Product Manager at Plentify

Our product is enabled through the combination of Internet of Things hardware, data science models, user-facing apps and backend systems. The Product Manager will work at the epicenter of this product, acting as a bridge between our users, business and engineering teams, and playing a key role in delivering an impactful product.

The Product Manager will work closely with the CEO and contribute in the following areas:

• Voice of the user: engage with our various user groups, and conduct extensive user research to understand pain points, shape user journey and get feedback on design choices.
• Feature prioritisation: evaluate the cost and benefit of new features, and recommend which should be prioritised for development.
• Feature design: set requirements for new features, and lead engineering teams through design-thinking processes to develop the best solutions.
• Launch management: coordinate hardware, data science, software and business teams to deliver a series of launches, including identifying and problem solving any bottlenecks early.

Remuneration will be commensurate with experience, and may include equity in Plentify. This role can be based anywhere in the world (including our office in Cape Town), as long as your working hours overlap sufficiently with South Africa’s. Plentify also offers several exciting benefits like unlimited vacation.

Required qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or demonstrated technical fluency sufficient to engage with engineering teams
• 2+ years of experience developing and launching technology products. Bonus if these products touched on energy, hardware, artificial intelligence, and consumer applications.
• Experience in driving product vision, design discussions, and day-to-day technical discussions.
• Strong advocate for the user, with experience conducting user experience research and integrating findings into product design.
• Ability to convert conceptual ideas into compelling wireframes
• Very high attention to detail, analytical and structured problem solver, and strong communicator (both written and verbal)
• An eye for graphic design is a plus