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Robotics product managerwhat the job involves, pay and who’s hiring

There are 180 open robotics product manager roles on Robotics Connected today, at 80 employers. Where roles give pay, the middle figure is $205K a year. Below is what the work involves, the skills employers ask for, how people get in, and the roles open now.

By Olivier Ayache · Figures from the jobs board, updated
180
open robotics product manager roles
80
employers hiring
$205K
middle pay a year, from 25 roles
6%
can be done remotely

What does a robotics product manager do?

Product managers decide what a robotics company builds next and why. They talk to customers, set priorities with engineering, and make sure what ships solves a real problem at a price people will pay.

In robotics the job has extra weight on hardware timelines, safety and deployment in the field, so a technical background helps a great deal.

Also advertised as: Product owner, Technical product manager, Product lead.

A typical week

  • Talking to customers and studying how the robots are used
  • Writing requirements and setting priorities with engineering
  • Planning releases across hardware and software
  • Working with sales and marketing on launches

Skills employers ask for

  • Understanding of robotics hardware and software
  • Customer research and clear writing
  • Prioritisation and roadmap planning
  • Comfort with data
  • Working across engineering, sales and operations

How much do robotics product managers earn?

  • $180K to $225K a year for the middle half, $205K in the middle, from 25 roles paid in USD

These figures come from the 27 of 180 open roles that give pay, taking the middle of each role’s range. Most are in US states where job adverts have to show pay, so they lean towards American salaries; roles in the UK and Europe rarely publish a figure.

Who is hiring robotics product managers?

The employers with the most open robotics product manager roles today:

Where are the jobs?

The cities with the most open robotics product manager roles, each with its own page of robotics jobs:

And by country:

What levels are open?

173 of the 180 roles say their level in the title. They split like this:

Entry-level roles are scarce across robotics, not only in this one. I looked at why, and what I’d suggest if you’re starting out, in this article on the entry-level gap.

How to become a robotics product manager

Most robotics product managers were engineers, applications engineers or product managers in another hardware field first. I'd suggest getting close to customers in your current role, since that experience is what hiring managers look for.

If you’re early on, the robotics internships and entry-level and graduate roles are the places to start.

Open robotics product manager jobs

The newest, one an employer:

Search the jobs board for “product”All Product Management roles

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