Director, Product - Video Safety

About the role:

The Safety team is the lifeblood of Samsara - the anchor point from which we have built a great business extending AI into physical operations. We build intelligent systems that combine computer vision, sensor data, road context, and behavioral patterns to detect risk and prevent accidents before they happen for some of the largest fleets in the world.

In this role, you’ll be leading our in-vehicle experiences. Drivers face an increasing amount of challenges on the road, and it’s our job to help them stay safe. We do this by analyzing everything that happens on the road and then alerting drivers to any dangers we can detect in real-time. This will be your job, to take the driver experience and safety to the very next level! 

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best. 

Click here to learn about what we value at Samsara. 

In this role, you will: 

• Work with our talented engineering teams to launch new software features, and help drive a fast-growing, at-scale business with $500MM+ in ARR.
• Gather customer feedback to understand needs and prioritize feature development.
• Define clear metrics to track and refine our customer experience.
• Partner with our Sales team to help close strategic customer accounts as needed. 
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.
• Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team of product managers.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Experience in a senior product leadership role within a high growth software development organization
• Strong technical understanding, ability to grasp technical concepts and establish credibility with engineers
• Bias-to-action and hands-on experience delivering business results. You’re not afraid to get your hands dirty writing a spec or jumping on a customer call, but can also mentor others to do the same
• Demonstrated experience setting strategy for complex technical areas, and using data to make investment decisions and measure progress towards business outcomes
• Experience hiring, developing, and leading people as a direct manager
• Excellent communication skills. Must be comfortable presenting to customers and internal audiences, including senior executives
• Ability to drive teams of diverse backgrounds to ship features on tight timelines
• 10+ years of job experience, in relevant product, technical or business roles

An ideal candidate also has:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in a technical field; an MBA is a plus
• Experience with B2B or people-oriented workflows software
• Familiarity with B2B SaaS products and working with B2B sales teams
• Entrepreneurial experience