Job Application for Senior Product Manager — Sherpa Drone Platform at Lucid Bots

At Lucid Bots, our Product Managers work at the intersection of cutting-edge robotics and real-world problem-solving—collaborating with customers, engineers, sales, marketing, and production teams to build world-class autonomous systems.

We’re looking for an entrepreneurial, results-driven Senior Product Manager with a relentless focus on customer needs and a bias for action. If you thrive in fast-moving environments, love solving complex challenges, and are eager to drive meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

In this high-impact role, you’ll own and scale the Sherpa Drone Platform—one of the world’s most advanced UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems). You’ll lead strategy, execution, and expansion, working cross-functionally across engineering, sales, and marketing to shape the future of aerial robotics.

Join us in redefining what’s possible. Let’s build the future, today.

About the Sherpa:

The Sherpa is a heavy-lift, tethered, waterproof UAS platform built in the USA, originally engineered to haul heavy hoses and spray chemicals to clean buildings and windows. We are expanding its use-cases and scaling the product commercially
We have sold ~300 units with 200,000+ operating minutes across all units deployed
We have sold products around the globe and are rapidly expanding

See the Sherpa in Action

Product Strategy

You will focus on four key strategic areas:

Customer-Centric Solutions: Drive transformative value by enabling high-ROI applications that solve critical safety and efficiency challenges in dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs.
Data-Driven Innovation: Leverage our unique data advantage from robots operating across diverse job sites to enhance AI capabilities and product performance.
Modular Platform Development: Continue evolving the Sherpa as part of our Brain, Frames, and Payloads architecture, enabling rapid expansion into new applications and markets.
Simple Solutions that Scale: Focus on delivering easy-to-use solutions that can be deployed at scale, maintaining reliability while expanding capabilities. Prioritize features and improvements that support widespread adoption and operational excellence.

How You Win in This Role

Obsessed with Opportunity: You wake up every day and see a new opportunity to build something incredible
Customer-Obsessed: You anticipate user needs, translate pain points into product insights, and deliver high-impact solutions
Own the Product: You’re deeply product-oriented and process driven, with a proven knack for systematizing and scaling operations. You love drones and robotics
Get Hands-On: You’re comfortable working outside the traditional PM bubble - you will spend less time behind a computer and more time with customers and experimentation. You will thrive if you like to troubleshoot in realtime under pressure
Communicate Exceptionally Well: You present complex technical details in a clear, compelling way to both customers and internal teams. You like to be the hub for product communications across the organization.
Fast-Pace isn’t Fast Enough: You love the thrill of ownership in building something that matters and love how fast you need to move to build a world-class product.
Double-Dip in Product Marketing: You are great at communicating with sales and marketing and love talking about why the product matters, how we position it and what they need to know to sell it.
Iterative, Structured Development: You love efficiency and communicating clear plans for product releases and know what it means to build, measure, learn - repeat.

What You'll Do

Drive Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define, maintain and execute the roadmap for Sherpa. You will push our team to deliver an exceptional product experience for our customers at every chance you get
Cross-Functional Leadership: Work closely with engineering, production, sales, and marketing to make sure what we are building solves real-world problems that matter
Customer Engagement & Job Site Visits: Get out of the office early and often to talk to and work with real, live customers who are using the product
Scale Yourself: Routinely build and implement new processes and workflows that scale. Document everything.
Monitor Market Trends: Keep a watchful eye on the market and competitor movements to ensure Sherpa remains the leading UAS platform
Lifecycle Management: Oversee the product’s lifecycle from iterative improvements to long-term strategic initiatives, balancing customer demands with operational realities
Measure & Report: Define clear OKRs, track performance rigorously, and provide data-driven updates to everyone who needs to know about them

Qualifications:

Experience: 5+ years in hardware product management, ideally with experience in robotics, or drone technology. Proven success in sustaining and growing existing product lines is essential.
Deep understanding of hardware product development, including iteration cycles, manufacturing constraints, and regulatory requirements.
Technical Ability: You will be more effective if you already understand robotics and how they work
Proven experience scaling a complex product while balancing reliability, cost-efficiency, and feature innovation.
Communication & Presentation: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to diverse audiences— technical teams, non-technical individual contributors and external customers.
Analytical Mindset: Exceptional in using data and metrics to inform decision-making, with a history of setting and achieving clear performance goals.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, working across teams to drive alignment and execution.
Experience working directly with customers, gathering feedback to drive product improvements and adoption.
Education: We value real-world, lived experience and a proven track record of execution excellence over degrees.
Hands-On Attitude: A willingness to get involved at every stage—from concept to field testing—reflecting a “roll-up-your-sleeves” approach that goes beyond the desk.
Startup Experience: Previous experience working in a startup environment or as a founder of a company is highly preferred
Marketing Insight: Demonstrated experience with product marketing, enabling you to contribute to customer acquisition and engagement strategies.

About Lucid Bots

Lucid Bots Inc. is an AI robotics company that extends human reach by building the world's most productive and responsible robots. Our robots allow people to perform dangerous and demanding tasks without putting human life and safety at risk.

Headquartered in Charlotte, we design, engineer, manufacture, and support our products domestically. Our current line of production-ready robots includes the Sherpa, a cleaning drone, and the Lavo Bot, a pressure-washing ground-based robot. Our products elevate safety and efficiency for customers all around the world. Lucid Bots was recently recognized as the fourth fastest-growing manufacturing company in the United States.

We are venture-backed, with multi-round investments from Y Combinator (S19 batch), Cubit Capital, Idea Fund Partners, Danu Ventures, and others. In 2024, Lucid Bots was recognized as the fastest growing robotics manufacturer in the United States. Learn more about our vision.

Why Join Lucid Bots?

Work at the intersection of robotics, AI, and manufacturing to redefine safety and efficiency.
Collaborate with a passionate and innovative team driven to create extraordinary impact.
Enjoy opportunities for mentorship, continuous learning, and professional growth.
Contribute to a values-driven environment that prioritizes creativity, innovation, and excellence.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance
3% retirement match
15 days of paid time off (PTO)
11 paid holidays
Company employee option plan

Our Core Values and How We Work Together

Meeting the demands of our fast-growing venture-backed startup requires commitment from every team member—a commitment to each other, to the customers, and to the broader community. Our core values guide us in how we fulfill that commitment every day:

Lead with Compassion: Foster an inclusive and supportive environment where people feel valued and heard.
Grow with Purpose: Embrace learning, adaptation, and intentional decision-making.
Win as One Team: Collaborate and share ownership of our vision and outcomes.
Be Positive Agents of Change: Take ownership and drive impactful actions.
Pursue Extraordinary Impact: Solve meaningful problems with innovation and effort.

A Message from Our VP of Product

At Lucid Bots, we’re not just hiring for a role—we’re bringing on people who believe in what we’re building. Watch this short video from our VP of Product, Robert Blank, to hear why this role is important and why we’re excited to have someone like you join the team.

We’d Love to Hear from You!

Respond to Robert’s video with your own short video (under 2 minutes) explaining why you’re excited about this opportunity and why you’d be a great fit for Lucid Bots. This is a chance to introduce yourself in a way that goes beyond your resume!

If you’re not sure where to record, you can use a tool like Loom.

Senior Product Manager — Sherpa Drone Platform