VP, Product Management

Who We Are & Why Join Us

Avathon is the leading Industrial AI autonomy platform helping customers across heavy industries -- energy mining manufacturing aerospace defense and logistics -- accelerate the journey toward autonomous operations. Our platform is built on a Computational Knowledge Graph foundation that contextualizes and connects operational data across siloed systems bringing together time series structured unstructured and machine vision data to power AI-driven applications in asset performance management supply chain intelligence visual AI and global trade management. With capabilities spanning digital twins normal behavior modeling natural language processing and computer vision Avathon delivers real-time predictive intelligence and agentic decision-making at industrial scale.

Cutting-Edge AI Innovation -- Join a team at the forefront of AI developing groundbreaking solutions that shape the future. High-Growth Environment -- Thrive in a fast-scaling startup where agility collaboration and rapid professional growth are the norm. Meaningful Impact -- Work on AI-driven projects that drive real change across industries and improve lives.

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Location: Pleasanton CA
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Position Overview

At Avathon we are building the Autonomy Platform for the worlds most complex and mission-critical operations in enterprise AI Physical AI and Industrial AI. Our technology combines industrial knowledge graphs digital twins multimodal AI advanced optimization and autonomous agents to transform how enterprises produce move and sustain goods and assets.

We are seeking an exceptional VP of Product Management / Head of Product to define the vision strategy and roadmap for the Avathon Autonomy Platform and its portfolio of industry-specific applications.

Reporting directly to the CEO you will lead Avathons Product Management organization and serve as the strategic product leader working in close partnership with Product Engineering Forward Deployed Engineering Applied Science Sales Marketing and executive leadership.

This is a strategic hands-on leadership role requiring exceptional product judgment technical depth and commercial acumen to translate frontier AI innovation customer needs and market opportunities into a differentiated product strategy that drives cross-functional alignment enterprise adoption measurable customer value and revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Own Avathons product vision strategy and multiyear roadmap across the Autonomy Platform and industry-specific applications establishing a differentiated market position as the AI-native intelligence and autonomy layer for the physical economy.
• Translate advances in agentic AI multimodal intelligence knowledge graphs digital twins predictive diagnostic and prescriptive AI and optimization into scalable enterprise capabilities that advance customers toward autonomous operations.
• Partner closely with Product Engineering Applied Science and Forward Deployed Engineering to translate product strategy into actionable roadmaps clear requirements high-quality releases and measurable customer outcomes.
• Drive product investment decisions roadmap priorities and strategic trade-offs based on customer needs market opportunities technical feasibility competitive differentiation and commercial impact.
• Define and advance Avathons application portfolio across energy mining manufacturing aerospace and defense supply chain logistics and transportation addressing mission-critical operational challenges with measurable business outcomes.
• Build deep relationships with strategic enterprise customers and collaborate with Forward Deployed Engineering to translate real-world deployment insights into repeatable configurable and commercially scalable platform capabilities and applications.
• Establish compelling product differentiation against traditional enterprise software industrial analytics planning platforms and emerging AI-native solutions. Partner with Sales and Marketing to develop executive-level product narratives demonstrations and go-to-market strategies that accelerate adoption and market expansion.
• Champion intuitive user experiences and enterprise-grade standards for scalability reliability security explainability governance and interoperability ensuring Avathon becomes a trusted system of intelligence and action for mission-critical operations.
• Drive product adoption strategic account expansion and revenue growth by aligning product innovation with customer value competitive advantage and measurable business outcomes.
• Build and lead a world-class Product Management organization fostering exceptional product judgment technical depth customer obsession and execution discipline. Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO in shaping Avathons product investments competitive positioning and long-term platform direction.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in enterprise software AI platforms or deep technology with a proven track record leading high-performing Product Management organizations and scaling differentiated commercially successful enterprise platforms and applications.
• Exceptional ability to anticipate technology and market shifts define compelling product strategies and translate complex AI innovations into executable roadmaps scalable products and sustainable competitive advantage.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML agentic systems LLMs knowledge graphs multimodal AI advanced analytics and enterprise data platforms with the technical credibility to engage deeply with AI researchers architects and engineering leaders.
• Strong architectural understanding of distributed systems cloud-native platforms APIs and enterprise integrations with exceptional judgment in balancing foundational platform investments industry applications and customer-specific requirements.
• Experience or strong familiarity with industrial IoT predictive analytics optimization simulation digital twins and mission-critical operational systems preferably across energy manufacturing aerospace and defense or supply chain industries.
• Demonstrated ability to drive alignment and execution across Product Engineering AI Research Forward Deployed Engineering Sales and executive leadership through technical credibility sound judgment and influence without direct authority.
• Proven success engaging Fortune 500 executives translating complex enterprise challenges into differentiated product capabilities and driving measurable customer value enterprise adoption and revenue growth.
• Hands-on leader with exceptional product intuition customer empathy and a track record of defining launching and scaling sophisticated technologies into intuitive high-impact enterprise products.
• Operates with urgency intellectual rigor decisiveness and accountability balancing long-term strategic vision with pragmatic execution in a fast-paced high-growth environment.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Applied Mathematics Data Science or a related technical discipline from a leading global university. Advanced technical degree strongly preferred; MBA is a plus.

Why Avathon

Avathon is a Silicon Valley unicorn pioneering the convergence of Physical AI Enterprise AI and Industrial AI to redefine how the worlds most critical industries operate. At the forefront of AI innovation we are building a category-defining Autonomy Platform that brings together agentic AI multimodal intelligence knowledge graphs digital twins and advanced optimization to move enterprises beyond insights and predictions toward intelligent autonomous operations.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the product vision and strategy of a high-growth AI company working directly with the CEO and exceptional engineering and AI talent to build technology that transforms real-world operations across energy mining hi-tech automotive aerospace defense manufacturing and global supply chains. For an ambitious product leader Avathon offers the opportunity to define an entirely new category of enterprise technology build a globally scalable platform and leave a lasting impact on the future of the physical economy.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $200000 - $280000 annually plus performance bonus and equity
• Comprehensive health dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) participation
• Generous PTO and company holidays

Avathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age pregnancy genetic information disability status as a protected veteran or any other protected category under applicable federal state and local laws.

Avathon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process. If you need a reasonable accommodation please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.

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