Software, TPM

Osmo•Elizabeth, NJ

5d•$201,000 - $231,000•Onsite

About The Position

Osmo is a digital olfaction company aiming to enhance human health and well-being by giving computers a sense of smell. This role is for a Product Manager (Technical) to support Osmo's scaling Software and AI organization. It is a hands-on product role focused on ownership of scoping, requirements, and delivery negotiation. The initial focus will be on identifying and implementing 3-5 key internal tools to improve largely manual workflows and information flow. The role requires working closely with engineering, pushing back on estimates, and simplifying requirements for faster delivery. It demands tenacity in driving scope and delivery amidst ambiguity, and kindness in interactions with the engineering team.

Requirements

You work independently and bring PM best practices without needing to be trained on the fundamentals. You're a generalist, not a specialist: your skills are fungible, and you're comfortable being reassigned to a completely different problem space.
You have worked hands-on with engineering teams in a prior role. You know how to sit across from an engineering lead, question an estimate, and land on a scope that actually reflects the work.
Writing requirements documents has been a core, sustained part of at least one prior role — not a one-off exercise.
You can take a loosely defined problem and a high-level directive and figure out the rest. You don't need a detailed plan handed to you.
You can bridge business needs and engineering constraints, and you're comfortable pushing back on senior stakeholders, including leadership, when timelines, scope, or resources don't add up.
Fluency with modern AI tools (LLMs, automation platforms, workflow builders), with a track record of using them in your own work.
Bachelor's degree or higher, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

You thrive in ambiguity and build your way out of it — We move fast and our pioneering in our space. We build what no one has ever imagined before.
You've Worked Alongside Deep Technical or Scientific Teams — Comfortable partnering with ML, hardware, or R&D-heavy functions even though this is not a technical specialist role.
You've Pivoted Across Domains — You've moved across genuinely different product areas within the same company and ramped quickly each time.
You've Operated at a Small, Fast-Moving Company — Where you had to build the process yourself rather than inherit one.
You Drive Without Authority — You've driven alignment and delivery in a flat org through credibility, not title.
You've Shipped Internal Tooling Before — You've scoped and delivered workflow or internal tooling improvements that measurably reduced manual work or fixed broken information flow.

Responsibilities

Independently scope projects end to end: understand the business value and customer need, then write clear, complete requirements that inform what engineering builds.
When an engineering estimate doesn't match reality, push back with tenacity: ask for the breakdown, identify what's actually driving the cost, and simplify or revise the requirement to get to a faster, leaner build.
Scope Osmo's highest-value internal tooling opportunities: identify the 3-5 tools that would drive the majority of workflow impact, then sequence and prioritize the build.
Rapidly insert yourself into a workstream, understand it deeply, and come out with the requirements and plan to fix what's broken.
Work hand-in-hand with the CTO’s team to get scoped work built and delivered against committed dates.
Take high-level direction into an ambiguous space and bring back clarity, milestones, and a plan — with the curiosity to figure out what's actually needed rather than waiting to be told.
Sequence and manage ambiguous initiatives without adding process for its own sake.
Move fluidly across workstreams as Osmo's priorities shift, applying the same core PM skill set to new problems.
Build and use AI-powered tools and workflows in your own work — for requirements drafting, dependency tracking, and stakeholder communication.