Technical Director (Physical AI): Band D

Experience: 10 to 17 Years

Job Location: Bangalore

CTC: 60 LPA with 15-20% Variable pay.

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Technical Manager to drive the definition, execution, and delivery of next generation Physical AI, Robotics, and AI-powered products. Act as the bridge between customers, sales, engineering, and leadership, translating customer and business requirements into clear product use cases, requirements, roadmaps,and deliverables. The candidate will own product execution across planning, releases, demonstrations, and stakeholder communication.

The candidate will manage project budgets & procurement process. Strong communication and presentation skills are essential to this role.

Key Responsibilities

Product Definition & Requirements:

- Define product vision, requirements, use cases, features, and expected deliverables.
- Translate customer/business needs into clear Product Requirements Documents (PRDs), user stories, acceptance criteria, and product roadmaps.
- Prioritize features based on customer value, business impact, technical feasibility, and timelines.
- Work closely with engineering, AI/ML, robotics, and software teams to convert product requirements into executable plans.
- Define success criteria and KPIs for products and releases.

Customer &Sales; Interface:

- Act as the primary product interface between customers, sales, business teams, and engineering.
- Participate in customer discussions to understand pain points, requirements, use cases, and product opportunities.
- Support sales and business development teams with product positioning,



technical discussions, proposals, and RFP/RFI responses.
- Convert customer feedback into actionable product improvements and roadmap priorities.
- Conduct product demonstrations and communicate product capabilities to customers and leadership.

Agile / Scrum PI Planning:

- Drive product planning in an Agile/Scrum environment.
- Participate in and lead PI (Program Increment) Planning, defining priorities, objectives, features, and release commitments.
- Maintain and prioritize product backlog in collaboration with engineering teams.
- Coordinate dependencies across multiple teams and ensure alignment with product objectives.
- Track progress against PI objectives, milestones, and commitments.

Release & Delivery Management:

- Own the product release lifecycle, from requirement definition through validation, demonstration, and delivery.
- Act as Release Manager, coordinating engineering, QA, integration, customer readiness, and release milestones.
- Identify and manage delivery risks, dependencies, scope changes, and escalations.
- Ensure releases meet agreed product requirements, quality expectations, and customer commitments.

Product Demonstrations & Stakeholder Communication:

- Own and coordinate product demos,



customer demonstrations, executive reviews, and technology showcases.
- Define demo objectives, scenarios, success criteria, and required deliverables.
- Create and present project/product dashboards covering schedule, milestones, KPIs, risks, dependencies, and overall project health.
- Provide regular status updates to senior management and key stakeholders.

Required Skills

- Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, requirements engineering, roadmap planning, and prioritization.
- Strong experience with Agile/Scrum and PI Planning.
- Proven experience working directly with customers and sales/business development teams.
- Experience managing product releases and cross-functional delivery.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience creating and presenting executive/project dashboards.
- Robust presentation and product demonstration skills.
- Ability to work effectively with technical teams and understand complex engineering concepts.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or related field
- 10–15 years of experience in Product Management, Technical Product Management, Program Management, or a closely related role.
- Experience managing technology products, preferably AI/ML, robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, industrial automation, or other advanced engineering products.
- Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers

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