Director Product Management

About Voyant Photonics

Voyant Photonics, based in the heart of New York City, is transforming machine perception with a new class of LiDAR devices that are compact enough to fit in the palm of your hand and powerful enough to measure range, velocity, and reflectivity with unparalleled accuracy. By leveraging cutting-edge silicon photonic chips smaller than your fingertip, we deliver sensors that are not only revolutionary in performance but also affordable enough to integrate into any system.

Our technology disrupts the status quo of bulky, expensive, and power-hungry LiDAR systems, making high-precision sensing accessible for widespread adoption in robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, industrial automation, and beyond. With Voyant, the next generation of machines can see, understand, and navigate the world like never before.

Discover how we’re redefining what’s possible by making real products out of cutting edge research in silicon photonics.

The Opportunity

Voyant Photonics is transforming how machines perceive the world — building LiDAR systems on silicon photonics chips that make high-performance 3D sensing small, scalable, and affordable. Our technology enables a new generation of intelligent products across robotics, industrial automation, mobility, and beyond.

We’re looking for a Director of Product Management who can bridge the worlds of deep technology and market strategy, someone who understands LiDAR at the physics and system level but can also craft compelling narratives and guide product-market fit. You’ll define how Voyant’s products evolve, how we compete, and how our technology becomes the platform of choice across industries.

This role is both strategic and deeply technical. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, photonics, and systems teams to turn innovation into differentiated, customer-ready products. You’ll own the product vision, roadmap, and launch strategy, ensuring that every generation of Voyant’s sensors advances our leadership in performance, integration simplicity, and scalability.

Beyond defining what we build, you’ll help articulate why it matters, developing market insights, customer partnerships, and competitive positioning that guide our go-to-market approach. Your leadership will influence how Voyant engages with customers, partners, and the broader ecosystem to set the standard for chip-scale LiDAR.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a product leader who thrives at the intersection of hardware, software, and systems, someone who’s passionate about translating breakthrough science into products that redefine what’s possible in perception technology. You’ll play a central role in shaping both Voyant’s product strategy and its voice in the LiDAR industry, working alongside a world-class team of engineers, scientists, and innovators.

Location: Based in New York City (hybrid). Remote candidates within commuting distance are expected to work onsite two days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Market positioning: Analyze competitive LiDAR offerings and help define how Voyant stands out in technology, economics, and integration simplicity.

• Customer engagement: Work closely with potential and current customers to understand their pain points, workflows, and decision criteria.

• Product narrative: Craft compelling, technically grounded stories that make our platform resonate across industries (robotics, AVs, drones, industrial automation).

• Roadmap leadership: Collaborate with engineering and leadership to align the product roadmap with real customer needs and market timing.

• Launch and adoption: Own messaging and packaging for product introductions. Enable the sales and business development teams with crisp value propositions and technical context.

• Industry insight: Track trends in perception hardware/software, LiDAR use cases, and adjacent sensing technologies to influence long-term strategy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management or technical product marketing in LiDAR, sensors, robotics, or related deep-tech hardware/software.

• Deep understanding of LiDAR technologies, market segments, and players.

• Proven ability to translate technical capabilities into market-relevant messaging and positioning.

• Strong customer instincts: able to speak credibly to both engineers and business decision-makers.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially in crafting clear, differentiating product narratives.

• Comfortable in early-stage, fast-moving environments where ambiguity is the norm.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical background in optics, photonics, physics, robotics, or electrical engineering.

• Experience launching new sensing products or platforms into the market.

• Familiarity with key LiDAR verticals (e.g., AMR, industrial automation, drones, automotive).

• Track record of working closely with technical founders or deep R&D teams.

• Prior experience at a LiDAR, photonics, or sensor startup.

Benefits package

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity package

• Comprehensive health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)

• Unlimited PTO and paid company holidays

• Team events and company meetups

• Hybrid or remote work environment with monthly travel for remote employees.

• Complimentary lunch provided daily at the office

Equal Opportunity Employer

Voyant Photonics is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, citizenship, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, or any other characteristic protected by law.