Product Manager

Voyis

$100K — $150K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years as a Product Manager in a technical field, preferably in a small or growing company.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills for effective task prioritization.
  • Technical knowledge in software, firmware, electrical, and mechanical systems for subsea sensor development.
  • Ability to simplify complex technical information for diverse audiences.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multiple teams.
  • Passion for leveraging technology in challenging environments.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the product roadmap for software and hardware, aligning with the company's strategy.
  • Define new product and feature requirements and coordinate with engineering on limitations and timelines.
  • Communicate product configurations and roadmaps to both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Oversee product lifecycle management and implementation of changes to stakeholders.
  • Support sales and marketing initiatives with product value definitions and promotional content.
  • Engage with customers to monitor market trends and inform development and marketing priorities.

Benefits

  • Flexible work hours and ample vacation for better work-life balance.
  • Personal education funds for continuous learning and professional growth.
  • Profit-sharing opportunities to celebrate collective achievements.
  • Regular social events to foster team connections.
  • Health and vision benefits to support employee wellness.
  • RRSP matching to enhance retirement savings.
Full Job Description
Role: Product Manager

Salary Range: $100,000-150,000

What you'll do:

As a Product Manager at Voyis you will be directly involved in all aspects of the product that we offer spanning roadmap management, product definition & configuration management, and collaboration with technical and commercial teams. This multifaceted role is ideal for candidates that want to have broad ownership for evolving our current product lineup, improve our product management processes, and supporting the vision and strategy for Voyis. Our products have technical complexity including optics, embedded compute, rugged hardware and reliable industrial instrumentation software for control and processing - and all of this in a challenging, harsh environment (up to 20,000 ft below the sea!)

We are looking for someone with strong product management experience, and a solid technical foundation in both hardware and software fields, has an eager to bring their energy and expertise for developing advanced robotics and sensor systems. Our customer base ranges scientific, industrial, and defense users with a range of priorities and challenges. This role will be an opportunity to expand your capabilities while engaging with leaders in the field of subsea robotics and become an expert in underwater sensors.

This is a primarily in-person role at our headquarters in Waterloo. Some travel will be required to visit customer and industry tradeshows.

Specific responsibilities include:
  • Manage the product roadmap across software and hardware, in collaboration with leadership team, aligning to Voyis strategy
  • Define new product and feature requirements and work with engineering to understand limitations and delivery timelines
  • Define and communicate product configurations, versions, documentation, and roadmap to the wider organization and customers, as appropriate
  • Own product lifecycle management and the rollout of product changes to organizational stakeholders and customers
  • Support sales and marketing with product value definition, articles & blogs, and presentations.
  • Engage with customers and monitor industry trends to understand the market and competitor landscape. Use these insights to guide development priorities and marketing strategies.


Core Competencies:
  • 4+ years of proven track record as Product Manager in a technical field, ideally at a small or scaling organization
  • Demonstrated project management & organizational skills, adept at prioritizing tasks to maximize impact (both for yourself and in determining roadmap delivery)
  • Technical knowledge of software/firmware, electrical & embedded, and mechanical system for the development of high-performance subsea sensor products
  • Proven ability to distill complicated technical information into clear and digestible content for customers and other stakeholders.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to coordinate and collaborate across teams.
  • Enthusiastic about using cutting edge technology to develop products for a challenging environment and niche market segment.


Bonus Points for:
  • Familiarity with subsea survey or exploration, offshore operations, or maritime industry
  • Knowledge of industrial optical or vision systems, or rugged embedded/compute systems.
  • Experience working with industrial and/or defence customers
  • Familiar with data as a deliverable and data processing knowledge: Image processing, 3D modelling, point clouds, photogrammetry

The Perks:
  • Flexible work hours, plenty of vacation, and a dedication to a work-life balance
  • Employee-directed personal education funds to drive continuous learning
  • Profit-sharing within to celebrate our successes together
  • Regular company-wide social events
  • Health and vision benefits
  • RRSP Matching


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