Product Manager of AI/ML

Canopy is a brand new company with a unique mission, solving for one of the biggest and growing challenges vehicle owners face – the threat of theft. A start-up with a compelling proposition, patented cutting edge AI technology, and a unique layer of expert monitoring from security specialists, we’re backed by Ford and ADT. Together, we’re determined to help vehicle owners stay one step ahead of potential threats by warning them before they happen. Our next step is to take our service to market and write the next big security technology success story.

We’re all in. Are you?

We’re looking for a Product Manager with knowledge and background in AI/ML to lead a product team heavily involved with developing the AI/ML algorithms integral to our solution. The team’s goal is to build a highly accurate solution that enhances world class user experience for our customers. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an understanding of AI/ML work and clearly articulate how to plan and guide a team through the steps necessary to build a highly effective solution when running on the Canopy hardware.

What you’ll be able to do:

In this key role with Canopy, you’ll drive innovative solutions within a new start-up retail and commercial customers. Playing a critical role on a product team, you'll be helping to focus product teams working within a cutting edge, completely new technology space. We’re looking for a highly-motivated professional who embraces Lean, Agile and design thinking practices to lead and inspire a small (but growing), cross-functional, remote team. You will collaborate directly and continuously with stakeholders, software engineers, hardware engineers, data scientists and designers, to establish and execute a clear product vision. In summary, you will:

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with business partners to understand and translate their product vision into an actionable backlog for the development team
• Fundamental understanding of AI, machine learning and deep learning
• Good understanding of different ML branches like supervised learning, unsupervised learning, transfer learning
• Good understanding of specialized concepts like deep learning and how it can be applied to solve computer vision tasks
• Work closely with all other teams to make sure ML processes are understood and well-integrated
• Provide hands-on guidance to the development team to prioritize, plan, and deliver software that meets and exceeds user requirements
• Foster an iterative development approach that continuously measures results to inform product improvement
• Deliver value to our customers through careful and deliberate prioritization of desired outcomes
• Mentor and train product managers on Agile/XP methods and build skills
• Identify success stories and share with the broader product team
• Innovate and iterate on Agile processes with a focus on continuous improvement

Requirements

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Human Computer Interaction or related field

• Three or more years of software product management experience

• Demonstrable understanding of AI/ML algorithm and model creation and training

• Three or more years of experience defining product vision, strategy, and roadmaps

And it would be great if you also have:

• Proven success working with an Agile development team

• Background in software development

• Experience with Extreme Programming

• Exceptional leadership, teaching and communication skills

• Ability to collaborate well with engineers, designers, and business partners

• Experience with Lean/Agile methodology

• Experience as a designer or engineer

• Strong background creating and managing backlogs

• Expertise in leading/supporting user research

• Experience articulating and validating product hypotheses

• Ability to be collaborative while navigating complex decision making in a rapidly-changing environment

Benefits

*With a global team, our benefits will vary depending on location - for more information, please ask*

• Medical, dental, vision cover
• Life Insurance
• Retirement planning: 401K or UK pension scheme contributions
• Employee assistance program- wellness & mental health support
• Continuous education support/allowance
• Flexible work from home policy
• Generous paid time off per year
• Paid community outreach days: 2
• Wellness day observed on the last Friday of every month
• Parental leave: Generous Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, with 10 days full pay if there is a loss of child due to stillbirth, miscarriage.
• Ford plan car discount program
• Bereavement support

Support - Canopy is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Canopy will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact recruitment@canopy.security

Our Values

Collective Spirit: We thrive as a team of unique individuals, fostering our diverse community as we forge ahead on this journey together.

Growth Mindset: We are accelerating at speed, building our resilience and always growing our capabilities to adapt to the fast-changing market.

Build Your Expertise: We apply our intelligence, continuously inventing to push cutting edge innovation and future-proof our technology.

Human Centric: We prioritize experiences, putting people at the core, proactively identifying potential needs and offering customized solutions.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

We value diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences. Security is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. We are committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of gender, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, gender reassignment and gender identity, age and those with caring responsibilities.

All of our employee’s points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.