IoT Platform Product Manager

About Kelvin

Kelvin.ai is paving a new path toward the future of industrial control applications with Collaborative Control to reduce emissions and drive sustainable operations. Our next-generation SaaS-based technology codifies the best engineering knowledge with the power of artificial intelligence. By combining human intelligence and machine learning, Kelvin delivers results across four pillars of value: increasing production yield, improving human productivity, raising operational efficiency, and reducing emissions. Smart manufacturers transform digital insights into real-time actions with our total closed-loop capabilities, achieving both profitability and sustainability goals.

The job

We are building a new product line, focused on helping big industries decrease their emissions, and we are looking for a senior-level IoT Platform Product Manager to lead this project. The ideal candidate would come in with experience in industrial automation, IoT platforms, and/or control systems. The position reports to the Director of Product and will be a key part of our Product Team. The ideal candidate must be able to add manufacturing or industrial automation / controls domain knowledge to the team but also understand and apply best Product Management practices. In other words, we are looking for someone who feels comfortable with their industry expertise who will be able to bring that to our small but mighty Product Team. This person will be able to get into the weeds of the product and technology architecture but will also be comfortable writing user stories as they are interacting with customers and market thought leaders to develop a deep understanding about the product-market needs.

You will be the right fit if you:

-Understand and have manufacturing industry experience and / or expertise in Industrial automation, process control, IoT or similar space.

-Have a track record as a Product Manager for a B2B SaaS company.

-Understand the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery.

-Are deeply collaborative since you will be interacting daily with engineers, designers, customers and SMEs.

-Possess the ability to translate complex relationships and solutions into understandable and visual representations and strategies, as well as present these both internally and externally.

At Kelvin, your main responsibilities will be:

-Perform market, competitor, and product research. Synthesize research to set a strategic direction and priority for the product portfolio.

-Build and evaluate business cases to support product investment decisions.

-Work closely with the Sales and Customer Success teams to gather product feedback and customer requirements.

-Collaborate with engineering, data science, and other cross-functional teams to create clear product requirements and roadmap.

-Own and provide oversight to delivery of product capabilities by working with engineering, design, data science and other product managers.

-Work closely with product and corporate marketing to develop messaging, collateral, and enablement materials.

-Present with authority at industry conferences, panels, and customers and internal events.

-Effectively and proactively communicate with customers and build a trusted advisor relationship.

-Build best practices and processes for the product management team that will enable Kelvin to deliver products in a consistent fashion

Qualifications

Must have:

-Expertise & industry experience in industrial automation, IoT platforms, and/or control systems

-Strong understanding about operations and workflows in the manufacturing and other related industrial verticals.

-4-6 years of experience in product management; especially with launching multiple SaaS / PaaS products.

-Experience in agile software lifecycle management in a cloud environment.

-Strong understanding of the Edge to Cloud software stack, Cloud / Hybrid deployment models, (including, but not limited to aspects of modern technology architecture components like Kubernetes, Docker / Containerized services, etc.).

-Hands-on experience in launching Analytics / ML / Autonomous control applications.

-Experience and examples of leading successful product definition and releases on multiple occasions.

Preferred to have:

-Experience in designing and launching experiments to validate market or product capabilities.

-Experience in collaborating with design to rapidly iterate on new product capabilities.

-Worked in an international team.

-Solid experience using Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence), Aha!, Github to deliver products / services.

-Advanced degree such as a Master’s in Business Administration, focus on Product Management or relevant subject areas.

-Product Management Certification

Benefits

Kelvin believes in putting its employees first. We offer a generous compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, FSA, unlimited PTO, and 401(k) benefits with a match.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Kelvin is deeply committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We believe that different backgrounds and life experiences make our team better. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.