Product Manager

BinSentry; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BinSentry in KW is seeking a Product Manager to lead the Devices portfolio and ProSense HD product roadmap, working with the CTO and VP of Product to align hardware and software efforts.

You will coordinate hardware device efforts with engineering teams, drive product reviews, and translate customer feedback into features. A minimum of 5 years in hardware/product roles and an engineering degree are required; this is a full-time on-site position in Waterloo.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a product-focused role involving hardware devices (hardware-enabled SaaS preferred).
• Experience facilitating technical discussions, gathering requirements, and problem solving with engineering teams.
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Devices Product Development process, including leading design reviews with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with engineering to resolve interdependencies across projects and products.
• Own the ProSense HD Product Roadmap and prioritize projects with leadership.
• Solve product and feature development issues related to performance, UI/UX, or market opportunities.
• Collect feedback from customers, Sales, Ops, and other stakeholders to inform the roadmap.
• Drive continuous improvement in the product.

Skills

Systems Thinking

Hardware product management

SaaS product management

Growth mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

About BinSentry

BinSentry is an extremely fast-growing ag-tech company started here in KW. BinSentry is focused on providing solutions for the agriculture supply chain that help increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance profitability. As a leader in the use of artificial intelligence, BinSentry offers technology solutions that pair best-in-class optical sensors with user-friendly software to provide our customers with enhanced forecasting and decision-making capabilities.

With our technology, feed mills, commercial grain handling facilities, and protein producers are enhancing feed ordering efficiency, raising healthier animals, improving employee safety, reducing their environmental footprint and - most significantly - uncovering new savings. Today, BinSentry is monitoring more than 64,000 bins in real time across North America. When it comes to the future of agricultural supply chain management, BinSentry is leading the way. For more information visit www.binsentry.com

Job Summary

The Product Manager will lead the development and optimization of BinSentry’s Devices portfolio, with direct connections to other product management areas such as our HD product, new software additions, and platform infrastructure and critical systems.

Working closely with leadership, including the CTO and VP of Product, this role will own two main areas:

1. Devices Product Manager. Oversee the goals, scope, timelines, tasks, and cross-functional dependencies of our multiple hardware device efforts, including current and next-gen ProSense Feed and ProSense HD devices and wi-fi Gateways. Coordinate and drive the design, prototyping, revision, certification, and productization and NPI efforts alongside Mechanical, Electrical, Firmware, Software, and Certification engineers.
2. Prosense HD Product Manager. Lead continuous improvement efforts to the frontier AI and software technology, User Interface and User Experience improvements, and new features that drive value for our Mill customers. Collaborate with technical leadership on deep problem solving to continuously improve performance. Collaborate with customers, Sales, Customer Service, Operations, and Development to refine and execute our HD Product Roadmap.

Core Competencies

• Systems Thinking and Problem Solving
• Product Management in hardware product development
• Product Management in SaaS
• Growth Mindset
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Clear communication at detailed and executive levels

Job Duties

• Coordinate the Devices Product Development process, including owning and facilitating working team and executive team design reviews
• Collaborate directly with the cross-functional engineering teams to identify and solve task-level requirements, interdependencies, and conflicts across multiple intersecting projects and products
• Own the ProSense HD Product Roadmap. Alongside Product and R&D Leadership, list and prioritize projects, identify resources and constraints, and execute with urgency
• Problem solve product and feature development issues related to improved performance, Customer UI or UX, and/or new features or market opportunities, working directly with R&D team members and company leadership
• Collect feedback from customers, Customer Success, Sales, Ops, and other stakeholders to inform the ProSense HD roadmap
• Drive continuous improvement in product

Requirements

• 5 years of experience in a product-focused role involving hardware devices (also involving hardware-enabled SaaS Preferred)
• Experience facilitating technical discussions, gathering requirements, and problem solving with engineering teams
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field (Preferred)
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Working Conditions

• Ability to attend and conduct presentations.
• Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.
• Overtime as required.
• Lifting or moving up to 24lbs may be required.

We use artificial intelligence tools to support parts of our recruitment process, such as screening or assessing applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our hiring team.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.