Product Manager / GTM

Wintermeyer Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Wintermeyer Ventures is seeking a product leader for an AI-powered industrial design software startup. You will shape product direction, demos, and go-to-market strategies, working with engineers, designers, and sales to translate complex CAD capabilities into practical user experiences.

The role requires 6–10 years in manufacturing or industrial software, familiarity with CAD tools such as SolidWorks/NX/CATIA/Onshape, and a track record in building pipelines and closing early deals in a startup

Qualifications

• Six to ten years of product management experience in manufacturing or industrial software.
• Experience selling to manufacturers or industrial customers and leading customer-facing work.
• Experience building or scaling go-to-market strategy and early deal closing.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related STEM field; ability to explain technical concepts in business terms.
• Familiarity with 3D CAD tools such as SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, Onshape, or Fusion; Python/C++ knowledge.
• Prior experience in a high-growth, venture-backed startup.

Responsibilities

• Build demos, prototypes, and workflows that showcase model capabilities for prospects.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, mechanical engineering, and product design customers to map workflows.
• Assess model outputs against CAD standards and advise on useful features.
• Create tools and scripts for CAD data, model outputs, and customer experiences.
• Translate feedback into input for research and engineering teams; balance user needs with feasibility.
• Shape product priorities and roadmap; represent product to technical audiences and customers.
• Develop go-to-market strategy, define ICPs, build pipelines, and close early commercial deals.

Skills

Product management

CAD proficiency

Python

C++

Go-to-market

Industrial software

Customer engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/STEM

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

CATIA

Onshape

Fusion 360

Job description

About the Role

Join the product team at an AI-powered industrial design software startup, building demos, prototypes, and user-facing experiences that make advanced 3D model capabilities valuable to engineers and designers. You will combine product management, CAD expertise, and go-to-market experience to shape product direction and support early commercial growth.

What You'll Do

• Build demos, prototypes, and custom workflows that showcase model capabilities for specific prospects, industries, and use cases.
• Work directly with manufacturing, mechanical engineering, and product design customers to understand their workflows and bottlenecks.
• Assess model outputs against practical CAD standards and advise on features and workflows that matter to industrial users.
• Create tools, scripts, and processes for working with CAD data, model outputs, and customer-facing product experiences.
• Translate customer feedback into clear input for research and engineering teams, balancing user needs with technical feasibility.
• Help shape product priorities and roadmap decisions, and represent the product to technical audiences and prospective customers.
• Build go-to-market strategy by defining ideal customer profiles, developing customer pipelines, and closing early commercial deals.

What We're Looking For

• Six to ten years of product management experience in manufacturing, industrial software such as CAD, CAE, or PLM, or aerospace and defense.
• Direct experience selling to manufacturers or other industrial customers, and leading customer-facing product work.
• Experience building or scaling go-to-market strategy, including customer identification, pipeline development, and early deal closing.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related STEM field, with the ability to communicate technical concepts in business terms.
• Familiarity with 3D CAD tools such as SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, Onshape, or Fusion, and working knowledge of Python and C++.
• Experience in a high-growth, venture-backed startup environment and a consistent employment history.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $200,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site, five days per week in San Francisco, California, United States.