Senior Product Manager, Hardware
Skylight, United States
Job Description
Skylight is a consumer technology startup based in Los Angeles and San Francisco and is seeking a Sr. Hardware Product Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and executing the development of Skylight's hardware products . They will drive product innovation and oversee the product development lifecycle, from concept to launch to end of life. This is a key role at a company with a mission to connect loved ones by creating the world's simplest products and services that improve family life.
Our ideal candidate is an entrepreneur at heart and has a deep understanding of consumer hardware trends, both in the consumer electronics category and in home decor and design categories. We are looking for someone who has autonomously owned entire product lifecycles and who thrives in building 0-1 hardware products, features, accessories, and owning entire hardware product roadmaps at scale.
This role will report directly to our President and will work with other product, engineering, marketing, operations, finance, and other leaders across functions to ensure our organization delivers innovative products that increase our addressable market in a meaningful way.
Requirements
- Manage Skylight's product development roadmap from ideation to launch
- Define and prioritize product roadmaps and backlogs
- Lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time, on budget, and to customer satisfaction
- Communicate with senior leadership and stakeholders to capture requirements and manage expectations
- Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and market trends (both in consumer electronics and home decor)
- Define product metrics and measure product success
- Manage and track budgets and timelines
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- Deep design experience with hardware designers and
- 4-7+ years of experience managing hardware product development, preferably in consumer electronics or related industry
- Experience leading cross-functional teams, including product design, engineering, and manufacturing
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage budgets, timelines, and stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to use data to drive decision-making
- Passion for technology, innovation, and building toward a mission of connecting loved ones
Benefits
Our competitive compensation package includes:
- Competitive Salary + Equity Package
- 401K matching
- Wellness, learning, and home-office budgets
- Health, Dental amp; Vision Medical Plans
- Tremendous autonomy to set the direction of your work
- Unlimited PTO
- Company holidays on the first Friday of every month
About Skylight
Skylight is a technology startup based out of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Our mission is to connect loved ones by creating the world’s simplest products and services that improve family life. We make consumer products, like Skylight Frame and Skylight Calendar, that is loved by millions of people across the globe. Our founders are former venture capitalists and serial entrepreneurs, who have scaled this business to $75M+ in annual revenue while being completely bootstrapped. We think often about the millions of smiles we are able to put on our customers’ faces each day, and it fills our hearts with purpose. That’s why we have been working hard to expand our team and invent so that we can continue to bring the magic of Skylight to millions more loved ones throughout the world.
At Skylight, we have three core principles that guide our work and help us manage the business day to day: autonomy, rigor, and care. These principles show up early and often and help guide the work we do and the way we work.
Equal opportunity employer
Skylight is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you’re the best person for the job, we want you on board!
For Colorado-based candidates, the range being offered for this role is $120K-180K based on experience and for California-based candidates, the range being offered for this role is $140-$200K based on experience. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider