Principal Product Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Overseeing product execution from start to finish, including collaboration with hardware engineers, drafting specifications and PRDs, and working closely with engineering teams to deliver results.

• Conducting discovery sessions within our early adopter program, which includes numerous internal and external companies, to understand the actual workflows of hardware program execution and transform them into tangible products.

• Serving as the authoritative voice in discussions, capable of engaging effectively with electrical engineers, mechanical leads, or program managers regarding their specific challenges and earning their trust from the outset.

• Steering the product roadmap and meeting deadlines by establishing realistic timelines, communicating them effectively, and consistently delivering on commitments.

• Producing clear and concise documentation across specifications, updates, and customer-facing content, as writing is fundamental to our product development process.

• Prototyping and demonstrating products, presenting them to users early on, leading the demonstrations personally, and iterating based on feedback.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in managing hardware program execution, whether as a New Product Introduction (NPI) or hardware program manager, a hardware, systems, or electrical engineering lead who has overseen programs, or a project manager deeply involved in hardware development.

• Demonstrable experience in taking a new product from concept to reality and successfully shipping it, applicable to both hardware and software.

• High productivity and a proactive approach, evidenced by a history of successful deliveries.

• Exceptional written communication skills that are clear, concise, and well-structured, with the ability to distill complex problems into one-page specifications that are actionable.

• Strong deadline management: you establish commitments, uphold them, and promptly identify any delays.

• In-depth subject-matter expertise with hardware engineers and program teams.

• Proficient in utilizing AI tools to enhance your workflow.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.

• Bonus program.

• Generous 401K plan.

• Paid time off.

• Annual learning stipend.

• Participation in Re:Build’s Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) equity program.

• Potential for founder equity in upcoming spin-outs.