Product Manager, Spatial AI

What You’ll Do

Product Discovery & Definition

• Lead user research and customer discovery across target markets to identify the highest-leverage problems Quidient’s technology can solve.
• Work closely with customers to understand user problems, then apply JTBD, HMW, design sprints, and first-principles thinking to translate insights into crisp product vision, MVP requirements, detailed Product Requirements and measurable success criteria.
• Partner closely with engineering and solutions to define what is feasible, what is differentiated, and what should be built first.
• Establish OKRs, KPIs, quality rubrics, and feedback loops that guide products from concept through product-market fit to global growth scale.

Launch, Platform & Growth

• Drive products through definition, prototyping, build, launch, and post-launch iteration without losing sight of quality.
• Roll up the sleeves to test and understand products inside and out, become the expert and champion as product lead.
• Own go-to-market strategy for consumer and developer-facing launches, including positioning, messaging, channels, launch sequencing, and measurable outcomes.
• Think in platform terms by connecting consumer product adoption with API adoption, developer experience, and third-party ecosystem growth.
• Keep stakeholders aligned with transparent communication, cross-functional reviews, and clear product reasoning.
• Responsible for going into the field to customers and to conferences to demo product features and capabilities.

What You Bring

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience, including 2+ years with consumer-facing products.
• Demonstrated 0-to-1 track record with software based products.
• Deep fluency in 3DGS, NeRFs, photogrammetry, 3D reconstruction, or related spatial computing technologies.
• Hands-on product experience with machine learning and computer vision systems.
• Experience developing, launching, or scaling APIs as products.
• Proven GTM ability, including positioning, launch strategy, channel selection, and measurable growth outcomes.
• Experience running UXR programs, usability studies, design sprints, and data-driven product iteration.
• Strong cross-functional leadership.
• Willingness to work on-site in Columbia, MD, in a hybrid capacity.
• Meet Quidient, customer, and government security requirements, which may include, but are not limited to a background check, citizenship verification, and Criminal Justice Information Services verification.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience productizing deep-tech or research-stage technology for mainstream audiences.
• Background in spatial computing, AR/VR, NVIDIA Omniverse, or emerging Spatial AI ecosystems.
• Experience building and growing developer or technical communities from scratch.
• Domain experience in automotive, AI training data, automated visual inspection, aerospace, defense/DoD, insurance, or digital content creation.
• Consumer app launch experience (iOS/Android) with measurable growth outcomes.
• Prior work at an early-stage startup in a founding or near-founding PM role.

What We Offer

Compensation

• Salary Range: $155,000 - $200,000
• Annual bonus and equity as appropriate.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• HSA
• 401(k) with company match
• Life & disability insurance
• Paid holidays & generous PTO
• Opportunities for bonuses, equity, and career growth