Esper is an inventive startup, and the industry’s first DevOps SaaS platform designed to provide a simple, safe and secure way for engineering and DevOps teams to release applications and manage smart Android devices in production. We’re on a mission to let software teams ship without worrying about hardware. Our device infrastructure enables developer, mid-market orgs, and enterprise fleets of 100,000+ devices to deliver their software as a service. Backed by Madrona Ventures, Esper.io has rapidly-growing global customer adoption among some of the world’s most innovative major brands in retail, hospitality, logistics, and healthcare.

The Esper team is looking for a Product Manager to help lead the feature definition and delivery of our products that go beyond the screen and empower developers and companies to remotely scale and manage their mission-critical edge devices.

As Product Manager at Esper, you will be responsible for the features in Esper that support the deployment and management of our customers device fleets that help run their business. Within Esper itself, this includes our Cloud APIs, SDK, and Console experience. While these features are the most important among our Esper offerings, they also provide the foundation for the future we will create.

What you'll be doing:

• Working with enterprise customers to understand how they currently manage their device fleets and identify areas of opportunity to introduce modern DevOps practices
• Help define the Product roadmap while driving sprint planning and prioritization for the team
• Work cross-functionally with Esper’s design and engineering teams to develop new concepts for extending Esper’s ability to remotely scale and manage edge devices
• Help the team define and track key success metrics
• Collaborate with marketing on messaging, positioning, and GTM plans
• Routinely work with APIs
• Be hands-on with Product tasks as they come up

You might be a good fit if you have:

• 4-5 years of experience as a Product Manager
• Interest in IoT and DevOps. Bonus if you have experience using or building DevOps solutions in the past
• Passion and ability to have deep technical discussions, specifically when it comes to APIs
• A positive attitude and thrive being a servant leader and motivator
• Ability to use data to guide you and know when to rely on your great product instincts
• Deep user empathy and the ability to build relationships with key customers
• Passions for improving how product managers, designers, and engineers all work together.
• You thrive in the fast-paced, changing environment of a startup, while maintaining a sense of humor and get-it-done personality.

Here are some projects you could work on:

• Researching the needs of Esper users to come up with new ideas for how we could potentially help them with the management of their device fleets
• Helping the engineering team scope and execute on a new way to streamline remote device management
• Identifying strategic opportunities to partner and collaborate with Cloud DevOps leaders

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401K with a company match that vests immediately
• Monthly health and wellness reimbursement
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options (medical and dependent)
• Generous parental leave and parental support benefits
• Unlimited time off policy with a mandatory 2 weeks time off (minimum)
• Catered lunch every day in the office
• Each new employee gets access to LinkedIn Learning, which is paid for by Esper because we want employees to continue to grow personally and professionally
• Ergonomics standup desks with 36” curved widescreen monitors for each employee
• Mac or PC, depending on your OS preference
• Free covered parking
• Team hikes and other events (e.g. mini-golf, etc.) on a monthly basis

Through trial and error we've learned that people don't apply unless we provide a guideline. But what’s more important to us than a number is the experiences you’ve had and the skills you’ve developed — regardless of the length of time it took to get where you are. Do you have 5+ years of experience? Awesome! Please apply. Do you only have one year of experience, but feel you meet the requirements above? Send us your resume. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Esper is a fast-growing, well-funded company where everyone matters and you can see your impact daily. We trust our teammates and offer intense ownership and therefore accountability. We’re inventing the future and building something special. The team really enjoys what we do and cares about your input. We don’t hire just to fill a spot, we want you to make a difference. 

As you help us build this special company, Esper will take care of you. We offer flexible vacation, regular hack-days, competitive pay and benefits, and room for advancement. We hire capable veterans so we avoid the drama and trust in each other’s work. Our worldwide footprint mixes different cultures for a unique experience. We also like to have fun because we play just as hard as we work.