Senior Product Manager

Yubico; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401K match

Wellness stipend

Professional development

Paid parental leave

Vacation & holidays

Job summary

Yubico is seeking a Senior Product Manager to define the vision and roadmap for our Production & Fulfillment Systems, partnering with hardware, solutions engineering, supply chain, and operations to scale YubiKey production.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives, translate manufacturing workflows into PRDs and user stories, and ensure secure integration with PKI/HSMs while driving automation and efficiency across global sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in product management shipping enterprise hardware.
• Experience in hardware production or large-scale internal tools.
• Ability to align technical teams toward a shared vision.
• Experience with firmware, embedded systems, cryptography (PKI/HSMs) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute long-term product vision and roadmap for production systems.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Hardware, Supply Chain/Production, and Operations to drive automation and scalability.
• Translate manufacturing workflows into PRDs and user stories.
• Unify cross-functional technical decisions and document trade-offs.
• Integrate software with cryptographic infrastructure while maintaining security standards.
• Drive continuous improvement of production processes.
• Communicate strategies and system impacts to stakeholders.

Skills

Hardware product management

Manufacturing/production systems

Security systems (PKI, HSMs)

Cross-functional leadership

Firmware/embedded experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering/Business

Job description

Senior Product Manager – Production & Fulfillment Systems

Yubico is seeking an experienced and collaborative Senior Product Manager to define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for our distributed Production & Fulfillment Systems. In this pivotal role you will be a technical leader, partners closely with hardware engineering, solutions engineering, supply chain, and operations teams to build enterprise‑grade systems that produce YubiKey devices at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long‑term product vision and roadmap for next‑generation production and fulfillment systems.
• Partner deeply with Engineering, Hardware, Supply Chain/Production, and Operations to design high‑impact solutions that drive automation, efficiency, and scalability.
• Translate complex manufacturing workflows, logistics needs, and hardware requirements into clear, high‑quality product requirement documents (PRDs) and user stories.
• Serve as a strategic unifier in cross‑functional technical decisions, synthesizing competing priorities and documenting trade‑offs.
• Collaborate with security and engineering teams to integrate software systems with critical cryptographic infrastructure (PKI, HSMs) while maintaining Yubico’s security standards.
• Drive continuous improvement of production processes, adopting industry trends in industrial and manufacturing automation to maximize efficiency.
• Act as the primary voice of the fulfillment and production product domain, communicating complex product strategies and system impacts to technical and non‑technical stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience: 10+ years of progressively broader product management experience with a strong track record of shipping complex, enterprise‑class hardware and manufacturing solutions.
• Domain Expertise: Proven experience in technical product management within hardware production environments, manufacturing environments, or large‑scale internal tools.
• Leadership & Acumen: Ability to act as a constructive challenger to highly technical engineering partners; strong business and technical acumen to debate architectural trade‑offs and manage competing priorities across geographically distributed teams.
• Communication: Exceptional stakeholder management skills to align multi‑disciplinary teams toward a unified vision.
• Preferred: Experience with firmware development, embedded systems, and managing the lifecycle of physical hardware manufacturing; knowledge of cryptographic systems (PKI, HSMs); solid grasp of industrial automation (MES, firmware integration systems); analytical mindset with hands‑on problem‑solving skills.

Salary & Benefits (U.S.)

• Salary range: $200,000 – $240,000 USD (San Francisco Bay Area).
• Health coverage: 100% premium paid for employee and 85% for family.
• Retirement plan: 401(K) dollar‑for‑dollar match up to 6% with a $6K/year cap, immediate vesting.
• Wellness reimbursement: $1,200 annually for gym membership, massage, or online fitness classes.
• Professional development: $3,000 annual development stipend and mentorship program.
• Paid time off: 15 vacation days, 10 holidays, 7 sick days, and 16 weeks paid parental leave.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we value diversity and uphold an inclusive environment where all people feel respected and valued. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.