Product Manager, Fire & Public-Safety Tech

Seek Thermal; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Seek Thermal in Santa Barbara, CA is seeking a Product Manager for Fire Products to own the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle of fire market products, collaborating with Engineering, Design, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality, Customer Service, and Finance from concept to launch.

The role emphasizes translating firefighter and department needs into differentiated requirements, leading cross-functional teams, and driving go-to-market plans, performance metrics, and sustaining improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience managing physical hardware/software products across full lifecycle.
• Ability to translate user needs into actionable product requirements.
• Strong strategic thinking, market analysis, planning, and attention to detail.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration with engineering, design, sales, and marketing.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for Seek Thermal fire products.
• Conduct market assessments to identify opportunities for new products and enhancements.
• Define target users, use cases, and value propositions with cross-functional teams.
• Drive planning docs including business cases, MRDs, PRDs, and launch plans.
• Lead cross-functional execution to meet scope, schedule, quality, and cost.
• Collaborate on go-to-market strategies, messaging, training, and sales tools.
• Monitor market trends and customer feedback to inform the roadmap.
• Travel up to 20-25% for field work and events.

Skills

Product management

Hardware experience

Customer orientation

Strategic thinking

Technical tradeoffs

Go-to-market strategies

Analytical skills

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Project management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Seek Thermal in Santa Barbara, CA is seeking a Product Manager for Fire Products to own the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle of fire market products, collaborating with Engineering, Design, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality, Customer Service, and Finance from concept to launch.

The role emphasizes translating firefighter and department needs into differentiated requirements, leading cross-functional teams, and driving go-to-market plans, performance metrics, and sustaining improvements.