Principal Product Manager

Our Company

Miso Robotics is transforming the food industry and making lives better. We've developed an AI-powered kitchen robot named Flippy which automates the most repetitive of kitchen tasks, such as operating a deep fryer. Flippy is fun to watch, but under the hood, he’s powered by a sophisticated AI platform – all driven by our proprietary deep learning experience and patented technologies.

Miso is a well known first-mover in kitchen automation, AI, and robotics. The company has raised over $100 million from crowdfunding, which we believe makes it THE most successful crowdfunding story in history. It has successfully piloted its products with the most prominent global brands in food, and now it’s time for the company to partner with institutional capital and super-charge the commercialization of what we do.

The challenge of bringing AI and robotics into commercial kitchens requires many disciplines to work together, and the composition of our teams at Miso reflects this multidisciplinary approach. We’re proud to have built a world-class team, and we’re looking for more exceptional people to join us. 

If you believe, like we do, that the future of the kitchen involves artificial intelligence and robots (HINT: It definitely does!), and if you want to count yourself among the handful of amazing people on the leading edge of creating them, then Miso Robotics may be the right place for you!

Our Values

• We live with a TEAM mindset - we win together.
• We work relentlessly together to solve issues.
• We use polite and direct candor - ego has no place here.
• We operate with rigor - superb execution is a core skill.
• We are bought in, each of us is dedicated to the mission.
• Innovation is in our blood - we are intrepid.
• We think big and we’re here to make an impact. 

Benefits We Offer

• Company equity
• Flexible Vacation 
• Comprehensive benefits 
• 401K plan
• Accelerated growth opportunities

The Role 

As a Principal Product Manager at Miso Robotics you will be our customers’ champion, driving the product life-cycle of new and existing robots and robot/AI services for restaurant kitchens. Your customer-centric approach will ensure you reflect a deep, well-informed understanding of customer needs and goals. You will lean on your comfort with technical concepts and align cross-functional teams to deliver products that solve real-world problems and create value for our customers. You will influence stakeholders across all levels of Miso using data-centric thinking rooted in voice-of-customer feedback you’ll collect, market research you’ll conduct, and rich telemetry data. You will launch your products and measure their success, while shaping your roadmap and in-market product improvements to maximize their value to restaurant kitchens everywhere.

The pay range for this position is $150,000 - $190,000 + equity + benefits. Since the company does not yet generate revenue at scale, we all view our equity as being a key driver of why we choose to work at Miso. Our salary ranges are determined by data from our industry peers, the level of responsibility, job-related skills required, training, education, experience, and the current stage of Miso’s growth. The range posted for this role represents a range that Miso Robotics, in good faith, believes it is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct market analysis to create product roadmaps for innovative products, current product enhancements, or redesigns. 
• Implement the vision and strategy of new products and manage the product life-cycle of existing products to meet customer needs and business objectives.
• Write thorough product specifications for a variety of stakeholders, at both market level and brand level.
• Plan and execute go-to-market strategy for new to world robots and services, and updates to existing robots and services.
• Write clear, detailed explanations of products and their changes for customers and support staff.
• Establish and track the key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics for the product portfolio.
• Build and maintain strong business relationships with current and potential customers.
• Research and understand the market needs, customer pain points, and competitive landscape. 
• Create and maintain product-related documentation in Confluence and JIRA. 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering (or other discipline, with 3+ years professional experience in an engineering or technical role) MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in Product Management or Business Analytics, with at least 3 focused on technical products/services.
• 1+ years of experience working on hardware products.
• Experience crafting and building alignment on product roadmaps, with strong ability to balance complex trade-offs and iterate with input from stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly self-motivated with strong leadership skills.
• Thrives in ambiguity. 
• Ability to work daily in our HQ in Los Angeles, CA (Pasadena).