Founding Product Manager

Bay Area preferred | Full-Time

As our first Product Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to shape our product vision and drive impactful outcomes that directly influence our trajectory.

Responsibilities

  • Ownership of product strategy and roadmap 
  • Researching and building new products from scratch that align with the company’s vision and business strategy
  • Constant customer discovery: conduct interviews, understand their environment and context, empathize with them, analyze and synthesize feedback, and uncover hidden needs and wants
  • Work with the engineering team to drive product execution: translate strategy and insights from customer discovery into tangible deliverables—write user stories, define acceptance criteria, create UI/app mock-ups, and then oversee end-to-end product development lifecycle.
  • Continuous measurement and optimization: Establish key metrics and tools to run experiments (A/B tests, pilots) to validate and track assumptions, usage and adoption; and then iterate quickly on new ideas.
  • Work with sales, marketing and channel teams to create impactful demos and train teams on it

What We’re Looking For

Qualities needed:

  • Customer obsession and empathy, and the ability to uncover hidden needs and wants of customers; track record of gathering and synthesizing customer insights to drive product decisions and user-centric outcomes.
  • Constantly thinking about new products and expansion and track record supporting that. 
  • Team player
  • Communicative
  • Ability to switch and see the larger picture without sacrificing attention to detail.
  • Data-Driven & Analytical: Comfort interpreting analytics, running experiments, and iterating quickly. You leverage data to guide prioritization.
  • Experience linking product decisions to overarching business goals, including strategies to drive ARR and NRR growth.
  • Ownership & Entrepreneurial Spirit: Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment—ideally in a startup or a zero-to-one product context.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Proven ability to motivate and align diverse teams (engineering, design, marketing, sales) around a shared roadmap.
  • End-to-End Execution: Willingness to roll up your sleeves—writing specs, testing features, supporting go-to-market efforts, and everything in between.
  • Prioritization Skills: Able to juggle short-term deliverables and deadlines with the longer-term strategic vision while handling day-to-day fires and distractions
  • Experience using and being up-to-date with AI tools relevant for product management and prototyping

Necessary skills:

  • Seniority level: minimum 3 years of product management experience in an industry that touches the physical world, preferably at a tech startup
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in business, engineering, computer science, or a related field.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; adept at presenting to various stakeholders, including senior leadership.
  • Experience using data analytics and product management tools (e.g., Asana, Amplitude, etc.).

Preferred, but optional:

  • Technical background
  • Former founder / entrepreneurial background / zero-to-one product development in the past
  • Experience building AI-powered products 

Why Join Hakimo?

  • Direct and Immediate Impact: Directly influence our growth and shape how our products evolve.
  • Work with Good People: Work alongside a passionate, mission-driven team that values integrity, learning, and innovation and above all, being good human beings.
  • Professional Growth: As our first PM who will work closely with the entire leadership team, you’ll gain exposure to strategic decision-making at the highest level.