Technical Product Manager - AI & Systems
About the job
- 8+ years of experience as a software engineer, systems engineer, or ML engineer, with significant hands-on production experience
- Demonstrated track record building and shipping large-scale, complex systems
- Experience owning product direction or leading major technical initiatives
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, data pipelines, and modern software architectures
- Ability to reason deeply about user experience while maintaining technical rigor
- Experience leading teams through production deployments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Comfort making decisions and trade-offs in ambiguous environments
- Own product vision and roadmap for core platform capabilities, balancing customer needs, technical feasibility, and long-term strategy
- Translate complex customer and system requirements into clear, actionable product direction, including user workflows and experience design, functional and non-functional requirements, and system constraints, dependencies, and trade-offs
- Lead engineering teams through end-to-end execution, including planning, prioritization, and sequencing, architecture and technical design reviews, and delivery, deployment, and iteration in production
- Act as the hands-on technical product authority, engaging directly with system architecture and data flows, APIs and service contracts, and performance, reliability, and scalability considerations
- Partner closely with AI/ML, infrastructure, and frontend/backend teams to shape product interfaces and system design, ensure features are deployable and operable in real environments, and drive clarity and alignment across teams
- Own deployment readiness and launch execution, including validation in customer environments, risk identification and mitigation, and feedback collection and prioritization post-launch
- Work directly with customers and internal stakeholders to gather feedback and validate product decisions, balance user experience with engineering realities, and ensure the product delivers measurable value
- Maintain a high bar for product quality, usability, reliability, and security, particularly in safety-critical systems
- Experience with AI-driven or data-intensive products
- Background in safety, security, or physical-world systems
- Experience with cloud and edge deployments
- Experience in startup or high-growth environments
- Familiarity with UX design and user research practices
About the company
Volt AI provides AI-driven security solutions that integrate with existing camera setups. Its plug‑and‑play edge device installs in minutes and powers an AI monitoring system that analyzes feeds from all cameras to create a holistic view of the environment. A 3D mapping feature helps with incident management, enabling faster response across commercial facilities, industrial sites, and public spaces. Real-time notifications focus on actual events, aiming to eliminate false alarms and achieve high accuracy. Revenue comes from subscription services and one-time setup fees, creating a predictable, scalable income stream. Unlike others, Volt AI emphasizes quick installation, seamless integration with current infrastructure, and centralized, cross-camera monitoring to reduce costs while boosting security effectiveness. The goal is to provide reliable, efficient security monitoring that improves outcomes for clients by delivering actionable alerts and streamlined incident handling.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$12M
Headquarters
Bethesda, Maryland
Founded
2019
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- CENTEGIX already serves 18,000 locations, giving VOLT immediate distribution leverage.
- VOLT pricing starts at $45 per camera stream, supporting predictable recurring revenue.
- July 2026 school-year timing and special K-12 pricing accelerate near-term adoption.
What critics are saying
- Human verification creates a labor bottleneck; scaling margins worsens during K-12 rollout.
- Crowded competitors like Verkada, BriefCam, and ZeroEyes attack the same camera stack.
- School-safety budgets depend on district procurement cycles; delayed renewals stall growth.
What makes Volt AI unique
- VOLT integrates with CENTEGIX on July 7, 2026, linking detection and response.
- Its human-verified alerts and VSOC reduce false alarms versus fully automated competitors.
- Existing IP cameras, live 3D mapping, and no-new-hardware deployment lower adoption friction.
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Benefits
- Competitive compensation packages
- Health Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Remote Work Options
- Hybrid Work Options
- Flexible Work Hours
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Leave
- Sabbatical Leave
- Performance Bonus
- Stock Options