Associate Product Manager, Workplace SolutionsSanta Clara, CA - Onsite
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Own your product roadmap. Define, prioritize, and communicate a product roadmap for workplace products that balances near-term customer needs with long-term strategic bets, across both hardware and software dimensions.
- Drive market and customer insight. Conduct customer interviews, analyze field and usage data, and synthesize market research to identify high-impact opportunities, validate product concepts, and maintain a deep understanding of the natural gas and energy landscape.
- Write clear requirements. Author Marketing Requirements Documents (MRDs), Product Requirements Documents (PRDs), user stories, and acceptance criteria for both hardware features and software releases.
- Lead cross-functional execution. Partner with R&D, engineering, manufacturing, QA, software development, and data analytics teams to bring products to market on time and within budget.
- Champion Agile delivery. Serve as an active product owner in Agile scrum cycles - participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, story review, and retrospectives for software and data platform initiatives.
- Support hardware NPI. Collaborate with engineering and operations on New Product Introduction (NPI) and Product Lifecycle (PLC) processes, ensuring smooth transitions from development to production.
- Enable the commercial team. Develop sales collateral, training materials, and competitive positioning to support the gas business team; respond to technical customer inquiries and assist in pre-sales activities.
- Represent Picarro externally. Present products and solutions at industry conferences, trade shows, and customer sites; build lasting relationships with key gas utility accounts and industry stakeholders to collaborate on new product breakthroughs and establish reference standards for the industry.
- Measure success. Define KPIs for product initiatives; track adoption and field performance post-launch and drive continuous improvement based on data and customer feedback.
- Stay ahead of the market. Monitor the competitive landscape, emerging technologies, and regulatory trends in workplace exposure.
REQUIREMENTS- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical field. M.S. or Ph.D. a plus.
- 2-3 years of experience in product management and overall 3-5 years of experience in applications engineering, or an equivalent role with product ownership responsibilities.
- Hands-on experience managing software, hardware, or ideally both products
- Demonstrated familiarity with Agile software development methodologies
- Experience as a product owner or active participant in sprint-based development.
- Experience with hardware product development processes, including NPI, design verification, and product lifecycle management.
- Ability to comprehend and communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences - from engineers and data scientists to executive leadership and non-technical utility customers.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience writing MRDs, PRDs, or functional specifications.
- Strong aptitude to articulate and execute on business strategy with a results-oriented, 'make it happen' attitude.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally approximately 20% of the time for customer visits, conferences, and trade shows.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Exposure to regulatory frameworks governing Ethylene Oxide or other acute or chronic hazardous gases, EPA reporting.
- Experience with data analytics products, cloud-based SaaS platforms, or enterprise software for the energy sector.
- Proficiency with product and project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Pendo, or Figma.
- Prior experience in a startup or high-growth technology company.
The base salary range for this full-time position is $110K to $125K. Our total compensation packages include base salary, bonus eligibility, and equity. Your base salary range and title will be determined based on the location, experience, qualification, skills, knowledge, level, and pay of employees in similar positions.
We offer a comprehensive benefit package including:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) plans
- Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Employee Referral Program
- 401K
- Social events (summer picnic, holiday party, team lunches, etc.)
- On-site Health & Wellness programs (fitness challenges, outdoor bootcamp, flu-shots, etc.)
