Stratus, deriving from the Latin term meaning 'layer', offers an advanced set of MEP-specific solutions that seamlessly layer across a contractor's entire workflow from design to fabrication to installation. Our team of seasoned industry experts, skilled technology leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs understands that fabrication does not occur in isolation, and increasingly, it may not happen within your own fabrication shop. Through close relationships with our customers — who include some of the most innovative and largest MEP contractors — we have developed a suite of Stratus tools to digitize, automate, and optimize piping, plumbing, sheet metal, and electrical contracting. Stratus provides the software layer an MEP contractor needs to optimize profits with true "Data-Driven Contracting."
About the Role
Stratus.build builds SaaS project and workflow software for MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) contractors. We're hiring a Junior Product Manager to join our product team as an individual contributor, reporting to a Lead Product Manager. We work demos-not-memos: you'll turn roadmap priorities into working demos with engineers and designers rather than long written specs, validate them through testing, keep prioritization grounded in real customer feedback, and help write the release notes customers actually read.
We are a distributed workforce across the US- this role is remote with potential of quarterly travel.
What You'll Do
- Turn Lead PM direction into working demos and lightweight, testable acceptance criteria with engineers and designers, favoring a live walkthrough over a long-written spec.
- Partner daily with engineers and designers through standups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and demo reviews.
- Test and validate deliverables against acceptance criteria (UAT) before release sign-off.
- Collect and synthesize voice-of-customer feedback into clear prioritization input for the Lead PM.
- Draft release notes for shipped features in plain, customer-facing language, checked against what you validated in testing.
- Escalate blockers, scope gaps, and edge cases to the Lead PM early.
What We're Looking For
- 0–2 years of product management, business analysis, customer research, or related experience (internships count).
- Strong, clear written and verbal communication — you can turn a vague requirement into an unambiguous demo, and a shipped feature into a release note customers understand.
- Comfort working directly with engineers and designers; basic familiarity with Agile/Scrum ceremonies.
- Comfort synthesizing qualitative customer feedback into a short, actionable summary.
- Detail-oriented and comfortable owning QA/UAT for your own deliverables.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to Have
- Experience in MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) construction, field operations, or construction technology.
- Prior hands-on experience with Stratus.build or a comparable construction/PPM SaaS platform.
- Familiarity with Jira and Confluence.
E-VERIFY STATEMENT
Stratus participates in E-Verify. After you join the team, we'll verify your eligibility to work in the U.S. by submitting information from your Form I-9 to the Social Security Administration and, if needed, the Department of Homeland Security. This process happens post-hire only — we never use E-Verify to pre-screen applicants.
E-Verify Notice
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Skills Required
- 0-2 years of product management, business analysis, customer research, or related experience, including internships
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work directly with engineers and designers
- Basic familiarity with Agile/Scrum ceremonies
- Ability to synthesize qualitative customer feedback into actionable summaries
- Detail-oriented and comfortable owning QA/UAT deliverables
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Experience in MEP construction, field operations, or construction technology
- Hands-on experience with Stratus.build or a comparable construction/PPM SaaS platform
- Familiarity with Jira and Confluence
What We Do
The Leading Tool for MEP Fabrication Workflows. Stratus is a cloud-based software platform that revolutionizes MEP fabrication and construction management by seamlessly integrating CAD software like Revit and AutoCAD with manufacturing tools to reduce errors and boost efficiency. By leveraging digital models for precision fabrication and enabling real-time collaboration, Stratus enhances communication among teams and ensures accurate project tracking. This platform empowers specialty contractors to streamline their workflows from BIM to installation, optimizing planning, resource allocation, and project execution. Stratus... - Optimizes Project Management and Decision Making with a modern, cloud-based platform that connects your VDC, Shop and Field teams - Eliminates Paper and PDF Workflows in the shop and in the field with direct access to the model - Reduces Waste with smart cut lists, material management and smart labels - Automates Fabrication with direct output to various cutting equipment - Eliminates Manual Conversion Steps with direct integration from CAD software like Revit and AutoCAD to manufacturing tools, automating the fabrication process and reducing errors -Leverages Historical Data to forecast future project timelines and productivity, enabling better planning and resource allocation -Assigns custom tracking statuses to work packages, offering unparalleled visibility into project progress and logistics
