Product Manager

Climate Earth; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Climate Earth seeks a Product Manager to build and scale a carbon‑intelligent platform for ready‑mix concrete producers and related construction material categories, including cement, aggregates, precast, and other materials.

You will bridge concrete quality control, product management, embodied carbon, and B2B SaaS to define workflows and integrate automated Environmental Product Declarations directly into day‑to‑day processes used by producers and material suppliers.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product management, concrete technology, construction materials, quality control, materials engineering, or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of ready-mix concrete, mix designs, cementitious materials, admixtures, aggregates, hydration, strength development, durability, and material performance.
• Experience translating customer needs and operational workflows into clear product requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead product discovery for Climate Earth's platform for ready-mix concrete and related construction material categories
• Work directly with customers, internal stakeholders, and industry partners to understand workflows, pain points, data structures, and decision-making processes
• Gather, organize, and synthesize structured product feedback from concrete producers, QC teams, technical managers, and other users
• Plan and manage beta cycles to test new workflows, product concepts, AI-enabled features, and customer-facing tools
• Define clear Product Requirement Documents for new workflows, including user stories, acceptance criteria, data requirements, business rules, and operational constraints
• Translate customer and industry requirements into product specifications for engineering, design, data, LCA, and EPD teams
• Collaborate with Technical Product Managers focused on LCA, EPD generation, verification, and compliance to ensure product workflows align with verified environmental data
• Help design product features that integrate automated EPDs, carbon data, mix design information, material properties, and performance data into practical customer workflows
• Develop a deep understanding of how ready-mix producers manage mix designs, batch data, lab results, material substitutions, strength performance, specifications, and compliance requirements
• Identify opportunities to use AI-native workflows to improve efficiency, product consistency, carbon optimization, and customer decision-making
• Prioritize product requirements based on customer impact, technical feasibility, business value, and scalability
• Support internal alignment across Product, Engineering, LCA Services, Customer Success, Implementation, and Sales teams
• Communicate product direction, beta findings, customer feedback, and release priorities clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Help improve internal product management processes, documentation standards, discovery methods, and feedback loops

Skills

Product management

Concrete technology

B2B SaaS

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Climate Earth is seeking a Product Manager to help build and scale a carbon-intelligent platform for ready-mix concrete producers and related construction material categories, including cement, aggregates, precast, and other materials.

In this role, you will work at the intersection of concrete quality control, product management, embodied carbon, and B2B SaaS. You will help define and develop product workflows that integrate automated, third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations directly into the day-to-day processes used by concrete producers and construction material companies.

This is a product role suited for someone who understands the technical and operational realities of ready-mix concrete. The ideal candidate is comfortable working directly with customers, translating industry needs into clear Product Requirement Documents, and helping Climate Earth scale an AI-native platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead product discovery for Climate Earth's platform for ready-mix concrete and related construction material categories
• Work directly with customers, internal stakeholders, and industry partners to understand workflows, pain points, data structures, and decision-making processes
• Gather, organize, and synthesize structured product feedback from concrete producers, QC teams, technical managers, and other users
• Plan and manage beta cycles to test new workflows, product concepts, AI-enabled features, and customer-facing tools
• Define clear Product Requirement Documents for new workflows, including user stories, acceptance criteria, data requirements, business rules, and operational constraints
• Translate customer and industry requirements into product specifications for engineering, design, data, LCA, and EPD teams
• Collaborate with Technical Product Managers focused on LCA, EPD generation, verification, and compliance to ensure product workflows align with verified environmental data
• Help design product features that integrate automated EPDs, carbon data, mix design information, material properties, and performance data into practical customer workflows
• Develop a deep understanding of how ready-mix producers manage mix designs, batch data, lab results, material substitutions, strength performance, specifications, and compliance requirements
• Identify opportunities to use AI-native workflows to improve efficiency, product consistency, carbon optimization, and customer decision-making
• Prioritize product requirements based on customer impact, technical feasibility, business value, and scalability
• Support internal alignment across Product, Engineering, LCA Services, Customer Success, Implementation, and Sales teams
• Communicate product direction, beta findings, customer feedback, and release priorities clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Help improve internal product management processes, documentation standards, discovery methods, and feedback loops

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product management, concrete technology, construction materials, quality control, materials engineering, or a related field
• Deep knowledge of ready-mix concrete, including mix designs, cementitious materials, admixtures, aggregates, hydration, strength development, durability, and material performance
• Experience working with concrete producers, QC teams, technical service teams, materials laboratories, or construction material suppliers
• Experience translating customer needs, technical requirements, and operational workflows into clear product requirements
• Ability to write detailed Product Requirement Documents, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and implementation-ready specifications
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with customers, executives, technical users, engineers, and internal stakeholders
• Comfort working with technical data, product data structures, software workflows, and complex operational systems
• Experience managing beta programs, structured product feedback cycles, pilots, or customer validation processes
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a remote, fast-moving environment
• Ability to work independently, make sound product judgments, and drive work forward with limited hand-holding
• Familiarity with B2B SaaS platforms, enterprise software, construction technology, or industrial software preferred
• Interest in embodied carbon, Environmental Product Declarations, Life Cycle Assessment, and low-carbon construction materials