ELLO Product Manager Responsibilities
The Product Manager bridges vision with execution to ensure ELLO builds the right product that resonates with the market and delivers business impact.
Execution & Delivery
- Collaborate closely with the Product Owner (Founder) and Design Team to define and prioritize roadmap items.
- Write clear and structured tickets, defining the “what” and the “why” for each task.
- Specify acceptance criteria and success metrics, assign priority and effort levels, and attach supporting materials (Figma links, screenshots, videos, documents).
- Ensure clear structuring: epics → stories → sub-tasks.
- Host sprint planning with engineers, QA, and designers; review and prioritize backlog; address blockers; discuss feasibility and dependencies; set sprint goals and outcomes.
- Groom the product backlog regularly with the team.
- Manage A/B test planning: define experiment hypotheses, control and variant groups, and present findings and next steps to the team.
Market & User Research
- Conduct competitive benchmarking against smart home and AI camera players.
- Stay updated on industry trends (AI, computer vision, smart home standards, consumer privacy).
- Run customer discovery activities: interviews with core target audience (e.g., mothers, families, pet owners) and surveys with structured feedback collection.
- Monitor competitor launches, pricing, and positioning.
Product Strategy & Alignment
- Translate ELLO’s vision into actionable product strategies.
- Define and maintain user personas and customer journeys.
- Prioritize roadmap items based on business value (user adoption, revenue potential, retention, differentiation).
- Align roadmap with go-to-market strategy (crowdfunding launch, investor milestones, retail readiness).
- Ensure features resonate with real user needs, not just technical possibilities.
Metrics & Analytics
- Define and track KPIs at both product and business levels: activation (onboarding), engagement (chat interactions, daily/weekly usage), retention (churn, subscriptions), and reduction in false alerts/noise.
- Use analytics to validate roadmap decisions and A/B test outcomes.
- Share key metrics in sprint reviews and stakeholder updates.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Marketing for product positioning, feature launches, and storytelling.
- Work with Sales/Partnerships to ensure feature sets meet partner requirements.
- Support Customer Success/Support with training materials, FAQs, and product updates.
- Maintain consistent communication between all teams to ensure alignment.
Feedback & Continuous Improvement
- Own beta testing programs and early adopter feedback loops.
- Collect, triage, and prioritize feature requests and bug reports.
- Translate feedback into backlog items and roadmap adjustments.
- Ensure every release has a post-mortem review (what worked, what didn’t, what’s next).
Long-Term Strategic Ownership
- Maintain a 3–6–12 month roadmap, balancing quick wins and long-term bets.
- Work with the founder on investor-facing updates tied to product milestones.
- Explore adjacent opportunities (Matter integration, smart home interoperability, subscription growth).
- Continuously validate that ELLO’s product direction stays ahead of evolving market needs.
Outcome
The PM ensures ELLO builds the right product, the right way, at the right time.