Staff Product Manager (Autonomous Systems)

Location: Atlanta (hybrid); Colorado; Florida (remote); New York City (hybrid); Seattle; South San Francisco (hybrid); Toronto (remote).

Salary: $162,000–$202,000 in San Francisco and New York, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global is a Series A company developing autonomous ground handling solutions and Autonomous Ground Support Equipment for airlines and ground service providers.

What you will do

• Define and own the AGSE Service product strategy and roadmap across autonomous driving capabilities, fleet operations, and evaluation infrastructure.
• Align commercial, engineering, and operations teams on product scope, priorities, timelines, and business objectives.
• Define capability, performance, and reliability KPIs and partner with cross-functional teams on data collection, analysis, development, verification, validation, and continuous improvement pipelines.
• Translate product needs into system requirements, test plans, and acceptance criteria; participate in architecture and technical design discussions across autonomy, infrastructure, and hardware.
• Lead and develop a team of PMTs, establish product development frameworks, mentor product managers, and drive roadmap execution with Program Management.
• Engage airline and airport customers, own product relationships, establish Statements of Work and Service Level Agreements, and translate customer and operator needs into prioritized investments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of Product Management experience owning technically complex, multi-system products end to end.
• Experience building and shipping products where safety, reliability, and real-time performance are non-negotiable.
• Proven experience shipping 0-to-1 products in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience engaging directly with enterprise or operational customers, conducting discovery, translating needs into requirements, and managing relationships.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing without direct authority.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including translating technical depth into executive clarity.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of Product Management experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or safety-critical systems.
• 2+ years of experience leading Product Management teams.
• Experience engaging with regulatory stakeholders and navigating compliance requirements for autonomous systems.
• Strong understanding of software development, systems architecture, and data pipelines.
• Experience with verification and validation processes and collaboration with Safety and Systems Engineering teams.
• Ability to participate substantively in technical design discussions and challenge engineering decisions using product rationale.
• Familiarity with the airside driving environment at major global airports.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work is available in Atlanta, New York City, and South San Francisco; remote work is available in Florida and Toronto.
• The position includes equity.
• Work directly with airline, airport, engineering, operations, sales, marketing, and senior leadership stakeholders.
• Help establish product development frameworks and best practices for a growing product organization.