Principal, R&D Learning Products & Enablement

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitoring. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy a...

R&D Enablement helps our Product, Engineering, and Design teams build the capabilities, access the knowledge, and develop the ways of working required to deliver for our customers. We are looking for a Principal, R&D Learning Products & Enablement to define the future of this function: understand how R&D teams work,...

This is a senior, hands-on individual contributor role for someone who can move between strategy, technical product understanding, learning-product design, and end-to-end program delivery. You will build and prioritize the R&D Enablement roadmap; create tools, automations, knowledge solutions, and learning experienc...

R&D Enablement helps our Product, Engineering, and Design teams build the capabilities, access the knowledge, and develop the ways of working required to deliver for our customers. We are looking for a Principal, R&D Learning Products & Enablement to define the future of this function: understand how R&D teams work, identify the highest-value capability and performance needs, and translate emerging technologies and business priorities into scalable learning products and enablement solutions.
This is a senior, hands-on individual contributor role for someone who can move between strategy, technical product understanding, learning-product design, and end-to-end program delivery. You will build and prioritize the R&D Enablement roadmap; create tools, automations, knowledge solutions, and learning experiences; and work directly with R&D leaders, engineers, technology vendors, Global Learning & Development, People, and Business Technology partners to bring the right solutions to life.

8+ years of experience in technical product management, technical program management, developer enablement, technical learning, learning technology, product enablement, or a related field.
5+ years of experience working directly with software engineering, product, data, or AI teams to deliver technical products, programs, or enablement solutions.
Experience supporting Product, Engineering, Design, or another highly technical organization and developing a credible understanding of how technical employees work.
Demonstrated ability to understand emerging technologies, developer tools, AI platforms, and technical workflows and translate them into practical adoption and enablement strategies.
Experience partnering directly with engineers, technical leaders, and technology providers to understand product capabilities, implementation considerations, dependencies, and tradeoffs.
Hands-on experience creating functional prototypes, tools, workflow automations, or self-service solutions using AI-assisted development environments, APIs, integrations, low-code platforms, or comparable technologies.
Experience helping technical teams adopt AI-enabled tools and workflows, including identifying appropriate use cases, redesigning work, evaluating outputs, and establishing appropriate human judgment and oversight.
Experience translating business and user problems into product requirements, user stories, workflows, success criteria, implementation plans, and scalable solutions.
Experience defining strategy and roadmaps in an ambiguous environment, prioritizing a portfolio, and making build, configure, buy, integrate, or stop recommendations.
Strong product and program leadership, including managing interdependencies, delivery risks, competing priorities, and decisions across teams you do not directly manage.
Experience designing and scaling learning products, technical onboarding, knowledge solutions, developer education, or adoption programs.
Experience leading developer onboarding, developer education, engineering enablement, developer advocacy, or technical community programs.
Experience with generative AI, developer-focused AI tools, retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge architecture, enterprise search, agentic workflows, or conversational user experiences.
Experience working with external technology providers to design and scale product-adoption or enablement programs.
Experience creating product requirements, process flows, integration requirements, technical documentation, or comparable delivery artifacts.
Familiarity with adult-learning principles, performance consulting, learning-product design, or partnering with instructional and learning-experience designers.
A portfolio of learning products, prototypes, internal tools, automations, knowledge solutions, or technical programs demonstrating hands-on building and measurable impact.
Experience establishing or materially redesigning a technical learning, developer enablement, learning-product, or internal-product function.
Experience measuring adoption and effectiveness and using evidence to determine whether a product or program should continue, change, scale, transfer, or stop.
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, provide functional direction, and create clarity and accountability across contributors without relying on formal authority.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate among technical, business, and learning audiences and influence senior stakeholders.
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The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.
Annual Base Salary
$140,000—$192,500 CAD
Total Rewards
At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.
Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.
Flexible Working 
At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.
Belonging at Samsara
At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment