Principal Product Manager, AI Video-Based Safety Platform

About the role:

This is a defining opportunity for a Principal / Staff Product Manager to serve as the Product Visionary for the next generation of our Video-Based Safety platform.

Safety is Samsara’s most critical value proposition, and this role sits at the absolute cutting edge of Applied AI and Computer Vision. We are looking for an inventor and leader to define a new paradigm for industrial safety. You will be responsible for defining the 3-5 year platform vision and architecture that leverages our trillion-scale data footprint to solve problems that no other company can.

You are expected to operate at the highest levels of ambiguity, defining the intersection of Computer Vision, edge computing, backend data science, and user workflow. Your product decisions will have a measurable, positive impact on saving lives and driving multi-hundred-million dollar growth trajectories for the company. This is a chance to move beyond execution and take on a mission that defines the future of AI for one of the fastest-growing companies in the world.

To better understand the scale and mission of this team, we encourage you to review the Samsara Cameras product overview here, and watch our SVP of Safety, Johan Land, discuss our AI-powered safety platform here.

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.

In this role, you will:

• Pioneer and own the 3-5 year strategic vision and roadmap for the Video-Based Safety platform, positioning it as a multi-hundred-million dollar platform that drives category creation and market leadership.
• Set the technical direction for the next generation of our AI/ML systems, driving complex product-engineering efforts in areas like foundation models, real-time edge processing, and large-scale data annotation pipelines.
• Influence executive leadership and cross-functional teams on critical resource allocation, long-term investments, and strategic partnerships required to deliver your vision.
• Mentor and coach other product managers and technical leaders across the Safety organization, raising the bar for product strategy and execution.
• Define the highest-impact product opportunities by synthesizing macro market trends, competitive shifts, and deep customer needs into clear, bold product specifications.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles as we scale globally.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 10+ years of progressive product management experience with a demonstrated track record of defining and shipping multi-product, multi-year platform strategies that resulted in organizational or industry-level transformation.
• Prior experience shipping features that rely heavily on Machine Learning, Computer Vision (CV), or large-scale IoT data processing.
• Undergraduate or graduate degree (MS, PhD, or MBA) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• A strong technical acumen that enables you to lead strategic trade-off discussions regarding model architecture, training, and deployment at massive scale.
• Proven ability to operate in extreme ambiguity, using data, first-principles thinking, and exceptional judgment to make high-stakes investment choices.
• Exceptional executive-level communication and presence, comfortable and effective presenting and defending strategy to the CEO, CPO, and external audiences.

An ideal candidate also has:

• A deep understanding of data quality, labeling pipelines, and MLOps best practices in a production environment.
• Experience in a Principal PM, Group PM, or Director of Product role at a high-growth, high-talent-bar technology company.
• Prior experience defining the product strategy for a SaaS product built on a hardware/software integrated system.