Product Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

• Participate in the New Product Introduction (NPI) process from requirements definition through product launch and sustaining support.
• Own product lifecycle management for Network Interface Card products, including roadmap planning, regional variants, launch readiness, sustaining activities, and end-of-life planning and execution.
• Serve as the product subject matter expert for Network Interface Cards, guiding technical, commercial, operational, and customer-facing decisions with accountability and sound judgment.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, partners, and cross-functional teams on product requirements, detailed designs, functional specifications, project execution, and testing.
• Lead cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Sales, Services, Regulatory, and Operations to ensure successful product delivery and support.
• Ensure products are orderable, deliverable, and supported through appropriate supply chain, procurement, documentation, training, and service delivery processes.
• Support Sales, Services, Marketing, and internal teams with product positioning, pricing inputs, technical questions, customer presentations, and enablement materials.
• Support customer escalations and field performance management by providing product expertise, monitoring quality and reliability trends, and coordinating cross-functional resolution of product-related concerns.
• Manage regulatory, certification, and regional deployment requirements where NICs vary by geography, carrier, spectrum, antenna, or utility requirements.
• Maintain awareness of competitive offerings and emerging RF, cellular, Wi-SUN, carrier, antenna, IoT, and AMI network technology trends to help drive innovation and continuous product improvement.
• Demonstrate agility in adapting to changing business needs, market conditions, and customer requirements while contributing to a collaborative and inclusive team environment.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset, with the ability to organize information, evaluate trade-offs, and make data-informed recommendations.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and accountable, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a global, cross-functional environment.
• Technical aptitude and eagerness to learn complex hardware, communications, and utility network products.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Sales, Services, and other internal stakeholders.
• Customer-centric approach with a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions that meet customer and business needs.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment while maintaining authenticity, professionalism, and inclusivity.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in product management, technical product management, program management, engineering, or a related technical role.
• Experience with hardware product development, manufacturing, or supply chain processes.
• Familiarity with RF, cellular, Wi-SUN, IoT, AMI, embedded systems, antennas, or utility communications networks.
• Experience translating customer, market, or technical inputs into product requirements, business cases, or strategic recommendations.
• Experience supporting customer-facing discussions, technical issue resolution, or cross-functional project execution.
• Knowledge of product lifecycle management practices, launch processes, and sustaining engineering activities.
• Experience working within the Utilities, Energy, Industrial IoT, or connected infrastructure sectors is a plus.

Travel: Up to 15%

Physical Demands

No specific physical demands associated with this position.

Benefits Info

• This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more!
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The successful candidate's starting wage will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.

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