ADT Inc.

Product Manager - Firmware OTA & Lifecycle Management

ADT Inc.$88K — $132K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Technical Program Management, or Device Lifecycle Management.
  • Experience coordinating customer-facing software or firmware releases across cross-functional teams.
  • Experience defining release requirements and deployment metrics.
  • Working knowledge of embedded firmware, connected-device ecosystems, and OTA update systems.
  • Strong analytical skills with data-driven decision-making capability.

Responsibilities

  • Develop integrated release plans that include security reviews and deployment milestones.
  • Lead release readiness reviews and establish customer segmentation strategies.
  • Coordinate release execution across cross-functional teams and external partners.
  • Monitor deployment health and update success rates.
  • Create dashboards that provide visibility into release performance.
  • Drive recovery efforts for unsuccessful deployments and ensure issue resolution.
  • Lead post-release reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

  • Access to healthcare benefits.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Life insurance and wellbeing benefits.
  • Paid time off, accruing up to 120 hours in the first year, increasing thereafter.
  • 6 paid holidays.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Locations and Workstyle:
Irving, TX and Boca Raton, FL: Hybrid schedule - onsite a minimum of four days per week, with one remote day. Five days onsite may be required based on business needs.

Blue Bell, PA: Primarily remote; candidates should be within commuting distance of the Blue Bell office and able to work onsite as needed. Option to come onsite more frequently if desired.

We are looking for a Product Manager to own the end-to-end firmware release lifecycle across our connected product platforms. In this role, you will partner with teams across Product, Engineering, Security, Quality, Operations, Customer Care, and external partners to ensure devices remain secure, reliable, current, and supportable throughout their lifecycle.

You will serve as the central owner for release planning, over-the-air (OTA) deployment strategy, adoption, and post-release performance. Success in this role requires balancing customer impact, security priorities, operational risk, and business objectives while driving disciplined execution across multiple stakeholders. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex operational challenges, coordinating across teams, and using data to improve release outcomes.

What You'll Do
  • Develop integrated release plans covering validation, security reviews, certifications, dependencies, communications, operational readiness, and deployment milestones.
  • Lead release readiness reviews and establish rollout stages, customer segmentation strategies, success criteria, rollback plans, and escalation procedures.
  • Coordinate release execution across Engineering, Security, Quality, Customer Care, Field Operations, and external partners.
  • Monitor deployment health, adoption, update success and failure rates, version distribution, and exception trends.
  • Create dashboards and reporting that provide visibility into release performance, customer impact, and operational risk.
  • Drive recovery efforts for unsuccessful or stalled deployments and ensure issues are resolved through closure.
  • Lead post-release reviews, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Serve as the primary owner and coordination point for legacy OTA platforms and migration-related activities.
  • Translate technical risks and system behavior into clear business impacts and customer-facing recommendations.
  • Manage vendor relationships, release dependencies, service expectations, and escalations.


What You'll Need
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Product Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Technical Program Management, Device Lifecycle Management, or a related field.
  • Experience coordinating customer-facing software or firmware releases across cross-functional teams.
  • Experience defining release requirements, rollout plans, readiness criteria, deployment metrics, and escalation processes.
  • Working knowledge of embedded firmware, connected-device ecosystems, OTA update systems, cloud services, and release pipelines.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess risk and make data-driven decisions.


Compensation & Benefits:

The salary range for Engineer I is $88,000.00 - $132,000.00 based on experience and qualifications.

Certain roles are eligible for annual bonus and may include equity. These awards are allocated based on company and individual performance.

We offer employees access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and paid time off among others. Employees accrue up to 120 hours in their first year. Your accrual rate increases after your first year. We also offer 6 paid holidays.

About ADT Inc.

ADT Inc. is a provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses in the United States and Canada. The company offers a range of products and services, including home security systems, home automation systems, and commercial security systems. ADT Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
Learn more about ADT Inc.
Size
25,000 employees
Market Cap
$8.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$632.1 million
Founded
1974
5 Year Trend
+12.5%
Revenue
$5.3 billion
NASDAQ

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