Product Manager

Chefman; Mahwah (NJ); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CHEF iQ is seeking a Product Manager to bridge customers, engineering, design, culinary and business teams across connected appliance, mobile, and cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes discovery, requirements, prioritization, and driving software experiences from concept through launch with a customer-focused, technically fluent approach.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager or in a related role building digital products and connected devices.
• Experience gathering customer insights and translating them into product requirements.
• Strong experience writing PRDs, user stories, workflows, and specifications.
• Experience with UX, wireframes, prototyping, and user-centered design.
• Technical fluency with embedded software, mobile apps, cloud services, APIs, and IoT.
• Experience with Agile software development.
• Strong analytical skills using product data and qualitative insights.
• Excellent communication translating concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with connected consumer products is preferred.
• AI/ML features or Generative AI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own product discovery by identifying customer needs via research, feedback, reviews, analytics, interviews, and market data.
• Create and maintain PRDs, user stories, workflows, feature specs, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with software, firmware, UX/UI, culinary, QA, and business teams to prioritize initiatives.
• Collaborate with UX designers on user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and experiences.
• Define success metrics and use data to prioritize enhancements and product decisions.
• Serve as product expert across engineering, marketing, sales, and leadership.

Skills

Product management

Agile experience

UX principles

Analytics

Communication

AI/ML knowledge

Job description

About CHEF iQ

At CHEF iQ, we're building an ecosystem of connected kitchen appliances, embedded software, mobile applications, cloud services, and intelligent cooking experiences designed to transform how people cook at home.

We are seeking a Product Manager to help shape the future of the CHEF iQ experience by serving as the bridge between customers, engineering, design, culinary, and business teams. This individual will lead product discovery, define requirements, prioritize initiatives, and drive software experiences from concept through launch across our connected appliance, mobile, and cloud platforms.

The ideal candidate is customer-focused, technically fluent, data-driven, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.

Role and Responsibilities

• Own product discovery by identifying customer needs through user research, customer feedback, app reviews, support data, analytics, customer interviews, market research, and stakeholder input.
• Create and maintain PRDs, user stories, workflows, feature specifications, and acceptance criteria that translate product strategy into actionable development work.
• Partner closely with software, firmware, UX/UI, culinary, QA, and business teams to align priorities and deliver high-impact product initiatives.
• Collaborate with UX designers to develop user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and intuitive customer experiences.
• Define success metrics and use customer feedback, analytics, and product performance data to prioritize enhancements and drive product decisions.
• Serve as the product expert for CHEF iQ software experiences, providing guidance and product knowledge across engineering, marketing, sales, customer support, and leadership teams.

Qualifications

• Please Note: Chefman is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent and ongoing basis without the need for current or future employer-sponsored visa support, including H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, or any other work authorization requiring sponsorship. Applications from candidates requiring sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered.
• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager or in a related role building, launching, and improving digital products, software platforms, connected devices, or customer facing features.
• Experience gathering customer insights and translating them into product requirements and feature enhancements.
• Strong experience writing PRDs, user stories, workflows, and functional specifications.
• Experience with UX principles, wireframing, prototyping, and user-centered design.
• Strong technical fluency with connected products and a working understanding of how embedded appliance software, mobile applications, cloud services, APIs, and IoT systems interact. Ability to participate meaningfully in technical discussions with engineering teams.
• Experience working with software development teams in Agile environments.
• Strong analytical skills, including defining success metrics, analyzing product data, and using quantitative and qualitative insights to guide decisions.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex concepts between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with connected consumer products, mobile applications, IoT devices, smart home technology, kitchen appliances, or consumer electronics is preferred.
• Experience with AI/ML-powered features, recommendation systems, or Generative AI applications is a plus.

Salary Range (commensurate with experience) $100,000—$120,000 USD