Our Core Values
ELEVATE EVERYTHING – We each bring a specific set of skills to the table, offering up our expertise and resources to enhance the work of others. We challenge each other to be the best in order to achieve enduring value in the eyes of our customers.
BETTER IS BETTER – There is no finish line; we strive for continuous improvement in everything we do. We obsess over every detail to find ways to improve both our products and our process.
UNAPOLOGETICALLY ACCOUNTABLE – We’re open and honest in how we speak and listen. We celebrate each other’s successes and collectively rally to solve every challenge. We own it!
COURAGEOUS INNOVATION – There are elegant ideas awaiting discovery in everything we do. We push everyone around us to pursue those ideas openly so we can continue to dominate the category.
COMMUNITY DRIVEN - As a family business, we understand the importance of enriching the communities we call home. As a company, and as individuals, we work to make our expertise available to do the most good for those around us.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Platform Product Ownership
- Own the product vision and roadmap for enterprise platforms (e.g., ERP, HCM, and other core systems)
- Partner with business leaders to define platform outcomes, not just feature requests
- Balance platform stability, enhancements, and long-term scalability
- Ensure platform initiatives align to enterprise strategy
Analytics & Enablement Extension
- Own the analytics and data enablement strategy for enterprise platforms
- Own the analytics and data platforms and systems.
- Ensure platform data is accessible, reliable, and consumable for reporting and analytics
- Partner with Data, Engineering, and Operations to enable trusted metrics and insights
- Drive standardization of platform data models and reporting experiences
Stakeholder Alignment & Enablement
- Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and technology teams
- Facilitate prioritization, tradeoffs, and sequencing of work
- Set clear expectations on scope, timelines, and outcomes
- Drive adoption and effective use of enterprise platforms and analytics
Execution & Delivery Alignment
- Work closely with Technology Operations and Engineering to ensure work is well-defined and sequenced
- Identify dependencies, risks, and constraints early
- Ensure delivery plans are outcome-driven and measurable
- Maintain transparent roadmaps and consistent communication rhythms
Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes through platform enhancements or automation
- Improve how enterprise data is used to support operational and strategic decisions
- Continuously refine product intake, prioritization, and feedback loops
What Success Looks Like
- Enterprise platforms are stable, trusted, and aligned to business outcomes
- Modern data platforms stable
- Business teams understand what is being delivered and why
- Platform data is reliable and actively used for decision-making
- Reduced manual work and fewer workarounds across the organization
- Clear, predictable roadmaps for platform and analytics initiatives
- Strong, effective partnerships across Technology and the business
Skills & Experience
- Deep experience in Technical Product Management or Product Ownership
- Experience working with enterprise platforms (ERP, HCM, or similar)
- Deep experience in data, analytics and reporting platforms
- Strong understanding of data, analytics, and reporting ecosystems
- Ability to translate complex business needs into clear technical outcomes
- Comfortable working across Engineering, Operations, and Data teams
- Strong communication, facilitation, and prioritization skills
- Outcome-focused mindset with a bias toward clarity and execution
Growth Path
Enterprise Enablement, Platforms & Analytics TPM
→ Senior Technical Product Manager
→ Lead / Principal TPM
→ Director of Technical Product Management or broader Technology Leadership
Internal Role Clarifier (Critical)
This role is accountable for what and why.
- What outcomes the platform and analytics capabilities must deliver
- Why those outcomes matter to the business
Engineering and Technology Operations remain accountable for how.
- How solutions are designed
- How systems are built, operated, and supported
The TPM sets direction, aligns stakeholders, defines success, and ensures value realization — while protecting Engineering and Operations from ambiguity, thrash, and reactive work.
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Top Skills
What We Do
Over the past 30 years, Benchmade has evolved from a small garage in Southern California to a thriving knife manufacturing business located in Oregon City, OR. Motivated to design a knife that embodied the latest manufacturing technology and material, Les de Asis turned his passion into a family owned and operated business that continues to set the standards for production knife manufacturing around the world. Benchmade’s state of the art facility in Oregon City provides convenient access to downtown Portland, the Oregon Coast, and Mt. Hood, making it easy to immerse yourself in the incredible recreation opportunities and the beauty of our home state. Our team of 400+ employees is dedicated to building dependable American products that are capable of serving a wide range of applications and lifestyles, reflected by our diverse product offering. There is one thing we all have in common: The mastery of our craft. It’s the thing that drives us, consumes our minds, and challenges us to be better. It requires relentless work ethic and tireless innovation. It’s a no-nonsense, no-exception, make-it-right drive for constant betterment. We make knives that are meant to be yours, for life. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.
