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# Senior Product Manager, Robotics & Autonomy at Diligent Robotics

- **Company:** Diligent Robotics
- **Location:** Austin Texas, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/diligentrobotics/jobs/7807900003

## Job description

Senior Product Manager, Robotics & Autonomy

What we're doing isn't easy, but nothing worth doing ever is.

At Diligent Robotics, we envision a future powered by robots that work seamlessly with human teams. We build artificial intelligence that enables service robots to collaborate with people and adapt to dynamic human environments.

Our robots operate every day in hospitals, helping healthcare staff spend less time on routine work and more time caring for patients. Operating a real-world fleet gives us something few robotics companies have: continuous customer feedback and operational data that directly shapes the next generation of Physical AI.

We're looking for a Senior Product Manager, Robotics & Autonomy to define and execute the product strategy for some of the most critical capabilities in our robotics platform. You'll work at the intersection of robotics, autonomy, AI, and software engineering to translate business priorities, customer needs, and technical opportunities into a clear product roadmap that drives measurable outcomes.

This role is ideal for someone who understands complex autonomous systems and enjoys working alongside world-class engineers to bring ambitious technology from concept into production.

## Responsibilities

- Own the product strategy and roadmap for key Robotics and Autonomy initiatives, balancing customer impact, technical feasibility, and long-term platform investments.
- Define product requirements for autonomy, navigation, perception, fleet intelligence, simulation, and robotics platform capabilities.
- Partner closely with Engineering, AI, Robotics, Customer Success, Operations, and Leadership to align priorities across the organization.
- Translate customer feedback, fleet telemetry, and operational insights into product decisions that improve robot performance, reliability, and user experience.
- Prioritize investments using data, customer value, technical complexity, and business impact.
- Drive cross-functional execution from concept through launch, ensuring engineering teams have clear requirements, measurable success criteria, and well-defined priorities.
- Develop product metrics that measure adoption, reliability, autonomy performance, operational efficiency, and customer outcomes.
- Partner with engineering teams to define release milestones, evaluate tradeoffs, and remove ambiguity throughout development.
- Stay informed on advances in robotics, autonomous vehicles, AI, and Physical AI to identify opportunities that strengthen Diligent's competitive advantage.
- Communicate product strategy, roadmap, and progress clearly to executives and stakeholders across the company.

## Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of Product Management experience, including ownership of complex technical products.
- Experience working with robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, industrial automation, or other cyber-physical systems.
- Demonstrated ability to define product strategy and execute technical roadmaps in partnership with engineering organizations.
- Strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand robotics architectures, AI systems, and software development processes without necessarily writing production code.
- Experience working in agile product development environments with cross-functional engineering teams.
- Strong analytical skills and experience using quantitative and qualitative data to drive prioritization.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to make thoughtful tradeoffs in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience shipping autonomy, robotics, autonomous vehicle, or AI-enabled products from concept through commercial deployment.
- Familiarity with robotics software stacks such as ROS, perception systems, navigation, planning, simulation, or machine learning.
- Experience working with fleet telemetry, operational analytics, or real-world robotics deployments.
- Understanding of modern AI technologies including foundation models, reinforcement learning, computer vision, or Physical AI.
- Experience building products for enterprise customers, healthcare, logistics, or other operational environments.
- MBA or Master's degree in a technical discipline.

## About Diligent Robotics

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Diligent Robotics builds AI-powered robot assistants, like Moxi, that work alongside healthcare teams to handle routine logistical tasks, freeing up clinicians to focus on patient care.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by Serve Robotics in January 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Andrea Thomaz (CEO & Co-Founder) and Vivian Chu (Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Healthcare Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Robot Interaction
- **Target customers**: Hospitals and healthcare systems (B2B/Enterprise)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To restore focus to patient care in hospitals by deploying robot teammates that handle non-patient-facing tasks, enabling clinical staff to dedicate more time to patients.

## Products & Services
- **[Moxi]**: A social robot designed for hospitals that autonomously performs secure, 24/7 deliveries of medications, labs, and other supplies. Moxi integrates with clinical programs like Meds-to-Beds and uses mobile manipulation, social intelligence, and human-guided learning to navigate dynamic hospital environments.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Acquired by Serve Robotics in January 2026 at a valuation between $29 million and $34.4 million [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/diligent-robotics).
- **Total Funding**: Raised a total of $125.76M prior to acquisition [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/diligent-robotics).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: True Ventures, DNX Ventures, Serve Robotics, AgeTech Collaborative, Physical AI Fellowship, and over 20 other investors [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/diligent-robotics).
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Moxi has delivered 9,900+ labs at UTMB Angleton Danbury [diligentrobots.com](https://www.diligentrobots.com/).
  - Returned 595+ days worth of time to nurses at Mary Washington Healthcare [diligentrobots.com](https://www.diligentrobots.com/).
  - Saved the Pharmacy department at Shannon Health 6,350 hours [diligentrobots.com](https://www.diligentrobots.com/).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Pioneer in Social Robotics**: Founders are leading experts in human-robot interaction, with research roots at MIT, Georgia Tech, and the University of Texas at Austin.
- **Proven Clinical Impact**: Moxi is already deployed in live hospital environments with measurable outcomes (thousands of hours returned to staff, thousands of deliveries completed).
- **Human-Guided Learning**: Unlike simple autonomous vehicles, Moxi uses AI to learn and adapt to dynamic, human-filled hospital settings, making it a true teammate rather than a tool.
- **Acquisition by Serve Robotics**: The acquisition provides a larger platform and resources for scaling, while validating the technology and market fit.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling hospital deployments**: Expanding Moxi’s presence in healthcare systems across the U.S., with active roles in Columbus, OH; Chicago, IL; and Rochester, NY [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/diligentrobotics).
- **Deepening clinical integration**: Working with clinical and operations experts to streamline processes, reduce costs, and initiate new revenue opportunities such as centralized telemetry and supply chain.
- **Advancing AI and manipulation**: Continuing to improve mobile manipulation, autonomous navigation, and social intelligence capabilities through R&D.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: Employees directly contribute to reducing burnout in healthcare by giving nurses and clinicians more time with patients.
- **Cutting-edge technology**: Work on state-of-the-art AI, robotics, and human-robot interaction in a fast-paced startup environment where your work goes live in hospitals today, not years in the future.
- **Collaborative team**: Join a venture-backed, mission-driven team with leading experts in the field.
- **Remote-friendly**: Many roles (e.g., Founding Sr. Data Engineer, ML Engineer, Sr. ML Engineer) are open to candidates anywhere in the US [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/diligentrobotics). On-site roles available in Austin, TX, and field operations roles in various cities.
- **Competitive compensation**: Offers competitive salary, equity, and health plan coverage for individuals and dependents.
- **Diversity & inclusion**: An equal opportunity employer that values diversity and does not discriminate on any basis.

## Sources
1. [diligentrobots.com](https://www.diligentrobots.com/)
2. [diligentrobots.com - About](https://www.diligentrobots.com/about)
3. [diligentrobots.com - Careers](https://www.diligentrobots.com/join-our-team-1)
4. [greenhouse.io - Jobs](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/diligentrobotics)
5. [cbinsights.com - Diligent Robotics](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/diligent-robotics)

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