our consumers interact with their vehicles and stay connected with the outside world to enjoy hands-free entertainment, navigation, communications. As an infotainment product manager, you will be instrumental in creating these beautiful and intuitive in-vehicle experiences for our drivers and passengers.

For this role, we are looking for an experienced Technical Product Manager to define automotive-first voice features so our users can perform everything from basic functions to complex & delightful AI driven features with simple prompts, all without having to take their eyes off the road. Further we seek a seasoned product manager who can run growth and proactive AI embedded applications for Infotainment platform.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the subject-matter expert for business processes and / or solutions
  • Build strong working relationships with process stakeholders and develop a thorough understanding of their processes and challenges
  • Problem-solve across various technology systems and business processes to propose ideas, scope features, and implement solutions
  • Create and groom a backlog of well-formed user stories for implementation by development and design teams
  • Communicate via both written documents and verbal presentations in an organized and clear way, including to executive leadership as needed
  • Identify opportunities for process optimization, process redesign, or development of new processes / policies
  • Maintain reports for work in progress and the status of delivering against the product roadmap working with SCRUM teams
  • Define resources and schedule for project / program implementation
  • Create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning
  • Establish and guide stakeholders and functional partners through testing, implementation, and roll-out plans
  • Design and maintain technical and project documentation
  • Interact and lead design reviews with UI / UX designers and stakeholders

Qualifications

  • 10 years of experience in product management across mobility, automotive or consumer technology verticals
  • Customer-first approach with a relentless passion to improve the experiences through consumer research, user feedback, and industry analysis
  • Excellent communication and people skills; ability to articulate a product vision and influence leaders / partners to accomplish it
  • Be highly capable of working with technical teams through periods of rapid growth and scale
  • Desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, highly collaborative environment
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • Experience working with smart assistants, AI technologies, audio systems, IoT devices
  • Prior knowledge of data analytics capabilities to enhance their features, ensuring smarter, more intuitive user interactions.
  • History of working through ambiguity and launching products in markets that go from 0 to 1 and from 1 to 1.x
  • Comfort building platforms that integrate across multiple 3rd party providers and ecosystems
  • Aptitude for working closely with the UX / UI design team to realize innovative and useful designs
  • Pay Disclosure

    Salary Range for California Based Candidates : 213,000 USD - 266,000 USD (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

    Benefits Summary : Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies provides robust medical / Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment.

    Equal Opportunity

    Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital / domestic partner status, age, military / veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are also committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws regarding citizenship and immigration status.

    Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com

    Candidate Data Privacy

    Rivian and VW Group Technologies (“Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies”) may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and / or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media / website, network / device, recruiting system usage / interaction, security and preference information. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

    Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies affiliates; and (iii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies’ service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

    Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

    Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.

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