Product Manager - Robotics & Automation Programming Platform
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About the Role
Vention is looking for a Product Manager to own the roadmap for their Robotics & Automation Programming Platform. You will drive the evolution of visual and code-based authoring tools, conduct customer research, and collaborate with engineering teams.
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Responsibilities
- Own the product roadmap for the Robotics & Automation Programming Platform
- Conduct interviews with operators, controls engineers, integrators, and commissioning team to understand requirements
- Conduct benchmarking of competing automation programming environments and AI assisted development experiences
- Scope and maintain a unified product roadmap spanning all authoring surfaces
- Prepare detailed briefs for new features including technical requirements and business logic
- Lead preparation for Quarterly Product Reviews
- Contribute to sales enablement material and train go to market teams
- Organize and prioritize the ticket backlog across visual editor, code editor, HMI, and supporting workstreams
- Break product briefs down into sequenced tickets for efficient execution
- Prepare and host sprint kick offs
- Track and report timelines for each feature/product and measure team performance
- Conduct business QA on new capabilities
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, robotics, or equivalent
- 3+ years of experience in product management in developer tools, software platforms, robotics, industrial technologies, or another highly technical domain
- Ability to bridge technical software teams and business stakeholders
- Strong analytical toolkit with ability to analyze datasets and product usage data
- Excellent internal/external stakeholder management skills
- Strong bias for speed and execution
- Strong project management and risk mitigation mindset
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment with quick turnarounds
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Job Description
- Vention helps manufacturers automate operations with an AI powered platform. As Product Manager for the Robotics & Automation Programming Platform, you will own the product roadmap for software used to program Vention machines and robots.
Product Management
- Conduct interviews with operators, controls engineers, integrators, and Vention's commissioning team
- Conduct benchmarking of competing automation programming environments
- Conduct analysis to inform new product specifications and evaluate existing capabilities
- Scope and maintain a unified product roadmap spanning all authoring surfaces
- Prepare detailed briefs for new features and capabilities
- Help shape platform's evolution toward AI augmented authoring
- Lead preparation for Quarterly Product Reviews
- Contribute to sales enablement material and train go to market teams
- Work with marketing team for product launch campaigns
- Track and communicate key product metrics
Product Ownership
- Organize and prioritize ticket backlog across visual editor, code editor, HMI, and supporting workstreams
- Break product briefs down into sequenced tickets
- Prepare and host sprint kick offs
- Track and report timelines for each feature/product
- Conduct business QA on new capabilities
- Work with software teams and HR to ensure proper staffing
- Support dev team productivity by scheduling technical debt / bug elimination
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, robotics, or equivalent
- 3+ years of experience in product management in developer tools, software platforms, robotics, industrial technologies, or another highly technical domain
- Ability to bridge technical software teams and business stakeholders
- Strong analytical toolkit with ability to analyze datasets and product usage data
- Excellent internal/external stakeholder management skills
- Strong bias for speed and execution
- Strong project management and risk mitigation mindset
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
Nice to Have
- Experience with developer tools, IDEs, low code/no code platforms, or AI assisted authoring products
- Familiarity with industrial automation applications
- Hands on experience with robot arm programming, motion planning, PLC/controls, or HMI design
- Knowledge of Python programming
- Experience bringing software products from concept to production at scale
- Exposure to AI/agentic product experiences
What We Offer
- Career pathing with personalized development plans and bi annual reviews
- Professional development in performance management and inclusive leadership
- Gender diversity & inclusion initiatives
- Hybrid work model
- Two paid volunteering days per year
- Central location in Montreal
- Team events throughout the year
- Comprehensive benefits starting day one
- Top up and benefits for new parents
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