Principal Product Manager, Vision AI

Toast, Inc.

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$190,000–$304,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Dec 30, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $217k
This role $247k
$152k most similar roles pay here $320k

This role pays more than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $180,000–$253,662 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $247k versus about $217k for comparable roles.

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About Toast, Inc.

Toast is a cloud-based restaurant management platform providing point-of-sale, payment processing, and operations software for the food service industry.

Toast, Inc. currently has 23 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $191,500–$306,500 across 22 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Product Manager, Vision AI

Principal Product Manager, Vision AI joins the Enterprise Drive-Thru team to define and build computer vision and camera-powered products. This role focuses on developing vehicle intelligence, operational analytics, and new AI-powered restaurant experiences for large, multi-location brands. You will own the product vision and roadmap for capabilities like vehicle detection, identification, tracking, and timing while leading zero-to-one development in ambiguous spaces. Responsibilities include managing hardware-enabled ecosystems involving cameras, media players, and networking, as well as conducting field research to validate solutions. The role requires technical fluency in machine learning systems, computer vision platforms, and architectural trade-offs between build, buy, or partner models. You will navigate complex requirements across software, AI, and hardware to solve operational challenges in the drive-thru space, utilizing AI tools to accelerate discovery and execution for high-scale restaurant environments.

What does a Product Manager earn in California?

Median $221750 from 204 postings across 45 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define the long-term vision and roadmap for Vision AI capabilities including vehicle detection, tracking, and operational intelligence.
  • Lead zero-to-one product development by managing discovery, prototyping, pilots, and scaling in ambiguous spaces.
  • Manage hardware-enabled experiences by defining the ecosystem of cameras, media players, and networking infrastructure.
  • Conduct customer research and field validation to translate restaurant operational workflows into product strategy.
  • Make critical technical decisions regarding build vs. buy strategies for AI vendors, camera systems, and cloud architectures.
  • Partner with Go-To-Market teams to manage packaging, pricing, and rollout strategies for enterprise growth.
  • Influence cross-functional teams including Engineering, Design, Hardware Operations, and Legal to align on product execution.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 8+ years of Product Management experience owning complex products or multi-team initiatives from strategy through scale.
  • Experience delivering AI-enabled products, machine learning systems, computer vision applications, or adjacent emerging technologies.
  • Proven ability to lead zero-to-one product development from discovery and prototyping through commercialization and scaling.
  • Experience building products for large, complex enterprise customers while balancing individual needs with scalable investments.
  • Technical fluency to partner with Engineering and Hardware teams on architecture, integrations, AI systems, and trade-offs.
  • Ability to conduct deep customer discovery, field research, and pilots with strategic customers.
  • Experience evaluating technology vendors and making build vs. buy vs. partner decisions.
  • Experience with computer vision, camera systems, video analytics, or hardware/software integration products (preferred).

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