Rachio is an IoT smart home consumer hardware and software company that defines the smart yard sprinkler controller market. Rachio has revolutionized how people interact with their landscapes, saving them time and money by reducing water bills and sustainably watering their yards and nurturing their lawns. Rachio is seeking a talented, confident, and motivated Product Manager with experience in all phases of the consumer-centered digital product development lifecycle, from customer insights and product design through to Agile project management and performance metrics; and experienced in all phases of the customer journey from ordering products online to unboxing, installing, activating, onboarding, monetizing them in-app, and retaining them.
At Rachio, the Product Manager is a boots-on-the-ground generalist operating at the intersection of engineering, design, and business strategy, facilitating collaboration and owning delivery of features and new products in cross-functional teams. They have varied work opportunities in all subdisciplines of product development: new product development, growth initiatives, and core operations. A big part of the role incorporates the traditional scrum master and product owner role, which we believe is the foundation of successful career development in product management: translating business, technical, and user needs into Agile stories, and facilitating the grooming and prioritizing of work in product backlogs, working with engineers, designers, QA, and other stakeholders to unblock impediments, help make game-time decisions, help devise solutions, pitch-in without ego wherever necessary to achieve results, and confidently usher work through the product-development life cycle.
Responsibilities
Translate the product vision into clearly articulated end-to-end use cases and user stories
Consume customer research and work alongside UX leads to identify pain points and potential solutions.
Work with customers and Rachio cross-functional teams to identify product features and priorities to successfully meet the goals of the business
Be able to measure and quantify feature value in order to help facilitate prioritization
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand desirability, viability and feasibility
Facilitate and manage the product development delivery process for the design, development and QA teams
Drive organizational visibility into product development progress and completion
Lead agile teams through the development process as part of the Product Owner role including creating and maintaining product backlog, prioritizing features, creating user stories, sprint planning, managing the work in the sprints, providing visibility to sprint burndown, sprint closeout, and defining acceptance criteria.
Required
2+ years of relevant product management experience with focus on software products and technology
Excellent problem-solving, organizational and analytical skills
Proven ability to work cross-functionally in a highly collaborative environment
Strong influence skills
Product owner experience in an Agile environment
Bachelor in Science, MBA a plus
Desired
Scrum Master certification and experience
Experience with UI design for a consumer electronic product
Experience with IoT products
Experience with B-to-B and B-to-C products
Experience in hardware development a plus
Compensation
Salary based on experience and within early stage company structures.
Stock options.
Benefits
Desirable location near Larimer Square, with easy access to Cherry Creek Trail, Colorado Convention Center light rail station, Union Station, restaurants and more.
Casual, collaborative work environment. Dog-friendly office featuring a rooftop deck and healthy snack bar.
Benefits: Competitive PTO, Employee Paid Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance, 60% dependent paid.
About Rachio
Rachio is a mission-based startup striving to make sustainable water use effortless and rewarding. A category leader within the smart home industry, our revolutionary smart sprinkler controllers, wireless flow meter and best-in-class app technology make it easy for homeowners to balance personal goals with efficient, transparent water use. With a passion for innovation, we are continuously innovating to develop products that homeowners love and solve meaningful problems with technology. Together, the Rachio community has saved *billions* of gallons of water - and counting.