Position Summary:
We are seeking a very talented product manager to play a key role in the development of building automation products based on our technology. This person would refine and own the company’s product road-map, partner with a cross functional team to manage the product development and identify, build strategic product development partnerships with 3rd parties. The ideal candidate is a creative thinker, good problem solver, with experience in new product development for consumer technology products and an engineering/sciences/ product design degree from a top program. We would give preference to experience in home automation and consumer electronic product development experience.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead the refinement and development of the product road-map. Identify and prioritize product features based on consumer insight, market trends.
- Lead development of a compelling business case for product features and create internal buy in for product features.
- Lead a cross functional team to build an execution plan to deliver on the product road-map
- Work with the engineering team to evaluate development complexity, cost and timing for product features
- Attend conferences, industry expos and seminars to capture market trends, information on product innovations
- Be the voice of the consumer in the company. Study consumer pain points with the current products and inform product development
- Conduct frequent and periodic consumer engagements to understand preferences on product features, design and installation. Synthesize and use learning to inform product development
- Work with the marketing team to ensure a product fit with the target consumer segments. Inform development of a go to market strategy
- Build a pricing strategy for the product together with the marketing team.
Skills and Experience:
- Bachelors degree required. (Degree in sciences/engineering/product design preferred)
- 5+ years of relevant experience (product development, consumer experience design) preferred.
- Authorized to work in the US
