Sr Product Manager, Command and Field Operations

Lancaster, NE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 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.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Product Manager to lead development of software solutions that support the Kodiak Command & Field Operations teams and our customers. As a Kodiak Product Manager you will shape the future of autonomous trucking by delivering tools for real-time operations fleet efficiency and mission-critical logistics. Working closely with engineering operations and additional teams across our Lancaster and Mountain View offices you will ensure these tools directly enable our autonomous vehicles to operate safely reliably and at scaleimpacting everything from commercial freight to national defense.

In this role you will be responsible for:

Scope: Be the directly responsible individual (DRI) for the full product lifecycle for your area of responsibilityfrom user research through product requirements and design to development testing deployment and feedback.
Mandate: Enable our operations team to maximize the efficiency of our owned & operated as well as customer-owned self-driving vehicles through a suite of operational tools that enable remote fleet management routing monitoring remote support and troubleshooting.
Execution: Work with the end user and cross-functional teams (engineering program management operations commercial) to drive the end-to-end process from needs identification to feature implementation and remove any blockers to ensure the product is deployed successfully to meet the end users expectations.
Prioritization: Prioritize features and adjust for changes in Kodiaks commercial and competitive context.
Product definition: Define requirements to ensure they meet end user needs. Work closely with engineering to ensure the right product is built.
Performance monitoring: Define and track KPIs understand the state of our product readiness and communicate progress to our customers.
User feedback: Be the primary voice of the product and the end user working closely with Kodiaks customers to gain trust and channel feedback to internal teams.
Communication: Provide clear updates to leadership customers and cross-functional teams on program progress risks and mitigation plans.
Travel: Visit customer locations to gather detailed feedback from the field and summarize and present to stakeholders. Periodic travel also required to Kodiak headquarters in Mountain View CA.

What youll bring:

8 years experience working in Product Management ideally in operations management autonomous vehicles robotics supply chain management and/or logistics
Experience with state-of-the-art web and mobile operations tools and remote monitoring systems
Demonstrated experience deploying software products in operations-intensive environments
Comfortable leading strategy & execution in the midst of ambiguity and a dynamic market
Strong design sensibility and experience working with user experience researchers and interaction designers
Experience building credibility and strong relationships within engineering and operations teams and with external stakeholders and customers
Technical degree or equivalent background in engineering computer science or a related field
Additional experience in the following areas is a plus:
- Operations research industrial engineering and/or process optimization
- Autonomy mobility supply chain or logistics
- Working in both a startup and a larger company environment

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 Lancaster TX
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.)

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 candidates residence U.S. person status and/or citizenship status. Should the position require and Kodiak determines that a candidates 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 Kodiaks sole discretion or as an alternative opt not to proceed with the candidates application. If applicable Kodiak may provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.

We use a third-party AI tool (Endorsed) to assist in the initial screening of applications. As part of the evaluation process we provide Endorsed with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our human recruitment team and no automated system makes the ultimate decision regarding hiring. Certain features of the platform may qualify it as an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) under applicable regulations. We began using Endorsed on January 1 2026. You can review the independent bias audit report covering our use of Endorsed here( By submitting your application you acknowledge that your application may be processed by AI systems as part of the screening and selection process. If you have any questions or would like to request a separate review of your application please contact with Separate Review Request in the email subject line.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

In this role you will be responsible for:

Scope: Be the directly responsible individual (DRI) for the full product lifecycle for your area of responsibilityfrom user research through product requirements and design to development testing deployment and feedback.
Mandate: Enable our operations team to maximize the efficiency of our owned & operated as well as customer-owned self-driving vehicles through a suite of operational tools that enable remote fleet management routing monitoring remote support and troubleshooting.
Execution: Work with the end user and cross-functional teams (engineering program management operations commercial) to drive the end-to-end process from needs identification to feature implementation and remove any blockers to ensure the product is deployed successfully to meet the end users expectations.
Prioritization: Prioritize features and adjust for changes in Kodiaks commercial and competitive context.
Product definition: Define requirements to ensure they meet end user needs. Work closely with engineering to ensure the right product is built.
Performance monitoring: Define and track KPIs understand the state of our product readiness and communicate progress to our customers.
User feedback: Be the primary voice of the product and the end user working closely with Kodiaks customers to gain trust and channel feedback to internal teams.
Communication: Provide clear updates to leadership customers and cross-functional teams on program progress risks and mitigation plans.
Travel: Visit customer locations to gather detailed feedback from the field and summarize and present to stakeholders. Periodic travel also required to Kodiak headquarters in Mountain View CA.

What youll bring:

8 years experience working in Product Management ideally in operations management autonomous vehicles robotics supply chain management and/or logistics
Experience with state-of-the-art web and mobile operations tools and remote monitoring systems
Demonstrated experience deploying software products in operations-intensive environments
Comfortable leading strategy & execution in the midst of ambiguity and a dynamic market
Strong design sensibility and experience working with user experience researchers and interaction designers
Experience building credibility and strong relationships within engineering and operations teams and with external stakeholders and customers
Technical degree or equivalent background in engineering computer science or a related field
Additional experience in the following areas is a plus:
- Operations research industrial engineering and/or process optimization
- Autonomy mobility supply chain or logistics
- Working in both a startup and a larger company environment

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 Lancaster TX
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.)