Introduction

At iRobot, we’re builders. Builders who are passionate about delivering products that make a difference in consumer’s lives.
In this role, you will be able to make an immediate impact as a Product Manager helping to lead the creation of the next generation of consumer floor care robots. You will be working in a fast-paced cross-functional environment where you’ll need to leverage your communication and analysis skills to align market and consumer insights with technology roadmaps to bring to market new products that fulfill user needs and deliver profitable value to our customers. You will lead and be a standard bearer for the products we make and be responsible for product decisions throughout the development lifecycle.
You will be exposed to cutting edge consumer robotics hardware and software technology and will be presented with opportunities to develop your leadership and communication skills across varying levels of stakeholder teams in a fast-paced, consumer-centric environment.

What You Will Do: 

Hold responsibility for select product series within the iRobot Floor Care product portfolio. Demonstrate the experience, quality of thinking, and multi-tasking skills necessary to successfully execute on current generation robots while planning next generation products and experiences.Influence thinking with regards to iRobot and partner product roadmaps. Become familiar with your customers’ needs and the competitive landscape. Be able to communicate fluently in English and Chinese and present the product roadmap internally and to partner organizations.Actively partner with development and supply partners to improve the frequency and quality of iRobot partner engagements. Learn about partner roadmaps and how to best map them to iRobot portfolio plans. Strengthen partner networks and support partner negotiation and resolution of key product definition or program execution topics.Support the creation and maintenance of product assets such as PRFAQs, Product Requirements Documents and SKU plans that conceptualize the product vision and benefits, capture requirements, define functionality and commercialization plans, and set product goals in a clear and actionable format.Develop and maintain business cases for your product line in partnership with organizations such as Finance, Sales, and Operations. Practice Design to Value principles that identify the key feature pricing and cost savings considerations necessary for the right balance of customer value and profitable gross margin.Represent Product on cross-functional program teams and partner with R&D, Operations, and Design/UX to define and deliver on product visions by making the right design, feature, experience, and cost tradeoff decisions encountered during development.Collaborate with colleagues across Research, Marketing, Sales, and R&D to assess competitive, market, and technology trends, and identify new product innovation opportunities that can be brought to market. Have accountability to deliver on holistic product launch commitments, including market entry timing, product capabilities, user experience, cost, and business results.Monitor key product success metrics post-launch including sell through performance, customer satisfaction, and star ratings. Work across teams to leverage data, generate insights and support action plans that improve lifetime product line success and inform next-generation planning.

To Be Successful You Will Have:

Fluency in Chinese and excellent English communication skills, both spoken and written.A bachelor’s degree in a technical field or technical management. Preferred candidates will have a master’s degree or MBA. 3-5+ years of experience in Product Management or a related field such as Product Planning or Product Development. Preferred candidates will have experience with both product planning and execution/development activities.Strong business acumen, analytical skills, and basic familiarity with Product P&L.A track record of defining and helping to deliver successful innovative products to market. Experience with consumer electronics is preferred.The initiative to navigate through ambiguity and pioneer new ideas.The ability to leverage data and lead analysis to interpret potential risks/outcomes and identify action plans.The ability to work with counterparts across Product, R&D, Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Operations in pursuit of Product and Company goals.The ability to lead across organizations via influence and effective communication.The perseverance and grit necessary to overcome product obstacles and support teams through moments of adversity.