About Formant

Founded in 2017, Formant is the leading cloud-based platform for managing fleets of robots. Formant’s platform enables companies to operate, observe, and analyze robots from anywhere, meeting the growing need of robotics companies looking to deploy into new environments and scale their fleets.  

We are inspired by the unique opportunities and challenges of connecting robots to each other, people and the cloud - and we are backed by large players in the robotics industry.

As a team, we value humility, honesty, and creativity. We have a friendly, remote culture full of people from diverse backgrounds. We love solving problems and take pride in our craft.

What you'll do

As our Head of Product, you will join our senior leadership team.  You will be in charge of overseeing the product development process from start to finish, as well as drive the product and engineering teams through successful launch of products, ensuring alignment with market needs and company objectives. 

• Develop and articulate a clear product strategy and vision, aligning the product roadmap and product goals with the Company’s overall goals, market trends, and customer needs

• Oversee product team to ensure successful development and launch activities

• Foster collaboration with engineering, product design, marketing, and other departments to ensure timely product execution, including product launches, development of go-to-market strategies, positioning, messaging, and pricing

• Analyze customer feedback to leverage growth opportunities

• Manage product performance to make data-driven decisions

• Keep an active pulse on the market by conducting competitive analysis and look at industry trends to ensure the product remains competitive while addressing evolving customer needs

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience leading a highly technical product team and setting the product strategy for an innovative company

• Product management experience in B2B complex technical SaaS/Software or Data Platform

• Experience leading successful product launches

• Grounded in market/data first principles for creating product that aids in successful GTM motions, and is ideal prospect profile driven

• Solid track record of owning strategic, timely, and successful product launches

• Experience in growth stage start ups and/or helping companies complete the transition from early growth product to mature enterprise product offerings
• Strong background in visualizing and/or managing large data sets.

Skills

• Innovative and forward looking

• Get it done right mindset

• Data, Market, and ROI business case driven

• Communication - Be able to effectively convey product vision to key team members and stakeholders and collaborating with cross-functional teams

• Strong collaboration skills - in this role, you will work with diverse teams, including engineering, design, marketing, customer success, and sales teams, so it is essential that you can foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment

• Adaptability and flexibility - Strong ability to be flexible with our changing startup landscape. Be able to adapt to shifting priorities while embracing new technologies, methodologies, and agile strategies

This role is remote, however ideally located in San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Boston, or Pittsburgh.  Please note, Formant only hires employees in the states of:  AZ, CA, IL, MA, MI, NY, OR, PA, TX, and WA.