Senior Product Manager

Posted 16 Days Ago
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Los Altos, CA
Hybrid
215K-240K Annually
7+ Years Experience
Internet of Things • Security
This is the way to do IoT.
The Role
The Senior Product Manager will develop innovative products and features that enhance consumer experiences on the Afero platform. Responsibilities include working with stakeholders to understand market needs, defining roadmaps and user stories, managing product backlogs, and performing competitive analysis. This role requires collaboration with engineering teams and a focus on customer success, particularly in the IoT and smart home industries.
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Why Join Afero? Come change the world, a gazillion connections at a time!

Our vision is to make all the world's devices really smart and truly secure, through innovation and scale. Come make it happen.


Afero is the leading PaaS for IoT manufacturers and brands, enabling connected devices to be both smart and secure. Afero built its foundation on security, data privacy, simplicity and ease of use. Today, Afero technology powers millions of devices across more than 600 SKUs from 50+ manufacturers, including well known brands like Defiant, Hampton Bay and EcoSmart. Afero has more than 123 patents, one of the largest IoT patent portfolios globally, and was named an 2024 IoT Breakthrough Winner for IoT Security Platform of the Year. Afero is driven by a team of world-class executives and veterans in mobile, hardware, security, consumer and cloud, leveraging experience from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, Roku, and Danger. Afero provides a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise while driving product innovation into exciting new ecosystems. 


To learn more, please visit www.afero.io.


Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a seasoned product expert who’s led development of products and customer-focused programs that deliver innovative consumer experience at scale, ideally with experience in B2B2C, IoT consumer electronics, and/or security. This role requires a passion for consumer experience, and the leadership presence to drive effectively with executives and high-level customer representatives.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop ideas for products and features that will delight Afero’s customers.
  • Work with Customers, Sales, and Business Development to understand market needs.
  • Define roadmaps and user stories for products that are being built to run on the Afero platform.
  • Craft customer-facing product messaging aligned with key value proposition.
  • Own customer success for critical accounts.
  • Perform day-to-day inbound Product Management in a scrum-based environment, working directly with Hardware, Firmware, and Cloud engineering teams, Program Management, and QA. 
  • Manage and prioritize backlogs.
  • Prioritize and provide product management support for 3rd-party certifications as they apply to your areas of responsibility.
  • Contribute to the overall Afero Platform vision and roadmap.
  • Perform competitive analysis for your products and features. 
  • Define and measure KPIs for your products and features.
  • Support Sales and Business Development by providing materials and presenting to customers and partners as needed.
  • Remote work is available, but the role is local to the SF Bay area. Periodic and regular travel to the company headquarters in Los Altos, CA is expected.

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of of Product Management experience on scaled products in Smart Home or other consumer-related platforms.
  • Demonstrable understanding of consumer devices in the IoT industry, standards, and direction.
  • Experienced with product marketing in a partnership framework.
  • Excellent presentation and negotiation skills for internal and external audiences.
  • Understanding of security concepts as they apply to IOT and related technologies.
  • Experience with B2B2C at scale.
  • Passion for enabling customer success through innovating and launching useful, smart products.

Afero is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

Top Skills

Iot
The Company
HQ: Los Altos, CA
29 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Finding a secure, simple, and economical way to connect things to the internet is tough. Luckily, that's what the patented Afero technology does like no other. Whether large or tiny, fixed or mobile, the Afero Platform makes it possible to connect things to the internet securely, at speed, and at scale.

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