Chef Robotics is accelerating the deployment of intelligent machines in the physical world starting with food productiona sector facing the largest labor shortage in the U.S. with 1.14M unfilled jobs today and 3.1M projected by 2030. These roles cannot be offshored making robotics essential to keeping production onshore and strengthening Americas manufacturing base. Backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins Construct Bloomberg Beta and Promus Ventures and supported by a world-class team from companies such as Cruise Zoox Google Tesla and Amazon Robotics Chef is rapidly scaling with multiple multi-year contracts and a mission to put an intelligent robot in every commercial kitchen.
About the Role
This role is critical for defining and driving the product vision for Chef Robotics intelligent systems focused on transforming the food production industry. You will be responsible for the full product lifecycle from initial concept through deployment and iteration ensuring our robotic solutions meet the needs of food manufacturers and scale efficiently. You will operate at the intersection of robotics AI and food service turning complex technical capabilities into deployable high-impact products.
What Youll Do
- Own product discovery strategy and delivery for a core product area at Chef
- Understand our customers needs to define and deliver new features and product offerings
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering operations and sales to translate customer needs into a product roadmap that meets core business objectives
- Collaborate closely with engineering to develop solutions for our customers
- Monitor and track key product metrics to inform future developments
What You Bring
- 5 years of experience as a Product Manager or in a technical customer-facing role preferably working in robotics or products with substantial hardware/software components
- Proven ability to ship new products and features to customers
- Exceptional communication skills and an ability to coordinate across all levels of the company
- Technical fluency to work effectively with a range of engineering teams
- Experience with enterprise B2B customers or manufacturing preferred
$130000 - $180000 a year
Chef is an early-stage startup where equity is a major part of the compensation package. Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Within the range individual pay is determined by additional factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education or training.
In addition to salary and early-stage equity we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental and vision insurance commuter benefits flexible paid time off (PTO) catered lunch and 401(k) matching.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
IC
Chef Robotics is accelerating the deployment of intelligent machines in the physical world starting with food productiona sector facing the largest labor shortage in the U.S. with 1.14M unfilled jobs today and 3.1M projected by 2030. These roles cannot be offshored making robotics essential to keepi...
Chef Robotics is accelerating the deployment of intelligent machines in the physical world starting with food productiona sector facing the largest labor shortage in the U.S. with 1.14M unfilled jobs today and 3.1M projected by 2030. These roles cannot be offshored making robotics essential to keeping production onshore and strengthening Americas manufacturing base. Backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins Construct Bloomberg Beta and Promus Ventures and supported by a world-class team from companies such as Cruise Zoox Google Tesla and Amazon Robotics Chef is rapidly scaling with multiple multi-year contracts and a mission to put an intelligent robot in every commercial kitchen.
About the Role
This role is critical for defining and driving the product vision for Chef Robotics intelligent systems focused on transforming the food production industry. You will be responsible for the full product lifecycle from initial concept through deployment and iteration ensuring our robotic solutions meet the needs of food manufacturers and scale efficiently. You will operate at the intersection of robotics AI and food service turning complex technical capabilities into deployable high-impact products.
What Youll Do
- Own product discovery strategy and delivery for a core product area at Chef
- Understand our customers needs to define and deliver new features and product offerings
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering operations and sales to translate customer needs into a product roadmap that meets core business objectives
- Collaborate closely with engineering to develop solutions for our customers
- Monitor and track key product metrics to inform future developments
What You Bring
- 5 years of experience as a Product Manager or in a technical customer-facing role preferably working in robotics or products with substantial hardware/software components
- Proven ability to ship new products and features to customers
- Exceptional communication skills and an ability to coordinate across all levels of the company
- Technical fluency to work effectively with a range of engineering teams
- Experience with enterprise B2B customers or manufacturing preferred
$130000 - $180000 a year
Chef is an early-stage startup where equity is a major part of the compensation package. Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Within the range individual pay is determined by additional factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education or training.
In addition to salary and early-stage equity we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental and vision insurance commuter benefits flexible paid time off (PTO) catered lunch and 401(k) matching.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
IC
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