Product Manager, Spatial AI

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p><em>Quidient is a deep tech AI company pioneering advancements in Generalized (5D) Scene Reconstruction (GSR). GSR is poised to become one of the world’s great digital product categories (think GPS, MRI, and LMM). Our flagship GSR product, Quidient Reality®, is a powerful API that enables anyone with a mobile device to virtualize, visualize, and measure anything. Words relevant to Quidient include Generative AI, Physics-Informed AI, Large Scene Models (LSMs), Large World Models (LWMs), and API-First.</em></p></div><h2>Overview</h2> <p>We’re seeking an exceptional Product Manager to turn Quidient’s breakthrough Spatial AI technology into polished, scalable products that customers and developers adopt. This is a 0-to-1 role for a product leader who thrives at the intersection of user discovery, technical depth, go-to-market strategy, and platform thinking.</p> <p>This is a hybrid position, meaning that you will need to live within easy driving distance to our Technology Center in Columbia, Maryland.</p> <h2>What You’ll Do</h2> <h3>Product Discovery &amp; Definition</h3> <ul> <li>Lead user research and customer discovery across target markets to identify the highest-leverage problems Quidient’s technology can solve.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Partner closely with engineering and solutions to define what is feasible, what is differentiated, and what should be built first.</li> <li>Establish OKRs, KPIs, quality rubrics, and feedback loops that guide products from concept through product-market fit to global growth scale.</li> </ul> <h3>Launch, Platform &amp; Growth</h3> <ul> <li>Drive products through definition, prototyping, build, launch, and post-launch iteration without losing sight of quality.</li> <li>Roll up the sleeves to test and understand products inside and out, become the expert and champion as product lead.</li> <li>Own go-to-market strategy for consumer and developer-facing launches, including positioning, messaging, channels, launch sequencing, and measurable outcomes.</li> <li>Think in platform terms by connecting consumer product adoption with API adoption, developer experience, and third-party ecosystem growth.</li> <li>Keep stakeholders aligned with transparent communication, cross-functional reviews, and clear product reasoning.</li> <li>Responsible for going into the field to customers and to conferences to demo, product features and capabilities.</li> </ul> <h2>What You Bring</h2> <h3>Must-Have Qualifications:</h3> <ul> <li>5+ years of product management experience, including 2+ years with consumer-facing products.</li> <li>Demonstrated 0-to-1 track record with software based products.</li> <li>Deep fluency in 3DGS, NeRFs, photogrammetry, 3D reconstruction, or related spatial computing technologies.</li> <li>Hands-on product experience with machine learning and computer vision systems.</li> <li>Experience developing, launching, or scaling APIs as products.</li> <li>Proven GTM ability, including positioning, launch strategy, channel selection, and measurable growth outcomes.</li> <li>Experience running UXR programs, usability studies, design sprints, and data-driven product iteration.</li> <li>Strong cross-functional leadership.</li> <li>Willingness to work on-site in Columbia, MD, in a hybrid capacity.</li> <li>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.</li> </ul> <h3>Nice-to-Have Qualifications:</h3> <ul> <li>Experience productizing deep-tech or research-stage technology for mainstream audiences.</li> <li>Background in spatial computing, AR/VR, NVIDIA Omniverse, or emerging Spatial AI ecosystems.</li> <li>Experience building and growing developer or technical communities from scratch.</li> <li>Domain experience in automotive, AI training data, automated visual inspection, aerospace, defense/DoD, insurance, or digital content creation.</li> <li>Consumer app launch experience (iOS/Android) with measurable growth outcomes.</li> <li>Prior work at an early-stage startup in a founding or near-founding PM role.</li> </ul> <h2>What We Offer</h2> <h3>Compensation:</h3> <ul> <li>Salary Range: $155,000 - $200,000</li> <li>Annual bonus and equity as appropriate.</li> </ul> <h3>Benefits:</h3> <ul> <li>Health insurance</li> <li>HSA</li> <li>401(k) with company match</li> <li>Life &amp; disability insurance</li> <li>Paid holidays &amp; generous PTO</li> <li>Opportunities for bonuses, equity, and career growth</li> </ul> <h2>Equal Opportunity Employer Statement</h2> <p>Quidient is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Quidient will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by applicable state, federal, or local laws.</p>