Senior Product Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the end-to-end new product development process for the grocery retail and CPG sectors, starting from customer discussions through to concept creation, validation, MVP, and launch.

• Conduct ongoing discovery sessions with retailers, CPG brands, category managers, and merchandisers.

• Establish lean, testable MVPs, draft requirements, and release initial versions to actual customers.

• Convert WISEcode’s food data assets, scoring systems, and ingredient intelligence into widely accepted product experiences.

• Lead pilot initiatives with early retail and CPG partners and transform these pilots into scalable products.

• Develop concept briefs, specifications, user stories, decision logs, and other necessary product documentation.

• Collaborate with Science, Data, and Engineering teams; facilitate agile ceremonies and make prioritization decisions.

• Define success metrics and acceptance criteria, including evaluations for AI/LLM-driven features.

• Assist with demos, RFP responses, and follow-up communication with potential grocery and CPG customers.

• Within the first 90 days, complete customer discovery, define and present a zero-to-one product concept, and kick off a partner pilot.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years in product management, with a proven track record of shipping software products as the PM of record.

• Required experience in developing software products specifically for the grocery retail or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry.

• Comprehensive understanding of the operations of retailers, distributors, and brands, including category management, merchandising, private label, retail media, or brand analytics.

• Proven experience in taking at least one product from concept to initial release and generating first revenue.

• Strong skills in customer discovery, including structured interviews and validating customer willingness to pay.

• Technical fluency with data, APIs, and AI/LLM-based systems.

• Ability to scope realistically with engineering teams and critically evaluate build plans without writing production code.

• Capability to align scientists, engineers, executives, and external partners while driving decisions without formal authority.

• Outstanding written and facilitation skills, including the creation of concept briefs, specifications, and updates.

• A sense of curiosity and strong scientific literacy.

• A background or genuine interest in food, nutrition, or health data is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer dedicated to diversity and inclusion.

• Chance to create a significant and lasting impact on individuals’ health and well-being.

• Empowerment for team members to leverage their unique strengths.

• Collaborative environment working across Science, Data, Engineering, sales, marketing, executives, and commercial teams.

• Dynamic, fast-paced early-stage startup setting.