Associate Product Manager - Hardware & Software, Agile NPI

Jobtailor; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Product Manager for workplace hardware and software. You will own the product roadmap, run customer interviews, and translate findings into MRDs/PRDs and user stories. Collaborate with R&D, engineering, and QA to ensure on-time delivery and budget adherence.

You will participate in Agile scrums, drive NPI/PLC initiatives, and develop sales collateral. Travel ~20% for customer visits and conferences; strong written/verbal communication required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or related technical field.
• 2-3 years product management; total 3-5 years in applications engineering or equivalent with product ownership.
• Hands-on experience managing hardware, software, or both products.
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies.
• Experience as product owner or in sprint-based development.

Responsibilities

• Define, prioritize, and communicate the product roadmap for workplace hardware and software products.
• Conduct customer interviews, analyze field data, and synthesize market research.
• Author MRDs, PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with R&D, engineering, manufacturing, QA, software, and data analytics to deliver on time and budget.
• Participate as product owner in Agile scrum cycles: sprint planning, backlog grooming, story review, retrospectives.
• Collaborate on New Product Introduction and Product Lifecycle processes.
• Develop sales collateral, training materials, and competitive positioning; support pre-sales activities.
• Present products at conferences, trade shows, and customer sites; build relationships with gas utility accounts.
• Define KPIs, track adoption and field performance post-launch; drive continuous improvement.
• Monitor competitive, technology, and regulatory trends in workplace exposure.
• Report to the Director of Application Development/Workplace Product Manager.

Skills

Product Management

Agile Methodologies

Stakeholder Communication

Requirements Analysis

PRD/MRD Writing

User Stories

Sprint Planning

Backlog Grooming

Data Analysis

Hardware Development

Software Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Pendo

Figma

SaaS Platforms

Job description

Jobtailor in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Product Manager for workplace hardware and software. You will own the product roadmap, run customer interviews, and translate findings into MRDs/PRDs and user stories. Collaborate with R&D, engineering, and QA to ensure on-time delivery and budget adherence.

You will participate in Agile scrums, drive NPI/PLC initiatives, and develop sales collateral. Travel ~20% for customer visits and conferences; strong written/verbal communication required.