Product Strategy & Operations Associate
Kodiak Robotics
- Mountain View, United States
- Entry Level
- 2+ years
- Posted
Skills
Required
- product development
- BizOps
- leveraging
- generative AI tools
- streamline workflows
- SQL / Excel / Sheets / Kibana / Elastic
Join our team as a Product Strategy & Operations Associate in Mountain View, CA. This role is at the intersection of Product, Engineering, and Operations, where you'll tackle complex problems, design scalable processes, manage feedback loops, and monitor performance. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams and provide data-driven updates to leadership. The position offers a remote-friendly work environment, generous PTO, and various benefits.
Responsibilities
- Concevoir, documenter et mettre en place des processus qui soutiennent l'évolutivité opérationnelle de la technologie des véhicules autonomes.
- Gérer le retour d'information entre les opérations sur le terrain et le produit et l'ingénierie, en traduisant les besoins opérationnels en exigences de produit et d'ingénierie.
- Définir les indicateurs de performance opérationnelle, construire les analyses qui suivent la performance du produit sur le terrain.
- Working in both a startup and a larger company environment
Requirements
- Autonomy, mobility, supply chain, logistics, or hardware/manufacturing operations
- Exceptional attention to detail and a track record of driving timely execution in complex environments
- A genuine interest in product development and a desire to work alongside Product and Engineering rather than advise from the outside
- At least 2 year of post-undergraduate experience in strategy consulting, business operations, or a similar analytical role, e.g., Business Analyst (McKinsey), Associate (BCG), or Associate Consultant (Bain), or an equivalent Strategy & Operations / BizOps role at a technology company
- Adeptness in leveraging generative AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance clarity and quality in stakeholder communication
- Outstanding people and communication skills, with demonstrated experience working across diverse teams (e.g., Engineering, Field Operations, Product) and presenting to senior stakeholders
- Consulting or internship work on product, technology, or operations engagements
- Highly analytical with a proven ability to use data to drive process improvements and product decisions; comfort working in tools like SQL, Excel/Sheets, or Kibana/Elastic is a plus
- A degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent demonstrated rigor in systems thinking and process optimization
- Must be willing to work full-time in the Mountain View, CA office, and travel up to 25% of the time to customer and deployment locations
- Strong structured problem-solving skills: you can break down an ambiguous question, build the analysis, and land a recommendation
Preferred
- Additional experience in the following areas is also a plus:
Pay
USD 125,000 - 150,000
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