We are looking for a highly analytical and detail-oriented Product Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for quantifying and managing the product roadmap for our innovative, high-volume home production. As the key liaison between all departments, you will intake, analyze, and quantify new ideas and initiatives to evaluate their value and effort. You will also manage external benchmarks and work closely with external companies and consultants to assess alternative solutions and systems. Additionally, you will develop high-quality product requirements for approved initiatives, ensuring they align with our strategic goals and meet both objective and subjective criteria.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Product Roadmap Analysis and Quantification:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all departments to intake new ideas and initiatives for the product roadmap.
- Quantify and analyze each initiative using strong analytical skills and knowledge of mechanical design, CAD, and PLM systems.
- Collaborate with external companies and consultants to obtain high-quality benchmarks and alternative solutions.
2. Value to Effort Assessment:
- Assess the value and effort required for each product initiative, using data-driven analysis to support decision-making.
- Present quantified assessments of product initiatives to management, including detailed analysis and recommendations.
3. Requirements Documentation:
- Write high-quality product requirements for approved initiatives that have passed the value/effort evaluation and been approved by management.
- Ensure that product requirements documents comprehensively address both subjective and non-subjective criteria, incorporating input from all relevant stakeholders.
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Work closely with internal teams (Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, etc.) to ensure all product initiatives are aligned with company strategy and objectives.
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across departments to drive product initiatives forward.
5. Data Management and Analysis:
- Utilize CAD/PLM systems to gather and analyze data on current products and potential improvements.
- Leverage strong analytical skills to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for product enhancement.
Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree (BSc) in Engineering, Architecture, Product Design, or a related field
Experience:
- Proven experience in product management, preferably in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Experience with mechanical design and familiarity with CAD/PLM systems (e.g., SolidWorks) is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience in writing clear, comprehensive product requirements documents.
Skills and Competencies:
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to analyze complex data and draw actionable insights.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas and analyses clearly and effectively to management and cross-functional teams.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively with external partners and consultants to benchmark alternative solutions.
- Proactive problem-solver with a results-oriented mindset.
Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on skills, education, experience, and location is $150,000-180,000 $ annually for Hayward, CA and surrounding areas.
Benefits Highlights
- Paid vacations, sick, and holidays
- Life insurance
- Pre-tax flexible spending accounts
- Health benefits, dental and vision insurance
- 401k + Matching
- Subsidized EV Charging
- Long Term Disability
We are committed to bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and be their authentic self, feel a sense of community, and do great work together. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status.