Product Manager, WiFi Products

Sand Cherry Associates • Denver, CO

3d • $115 - $130 • Onsite

About The Position

At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success. Overview We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Product Manager to support the Product Development Lifecycle of a subset of WiFi products and customer- and internal-facing features. This role will drive initiatives from ideation and assessment through development, testing, launch, and post-launch optimization. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical acumen, experience working closely with engineering teams, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business strategy and stakeholder alignment. This is a long-term consulting role and requires working in office 4 days a week in Denver, CO. Qualified candidates must live in the Denver metro area to qualify.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Business, Engineering, Communications or similar field
• Minimum of 3-5 years Product Management experience, preferably within broadband, networking, WiFi, or CPE environments.
• Experience working with hardware and software development lifecycles.
• Strong understanding of WiFi technologies; exposure to WiFi standards and security protocols (e.g., WPA3) preferred.
• Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams on technical feature implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct competitive research and translate findings into actionable strategy.
• Strong analytical skills and experience building/maintaining performance dashboards.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to evaluate and compare technical specifications.
• Excellent communication skills with experience aligning cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with CPE (Customer Premise Equipment).
• Broadband, telecom, or network operator experience.
• Exposure to router firmware/software integration.

Responsibilities

• Product Development & Strategy Own the end-to-end Product Development Lifecycle for assigned WiFi products and features, from ideation through launch and post-launch innovation cycles.
• Support product ideation refinement, opportunity sizing, valuation, and prioritization.
• Develop and execute viable strategic solutions that address customer and business needs.
• Retain product ownership post-launch to ensure sustained competitive advantage and continuous innovation.
• WiFi & Technical Feature Implementation Assist in the testing and implementation of WiFi 7-specific features, including; Improved WPA security (e.g., WPA3 – Compatibility Mode) and WiFi 7 Multi-Link Operation
• Partner with WiFi engineering teams to ensure successful integration within WiFi 7 routers and CPE strategy.
• Participate in technical comparisons and integration efforts to help guide overall CPE direction.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Execution Conduct competitive research in partnership with engineering teams and translate insights into high-level executive-ready presentations.
• Align stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and Business teams.
• Implement hardware and software development lifecycle best practices.
• Guide direction and provide needs analysis for in-flight development projects.
• Performance & Optimization Maintain feature performance tracking dashboards to ensure launched features meet company expectations.
• Identify enhancement opportunities for products that fall short of defined performance goals.
• Ensure all aspects of software development are finalized effectively before release.

Benefits

• Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do.
• At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries.
• We recognize our employees for their contributions.
• Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry.
• Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization.
• We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce.
• Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace.
• Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients.
• Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level