Technical Product Manager- Robot Software & Hardware

Unclassified - Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Pittsburgh, PA

101-250 employees

About the position

Join Our Team At Onward Robotics, we are a bold, gritty, and purposeful team with an ambitious mission to revolutionize fulfillment. Our team is driven by a client-first mentality: we aim to solve hard problems and fuel our clients' growth with innovation. We are seeking talented individuals who will have a huge impact on both our business and our team. Join us on our mission as we move fast, think big, and have fun! Onward Robotics delivers innovative automation technology that coordinates humans and robots as a cohesive system to revolutionize fulfillment. Our Meet Me solution combines proprietary software with person-to-goods mobile robots to increase efficiency in warehousing, distribution, and e-commerce operations. Onward Robotics provides the boost in productivity, flexibility, and speed that companies need to remain competitive and grow. The Technical Product Manager is responsible for creating and managing product definitions for complex robot-centric automation solutions that match customer needs and balance Onward Robotics business requirements. The Product Manager plays a key role in driving new product initiatives from initial concept through to delivery, ensuring alignment with customer needs and market trends. The role involves developing and communicating a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with company goals and market demands. The Product Manager will lead the product lifecycle from ideation to launch and enablement, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product development and launch. Engaging with customers to understand their needs and pain points is crucial, as is utilizing data analytics to inform product decisions and track performance metrics. The position also requires acting as a liaison between various departments, ensuring clear and consistent communication throughout the product life cycle, and staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with company goals and market demands.
• Contribute to the creation of sales and marketing materials, training materials, and assist in the development of pricing models as needed.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities and threats.
• Lead the product lifecycle from ideation to launch and enablement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product development and launch.
• Engage with customers to understand their needs and pain points, translating these insights into product requirements.
• Ensure the voice of the customer is central to the product development process.
• Utilize data analytics to inform product decisions, track performance metrics, and measure product success.
• Act as a liaison between various departments, ensuring clear and consistent communication throughout the product life cycle.
• Persuade and influence stakeholders at all levels to gain support for product initiatives.
• Communicate product vision across the organization and to potential customers, including priority of feature creation and insight into why certain features should be added or removed.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and the competitive landscape to ensure products remain relevant and competitive.
• Manage product development timelines, budgets, and resources, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope.

Requirements

• Proven track record in product management within a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Experience in warehousing, logistics, e-commerce, order fulfillment, or supply chain operations; preferably in the robotics sector.
• 5+ years of experience in Product Management of complex products involving both software and hardware components from feature definition to project deployment.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in robotics, warehousing, logistics, e-commerce, order fulfillment, or supply chain operations.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and with a high level of personal accountability in the face of ambiguity and in fast-paced, pressured situations.
• Proven track record of driving new product initiatives from concept to delivery.
• Experience with Scrum methodologies.
• Strong working knowledge and experience with Agile methodologies is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge and experience with Jira and the definition and creation of Jira workflows is preferred.
• Working knowledge of data analytics and dashboard tools and the ability to query data to analyze performance indicators is a plus.