What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager position at Emesent?
Emesent is a world leader in autonomous drone technology, LiDAR mapping, and spatial data analytics. Our solutions are transforming how mining, engineering, infrastructure, and public safety industries capture, understand, and act on spatial data. We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager to own and drive the next generation of our products.
As a Senior Product Manager, you will own the strategy and execution for one or more product lines within Emesent’s portfolio. You’ll work at the intersection of hardware, software, and autonomy defining what we build, why, and how we bring it to market. This is a high-autonomy role where you’ll set direction, make trade-offs, and drive outcomes. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering leads, commercial teams, and users to ensure our products deliver measurable value in complex, real-world environments.
- Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define the product strategy and roadmap for your area. Translate business objectives, market signals, and user needs into a clear, prioritised plan that balances near-term delivery with longer-term bets
- Customer & Market Insight: Deeply understand our users workflows, pain points, and environments. Conduct field visits, user research, and competitive analysis to ensure product decisions are grounded in real-world evidence
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Drive alignment across engineering, design, commercial, and client success teams. Drive sprint-level prioritisation within your squads and ensure the team is focused on the highest-impact work
- Go-to-Market Execution: Partner with commercial and marketing teams to develop positioning, pricing, and launch strategies. Ensure users and internal teams are well- prepared for every release
- Product Analytics: Define and monitor key product metrics. Use quantitative and qualitative data to inform decisions, measure outcomes, and continuously improve the user experience
- Stakeholder Communication: Keep leadership and cross-functional stakeholders informed with clear, concise updates on progress, risks, and strategic decisions
- 5 years of experience in product management, with demonstrated ownership of a product or product area end-to-end
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
- Proven ability to work effectively with engineering teams and translate technical complexity into clear product direction
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority across functions and seniority levels
- Entrepreneurial mindset, you thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and have a strong bias for action
- Deep empathy for users and a passion for solving real-world problems in complex operating environments
- Experience with Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira, Amplitude, or similar
- Experience in the mining, geospatial, or survey industries
- Track record of zero-to-one product development, taking a product from concept through to launch and market traction
- Experience building or managing platform software products (APIs, SDKs, data pipelines, or developer-facing tools)
- Experience with deep-tech or hardware-integrated products, where product decisions span physical and digital domains
- 9-day fortnight - every second Friday off
- Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) share in Emesent’s success
- Work alongside a friendly and passionate team building cutting-edge technology
- Genuine learning and development opportunities, including access to LinkedIn Learning
- Employee Assistance Program
- One full day of leave each year for your work anniversary
- Novated Lease options
Who are we?
Emesent is a world leader in drone autonomy, LiDAR mapping, and spatial data analytics. Founded in 2018 with deep roots in Australia’s globally recognised CSIRO, we’ve built a reputation for delivering high-quality spatial data capture across mining, infrastructure, survey, and construction industries. Our flagship product, Hovermap, is an autonomous mobile scanning platform that combines advanced collision avoidance and autonomous flight with LiDAR mapping to capture data in hazardous, GPS-denied, and hard-to-reach environments. Mountable on drones, vehicles, or carried as a backpack, Hovermap has set the standard for mobile mapping in underground mining and confined spaces. Our newest product, GX1, extends Emesent’s mapping technology into the AEC and survey markets. GX1 is a ground-based LiDAR scanner purpose-built for above-ground
environments delivering fast, accurate spatial capture for surveying and reality capture professionals.
environments delivering fast, accurate spatial capture for surveying and reality capture professionals.
With a rapidly growing global customer base and multiple product lines spanning hardware, desktop software, and cloud, Emesent is at an exciting inflection point and we’re looking for people who want to help shape what comes next.
Why Emesent?
At Emesent, you’ll work on technology that is genuinely shaping the future of how industries capture and understand the physical world. We offer a dynamic, collaborative environment, competitive compensation, and real opportunities for professional growth. Join us in pushing the boundaries of robotics and spatial intelligence.
Why Emesent?
At Emesent, you’ll work on technology that is genuinely shaping the future of how industries capture and understand the physical world. We offer a dynamic, collaborative environment, competitive compensation, and real opportunities for professional growth. Join us in pushing the boundaries of robotics and spatial intelligence.