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ABOUT US Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we’re addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world. The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity, AI, security and more, we’ll map a new way forward. Working together, we’ll create a future that’s more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone. ROLE SUMMARY Entertainment is one of the most-used surfaces in the vehicle. Our customers listen, watch, and stay connected on the road, and the portfolio spans music, radio, audiobooks, video, and casting across our vehicle platforms. We are hiring a Staff Product Manager to take ownership of a significant share of that portfolio and to help expand it into new categories. You will own the roadmap for your area, manage the third-party partnerships behind it, and carry new experiences from concept through release. This role sits within the Infotainment Software organization, partners daily with engineering, design, program management, and business development, and reports to the Staff Product Manager for Infotainment & Connectivity. This is a hybrid role based in Palo Alto, California or Vancouver, British Columbia. RESPONSIBILITIES - Portfolio Ownership: Own a defined share of the in-vehicle entertainment portfolio end to end — audio streaming, radio, audiobooks, video, and casting — from requirements through release and in-market performance. - New Category Development: Define, scope, and launch entertainment and communications experiences that are new to the vehicle, taking each from concept and feasibility through productization. - Partner Management: Serve as the day-to-day product owner for third-party content and technology partners; run joint roadmap sessions, align on integration architecture, and drive certification plans in partnership with business development and legal. - Requirements and Roadmap: Author clear product requirements, maintain a rolling multi-quarter roadmap mapped to software release cycles, and represent the portfolio in planning and executive reviews. - Cross-functional Execution: Partner with application and platform engineering, audio, design, program management, privacy, and joint-venture product teams to sequence dependencies, resolve trade-offs, and hold committed dates. - Quality and Escalation: Set launch criteria, drive defect triage with engineering, and own quality escalations for the portfolio through resolution. - Performance Metrics: Define portfolio KPIs and track them against product telemetry, owner surveys, service data, and customer feedback, using the results to reprioritize. - Technical Validation: Validate features hands-on in development vehicles and on the bench, including reproducing and characterizing reported defects. QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field. - Minimum of 5 years in product management spanning consumer tech, digital media, or automotive industries—or a total of 3–4 years in product management coupled with 3–5 years in engineering, systems architecture, or a closely related technical discipline. - Demonstrated ownership of a product area built on third-party integrations, including direct influence of external partner roadmaps and joint technical and commercial negotiations. - Strong business development aptitude and proven executive relationship management skills. - Track record of launching and operating consumer media, entertainment, or communications products at scale. - Experience authoring technical product requirements and working directly with software engineering teams through the full development lifecycle. - Experience defining and instrumenting product KPIs and using quantitative and qualitative customer feedback to prioritize a roadmap. Preferred Qualifications - Experience shipping software in an embedded or automotive environment, including over-the-air release cycles and hardware dependencies. - History of launching a product category from 0 to 1 and scaling it from 1 to 1.x. - Working knowledge of Android application architecture, media playback frameworks, content protection, and third-party application certification processes. - Familiarity with gaming platforms, controller input, or real-time video communications. - Experience with camera, microphone, and profile-level privacy, consent, and driver-distraction requirements. - Hands-on technical fluency with debugging tools, log analysis, and crash reports. TOTAL REWARDS We build the exceptional — and we believe the people doing that work should be rewarded accordingly. In addition to a competitive base salary, full-time positions may be is eligible to participate in our annual company performance bonus program. Payments are discretionary and not guaranteed; actual amounts depend on company results and the terms of the plan in effect, and require active employment at the time of payout. This role is also eligible for equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), subject to board approval and the terms of our equity incentive plans, including applicable vesting requirements. In addition to our compensation programs, we invest in our people with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, wellbeing, and financial future for full-time employees — including health coverage, retirement savings, time off, and family planning programs. Offerings vary by country. Learn more about our global benefit programs rvtech.mybenefits.life. External candidates can apply for this role through the Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies careers site (rivianvw.tech). If you are a current employee, please apply through our internal job board app.ashbyhq.com. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are also committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws regarding citizenship and immigration status. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com. CANDIDATE DATA PRIVACY Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies” may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) record keeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies affiliates; and (iii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies’ service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions. If you provide a mobile telephone number as part of your application or during the recruitment process, Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use that number to contact you via SMS text message for recruitment-related purposes, including scheduling, logistics, and status updates. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying STOP to any text message you receive from us. Consent to receive SMS messages is not a condition of applying for or being considered for employment. Please see our Candidate Data Privacy Notice (English) assets.ctfassets.net and Candidate Data Privacy Notice (Serbian) assets.ctfassets.net for more information. -- Please note this job posting represents an open, active vacancy. Additionally, we are not currently accepting applications from third party application services.

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Portfolio Ownership: Own a defined share of the in-vehicle entertainment portfolio end to end — audio streaming, radio, audiobooks, video, and casting — from requirements through release and in-market performance.
New Category Development: Define, scope, and launch entertainment and communications experiences that are new to the vehicle, taking each from concept and feasibility through productization.
Requirements and Roadmap: Author clear product requirements, maintain a rolling multi-quarter roadmap mapped to software release cycles, and represent the portfolio in planning and executive reviews.
Quality and Escalation: Set launch criteria, drive defect triage with engineering, and own quality escalations for the portfolio through resolution.
Performance Metrics: Define portfolio KPIs and track them against product telemetry, owner surveys, service data, and customer feedback, using the results to reprioritize.
Technical Validation: Validate features hands-on in development vehicles and on the bench, including reproducing and characterizing reported defects.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
Demonstrated ownership of a product area built on third-party integrations, including direct influence of external partner roadmaps and joint technical and commercial negotiations.
Strong business development aptitude and proven executive relationship management skills.
Track record of launching and operating consumer media, entertainment, or communications products at scale.
Experience authoring technical product requirements and working directly with software engineering teams through the full development lifecycle.
Experience defining and instrumenting product KPIs and using quantitative and qualitative customer feedback to prioritize a roadmap.
Please note this job posting represents an open, active vacancy. Additionally, we are not currently accepting applications from third party application services.

Nice-to-haves

Experience shipping software in an embedded or automotive environment, including over-the-air release cycles and hardware dependencies.
History of launching a product category from 0 to 1 and scaling it from 1 to 1.x.
Working knowledge of Android application architecture, media playback frameworks, content protection, and third-party application certification processes.
Familiarity with gaming platforms, controller input, or real-time video communications.
Experience with camera, microphone, and profile-level privacy, consent, and driver-distraction requirements.
Hands-on technical fluency with debugging tools, log analysis, and crash reports.

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