The Mill (themill.com)
Product Manager, Mill Commercial Hardware
San Bruno, California
Sponsorship not specified$185k-$215kDetected 41 days ago
Product ManagementProduct StrategySalesLeadership
About the role
- This is an execution role: you'll keep the Mill Commercial program moving by staying on top of the details, following through on decisions, and making sure Engineering, Ops, and Sales stay coordinated week to week.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain clear product requirements across the full development cycle (from current hardware phase through commercial launch) grounded in customer needs, field learnings, and business constraints
- Partner deeply with Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Firmware Engineering teams to overcome technical challenges and maintain development momentum
- Make and document product decisions in weekly hardware and program reviews
- keep Design, Engineering, Ops, and Sales aligned on priorities and tradeoffs
- Own the product roadmap beyond Gen 1, including accessories, and work with Sales to identify what the next product needs to do to expand our market
Requirements
- 5-7 years of product management experience
- at least 3 years on hardware or electromechanical products
- Strong cross-functional executor: you can keep Eng, Ops, and Sales coordinated, and you run meetings that produce clear decisions and owners
- Experience shipping hardware: you've taken a hardware product through late-stage development, pilot, and into commercial deployment
- Field and customer experience: you've supported early deployments, you know what breaks in the real world, and you close the feedback loop fast
Nice to have
- Experience with commercial food service, institutional kitchens, or food waste/recycling equipment
- Experience with field-serviceable hardware or devices requiring ongoing maintenance and support
- Familiarity with IoT-connected hardware products
- Experience at an early-stage hardware startup
- At Mill, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role.
Skills
- Mill is a waste prevention technology company reimagining what it means to eliminate waste, starting with food.
Compensation
- The estimated base salary range for this position is $185-215K, which does not include the value of benefits or a potential equity grant.
Company info
- Working with Industrial Design to ensure the product looks, feels, and operates the way commercial customers expect and in line with the Mill brand
- Partner with Sales to understand what early customers need, translate that into product requirements, and ensure the product is ready for deployment
- What We're Looking For
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