Senior Product Manager

Teal Drones, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings is looking for a Senior Product Manager with experience bringing complex hardware or software products to market. The Senior Product Manager will develop and manage activities for a specific product or technology throughout its lifecycle from initial concept, through to production and release, and on to end of product life. This position will facilitate relationships with customers, propose and socialize roadmaps with internal teams, and will work daily with Product Line Management, Program Management and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Product ownership and Lifecycle Management: Takes full responsibility, accountability, and authority for a product, supporting it from concept to retirement.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: The primary point of contact driving collaboration between engineering, marketing, business development, and executive teams to ensure seamless product development, positioning, and promotion.
• Go-To-Market Strategy: Develops and implements launch plans for new products while effectively balancing customer and business needs when phasing out legacy products. Supports new product introduction activities with engineering and operations and ensures alignment with the Go-to-Market plans
• Technical & Business Requirements: Supports the development of technical and business requirements, user stories, and product specifications for Program Management, Engineering, and Operations teams.
• Market Research & Competitive Analysis: Conducts in-depth market analysis, gathers customer insights, and tracks competitor movements to identify opportunities for growth.
• Customer & Partner Engagement: Interfaces directly with customers to understand their needs and challenges, integrating their feedback into product development. Works with Operations and Engineering to ensure that customer concerns are addressed.
• Risk Management: Identifies product and project risks and works with cross-functional teams to develop mitigation strategies.
• Product Reporting and Communications: Reviews product performance metrics and takes action to address issues and/or opportunities. Communicates product status to relevant stakeholders as necessary.
• Financial Performance & Budgeting: Supports fiscal year budgeting for product line R&D and sustainment activities and holds budget accountability for their respective product line
• Process Improvement & Innovation: Supports continuous improvement and seeks opportunities to drive initiatives in product development, manufacturing, cost efficiency, and quality assurance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in a technical development environment
• Knowledge of UAS systems and products.
• Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results - is a self-starter and self-directed. Leads with rapid agility to deal with shifting priorities, and timelines.
• Experience in both R&D and product sustainment activities
• A track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong critical thinking skills, demonstrated ability to analyze and break down problems into components
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Able to collabor