Sanctuary AI–a multi award-winning LinkedIn Top Startup company–is seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager, to work closely with software engineering teams across Sanctuary AI. Reporting to the Head of Product, the TPM will provide expertise and guidance while coordinating large cross-functional projects and schedules through initiations, operations, design and delivery.

The best candidates for our TPM role have extensive hands-on project management skills and deep technical knowledge in an entrepreneurial environment. Your expertise will ensure high-quality, on-time, and budget-conscious outcomes, all while you experience professional growth opportunities that also make a significant company impact.

Our Success Criteria

With guidance from our Senior Leadership Team, define the product roadmap and translate feature requests into business requirement documents, workflow diagrams, epics, user stories, and test/acceptance criteria
Engage and support technical partnerships with external groups to enhance collaborative initiatives and drive mutual innovation
Collaborate with stakeholders and technical leads and establish execution strategies for successfully delivering projects
Identify and communicate risks to stakeholders, define risk mitigation strategies, and facilitate appropriate solutions
Define success criteria and metrics on the project/initiatives to help software development teams make data-driven decisions
Achieve company-wide visibility as you present best practices for leading projects across cross-functional teams to various audiences, including non-technical audiences

Your Experience

Qualifications

5+ years of relevant work experience in technical product management in a software applications environment (preferably robotics)
3+ years of experience managing efforts in real-time and distributed systems on-premise and/or in the cloud
Proven ability to work efficiently to deliver large projects with multiple stakeholders, tight timelines and with evolving priorities
Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage trade-offs, and evaluate technical solutions with internal and external partners
Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
Proven ability to foster a resourceful and creative approach to overcome obstacles and turn challenges into opportunities
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience in a related technical discipline in addition to project management certifications

Skills

Expertise in writing business requirements documents, defining MVPs, creating schedules, identifying risks to stakeholders, defining risk mitigation strategies, and facilitating appropriate solutions
Demonstrable analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up ideas and proposals and drive decisions
Hands-on experience in preparing project charters, schedules, and budgets
Previous software engineering experience with a solid understanding of the full software development life cycle (SDLC)
Experience in cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Demonstrated experience with technology tools such as Confluence and/or SharePoint
Working knowledge of Project Management Tools (for example, MS Project, Trello, Jira etc.)

Traits

Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems
Optimistic listening and conflict resolution capabilities
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Self-motivated and able to solve problems independently
Obsession with bringing human-like intelligence to machines

Entry-rate Annual Salary: $140,000 CAD and up

Compensation:

At Sanctuary AI, we provide above average total compensation that includes three components: salary, equity, and benefits. Our goal is to ensure fairness in pay and we strive to make the overall package highly competitive with current market rates.

Equity:

Equity will play a significant role in the total compensation for this role. Our goal is to provide a generous equity compensation package, exceeding what is typically offered by companies of our size. The specific amount of equity will be communicated to candidates upon receiving an offer.

Benefits - Canadian permanent employees are eligible for:

+ Medical Insurance

+ Dental

+ Vision

+ Hearing Aids

+ Life Insurance and AD&D

+ Prescriptions

+ Paramedicals

+ Hospital

+ Travel

+ $500 per calendar year Healthcare Spending Account

+ Unique complimentary beverages and snacks at our head office

The compensation and benefits details provided for this role in Vancouver, BC are based on Sanctuary AI's market evaluation and may be subject to changes in the future. Your pay within the specified range will depend on various job-related factors, such as your past work experience, relevant education, and performance during interviews or work trials. Salary minimum provided is an entry-level rate for this role, as a requirement of the Pay Transparency Act in British Columbia.

** Please do not submit any information that is confidential to you or any third party. By submitting an application, you acknowledge and agree that your application does not contain any information that is confidential to you or any third party. **

Working at Sanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary AI is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. In 2023, Sanctuary AI moved into a state-of-the-art office facility and has been recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Startup company.

Benefits

Full time (non co-op) employees enjoy medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, wellness programs, stock options, paid time off (3 weeks vacation accrued annually, paid statutory holidays, paid statutory sick leave, and statutory parental leave), scheduling and worksite flexibility by role, and more.

About Sanctuary AI

Founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Suzanne Gildert, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal, Sanctuary AI is a Vancouver, Canada-based company. Sanctuary AI is on a mission to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.

Members of the Sanctuary AI team founded D-Wave (a pioneer in the quantum computing industry), Kindred (first use of reinforcement learning in a production robot), and the Creative Destruction Lab (pioneered a revolutionary method for the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind). The team has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted in previously unsolved and deep scientific problems.

Recruiting & Employment Agency Notice:

Recruitment and hiring is conducted internally by Sanctuary AI. We are not seeking or soliciting any new agency partnerships or agreements at this time. Any employment agency or professional recruiter (“Agency”) that provides an unsolicited resume(s) or otherwise presents a prospective job candidate through the Sanctuary AI career site or directly to any Sanctuary AI employee, irrevocably grants to Sanctuary AI the unrestricted right to engage, hire, or contract with that candidate at Sanctuary AI's sole discretion without any compensation to the Agency. We appreciate your interest in working together, and should the need arise our Talent Acquisition team will contact any external firms directly.

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