Staff Product Line Architect

ABOUT THE ROLE Peloton Product Line Architects (PLA’s) drive the innovation and optimization of a hardware product (such as the Peloton Bike, Tread, or Row) as well as the development of future Peloton products. This role is within the Hardware Team and reports to the Director of Product Line Architecture. The PLA has several key responsibilities, the first of which is the acting lead technical role during a new product initiative (NPI). Secondly, the PLA regularly collaborates with Product Management, translating the voice of the customer into the technical requirements that are then used by the design, testing and manufacturing teams to produce our world class products. Along with the Engineering Program Manager (EPM), the PLA leads and influences, without direct supervisory authority, the technical teams that develop the product concepts and execute the designs. Key to this role is continuous cross-functional interaction with internal and external team members - including but not limited to: Product Management, Program Management, Industrial Design, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Firmware, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, as well as members of leadership. As one of the core product team members, your extensive experience will enable you to provide technical leadership and mentorship to others, giving guidance in making key strategic decisions for product direction and category trade-offs. Your diplomacy in maintaining alignment within the groups provides the positive, forward driven approach needed for the teams to succeed. YOUR DAILY IMPACT AT PELOTON Develop program direction for a Peloton HW product initiative in alignment with the Product Manager and executive teams Monitor and adjust program strategies with cross functional leadership to best suit the current and future needs of the business Promote and provide a means for healthy collaboration between cross functional teams as well as with contract and joint development manufacturers (CM’s & JD