Principal Product Manager
About The Position
QuantumScape is seeking a technically savvy, analytically minded Product Manager to drive the creation of MRDs and PRDs, define performance and design requirements rooted in robust datasets, and serve as a key liaison between Product, R&D, Engineering, and business stakeholders. This role will play a central part in shaping the product roadmap, ensuring the company's technology aligns with customer needs, competitive benchmarks, and market opportunities. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-changing environment, enjoys solving complex technical and strategic problems, and can translate ambiguity into clarity. This position offers significant opportunities to influence product direction and grow within the Product organization.
Requirements
- B.A./B.S. required preferably in engineering, engineering management, engineering operations, or related business field
- 4+ Years experience of product management experience, preferably in the lithium-ion industry or adjacent field
- Application of scientific programming (e.g., Python) and statistical methods to analyze large datasets
- Must have highly developed written and verbal cross-functional communication skills with the ability to tackle complex challenges in a fast-changing environment
Nice To Haves
- Strong understanding of current lithium-ion technology and performance capability, the current competitive landscape, and application-specific performance requirements
- Experience with PLM systems
Responsibilities
- Own the product strategy and requirements framework for one or more key market segments, driving the development and governance of Market Requirements Documents and Product Requirements Documents across the QuantumScape portfolio.
- Set the bar for quality, rigor, and cross-functional alignment on product specifications.
- Serve as the organizational authority on technical product requirements across lithium-ion and next-generation energy storage technologies.
- Define competitive positioning frameworks and lead ongoing assessment of the competitive landscape to inform product differentiation and roadmap decisions.
- Drive strategic alignment across Product, R&D, Engineering, and Business Development at a senior level.
- Operate with significant autonomy to resolve cross-functional ambiguity, unblock decisions, and ensure the organization is building toward the right outcomes.
- Own and lead the development of QuantumScape's product roadmap for assigned segments, integrating technology maturation, customer needs, and market opportunities into a coherent, prioritized strategy.
- Present roadmap direction and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Identify and lead strategic product initiatives that go beyond current roadmap scope, proactively surfacing new market opportunities, adjacencies, or capability gaps that represent meaningful growth or differentiation for QuantumScape.
Benefits
- annual bonus
- generous RSU/Equity package
- employee paid health care
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
