The Mill (themill.com)

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
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