Head of Hardware Product Engine

Raycon Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team discount on Raycon products

L&D stipend $1,500 annually

$200 for cultural events

Job summary

Raycon Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a Director of Hardware to run Raycon's product engine, delivering 10+ new product bets yearly while scaling winners and pruning the rest.

You will own lineup strategy, briefs, component decisions, and post-launch health, leading core categories as the senior PM. You will report to the VP of Product, manage PMs and vendors, and work in a hybrid environment with one remote day and four in-office days weekly.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in consumer hardware product management or equivalent.
• 2+ years managing PMs or program leads in hardware.
• Experience with OEM and JDM partners overseas.
• Track record of improving customer-perceived quality (ratings, returns, NPS) across products.

Responsibilities

• Run the product engine with 10+ test launches per year, setting gates, kill criteria, and budgets.
• Scale proven winners and drive 4.3+ star ratings through R&D and quality improvements.
• Create product briefs with customer pain, target buyer, must-win features, and kill criteria.
• Make component and architecture decisions across drivers, chips, batteries, and materials.
• Lead core categories as the senior PM and own specs, schedules, and tradeoffs.
• Own EVT/DVT/PVT gates and the first-90-day product health dashboard for launches.
• Manage and coach the PM team and design contractors, setting high PM standards.
• Coordinate efforts across Engineering, ID, Ops, Marketing, and CX.

Skills

Hardware product management

People leadership

Vendor collaboration

Quality metrics

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Raycon Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a Director of Hardware to run Raycon's product engine, delivering 10+ new product bets yearly while scaling winners and pruning the rest.

You will own lineup strategy, briefs, component decisions, and post-launch health, leading core categories as the senior PM. You will report to the VP of Product, manage PMs and vendors, and work in a hybrid environment with one remote day and four in-office days weekly.