#WeAreUR and we continuously redefine automation

At Universal Robots, part of Teradyne Inc., has a simple mission: Automation for Anyone. Anywhere .

Our vision is to create a world where people work with robots, not like robots. And with 75,000+ cobots already installed worldwide, we’re already making a difference. Working towards our vision gives us endless opportunities to learn, grow, innovate, and solve problems together as we bring our technology to companies of all sizes all over the world.

We are looking for a very experienced Product Manager to lead our current and future portfolio of robot controllers and teach pendants. Our controllers and teach pendants are central elements to the entire cobot customer experience. Our controllers are used by novices and advanced integrators alike, and in a wide variety of applications, environments and levels of integration. In like manner, our teach pendants are central to the on-robot software and programming user experience. The hardware ergonomics, the UI responsiveness, environmental ruggedness and serviceability are all key tenets of our teach pendant design. And now is the perfect time to join as we are now kicking off the planning and development of our next-generation family of robot controllers and teach pendants.

You, as the Senior Product Manager – Cobot Hardware, will turn the unique challenges our customers face into product requirements and deliver a clear product vision for a portfolio of next-generation controllers and teach pendant products. You will define the highest-value differentiated features in the different models, set market pricing, understand UR’s competitive positioning and more. Along this journey your amazing leadership, market experience, product management and customer skills will help you scope out and collaborate to develop and execute the plan.

You are a strategist who enjoys understanding and leveraging how organizations run, you understand how to get things done and collaborate with peers and stake holders, you love spending time with customers, sales and engineering. And you think out of the box, dig deeper to understand the root of problem statements and translate the company’s high-level vision into actions, taking us where no one has ever dared. We can’t wait to meet you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and drive the product strategy for robot controllers and teach pendants that keeps the promise of UR cobots to deliver the best cobot user experience in the world

• Work cross-functionally with R&D, Sales, Product Marketing and Research to develop new market-driven products and features and to launch and promote products that grow our cobot sales

• Uncover and understand customer needs and translate them into customer problem statements and smart requirements for our products, applications, and solutions

• Conduct market assessments and voice of the customer interviews, as well as prepare sales, marketing, and training materials

• Continuously understand competitive offerings, maintain knowledge of competitive features and use this information to influence our product plan and future vision

• Develop and maintain a forward-looking, multi-year roadmap for our robot controllers and teach pendants

• Work closely with engineering throughout the product development process; be a constant advocate for the customer, provide continuous guidance for product teams, and lead tradeoff negotiation and prioritization discussions

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  Robotic experience is not required, but an understanding of the industrial automation market and the products is strongly preferred. It’s key that you are tech savvy and passionate about building platform products that enable customer satisfaction, and that you have excellent people and management skills to interact with colleagues, cross-functional teams and external partners. Working with outsourcing, outside design houses, contract manufacturers is highly desired.

Furthermore, we are looking for someone who can meet the following requirements:

• You have 8-10 years experience in product management

• A degree in engineering, computer science or other technical discipline

• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communications across technical and non-technical stakeholders; must be comfortable being a public speaker in front of large, senior groups

• You are comfortable facilitating planning and decision-making across several teams, including partners, and know how to encourage and empower teams to get things done.

• Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle and driving successful business outcomes

• Metrics-driven: track record of leveraging strong analytical and quantitative skills and data to make assumptions and drive decisions

• You care deeply about the user experience and have extensive knowledge in design principals, UX, quantitative and qualitative research

• Experience with best practice agile scrum development and lean startup principles a plus

• You currently lead a team or are ready to take on the next challenge of Product Management

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  Join Universal Robots, the ground-breaking technology company, and help us on our mission: Automation for Anyone. Anywhere. Shaping next year’s innovations. Moving a fast-growing industry forward. Building a truly global career. You can do it all here (https://www.universal-robots.com/careers/) .

  At Universal Robots we are a diverse group of bright, ambitious people working at the forefront of collaborative robotics. Through our agility, resilience, and entrepreneurial approach, we are taking our innovative robot products into more markets and regions than ever before.

  We employ around 1000 people in offices across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia – and we’re growing all the time. So, if you’re looking to build your career working with some of the best talent from all over the world, we want to get in touch with you!

  Send your application using the link. We take candidates into the recruitment process on a continuous basis and encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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Current openings may involve access to export controlled technology and may be subject to export licensing requirements prior to employment. ATTENTION APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES: If you’re unable to access our on-line application due to a disability you may visit one of our locations or our Corporate Office at 600 Riverpark Drive, North Reading, MA and request a paper application form. In addition, you may also contact the HR Service Center at 978-370-3041 or contact them at HR.Service.Center@teradyne.com for additional assistance. LitePoint, a Teradyne Company is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.