Technical Product Manager
About The Position
As a Technical Product Manager at Hellbender, you will help lead products from customer discovery through design, prototyping, and into production, all while keeping customer needs and competitive positioning front and center. You’ll coordinate among engineering, production, marketing and sales teams to drive the successful execution of product development efforts, keeping the team on time and on budget. The ideal candidate has strong technical and interpersonal skills, is comfortable leading teams and taking ownership of their work, and can function well in a scrappy and fast paced startup environment. This role requires a high degree of ownership but will work closely with our Chief Product Officer, engineering, procurement, production, and marketing teams.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or equivalent education and experience
- 2-5+ years Product Management experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- High ownership mentality and a bias toward action
- Strong organizational skills and prior experience with project management tools like Jira
- Experience leading cross-functional technical teams throughout the product development lifecycle
- Strong foundation with software, firmware, mechanical and/or electrical hardware development, and the ability to credibly engage with engineering teams focused in each domain
Nice To Haves
- bonus points if this occurred in a startup environment
Responsibilities
- Establish trust and build strong relationships with stakeholders ranging from prospective customers to engineering teams and executives
- Define and prioritize feature development according to customer discovery, competitive landscape analysis, and internal resource availability
- Create and drive the successful execution of product development timelines, with an eye on potential scheduling, technical, and budget risks
- Oversee transition of products from development to production, and participate in process definition and refinement to ensure quality standards are satisfied
- Support go-to-market activities including e-commerce sales, marketing and business development efforts
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 5% Safe Harbor Contribution to 401k by Hellbender
- Dental insurance, 100% by Hellbender for employees and their families
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance, 100% by Hellbender for employees and their families
- Vision insurance, 100% by Hellbender for employees and their families
- 7.5 weeks total Paid time off
- Hellbender Inc. Stock through our Equity Incentive Plan
- Profit Sharing (through 401k)
- Hybrid work environment & flexible work schedule
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
