Product Manager - Surveying & Mapping Drone (Robotics)

Location: Zürich, Switzerland; hybrid

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed robotics scaleup founded at ETH Zurich that builds aerial robots and data solutions for surveying, mapping, mining, construction, agriculture, humanitarian work, environmental monitoring, and wildlife monitoring.

What you will do

• Study survey and mapping customers, including their workflows, purchasing processes, unmet needs, and alternative solutions.
• Prioritize the data capture platform by balancing customer value, market opportunity, development effort, price, and margin.
• Test product ideas with customers and engineers, then shape the aircraft, sensors, workflows, and data deliverables.
• Make performance, reliability, and usability trade-offs with engineering.
• Launch products with Product Marketing, Sales, Support, and partners, and support them throughout the product lifecycle.
• Track customer outcomes, usage, and commercial results to guide future product priorities.

Requirements

• Strong product judgment and a drive to understand what makes users value products.
• Ownership mindset, accountability for outcomes, and focus on customer and business success.
• Clear communication, active listening, and the ability to build trust with customers and engineers, including during disagreements.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to work constructively within constraints.
• At least 3 years of experience developing or deploying hardware products and their software workflows, with clear ownership of product, operational, or commercial results.
• Technical background in engineering, geospatial studies, or another technical field.
• Commercial fluency, including understanding pricing models, channel margins, and renewal terms.
• Fluent English and willingness to travel regularly to customers and partners in the US and Europe.

Nice to have

• Founded a relevant business, led surveying or drone operations, or built products for geospatial customers.
• Hands-on experience with photogrammetry, LiDAR, or bringing a commercial robotics product to market.

Culture & Benefits

• Feedback-driven, collaborative, and structured startup environment.
• Open communication, constructive challenge, diverse viewpoints, and continuous learning are valued.
• Regular travel to customers and partners is part of the role.