Who is Recruiting from Scratch:Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.Group Product Manager, Expansion - AI-Powered Manufacturing Tech
Our client, a venture-backed manufacturing technology company that recently secured $17.5M in Series A funding, is seeking an entrepreneurial Group Product Manager to spearhead their expansion initiatives. This role offers a unique opportunity to build new product lines while leveraging an established customer base that includes Fortune 500 manufacturers.
The Opportunity
Join a rapidly scaling AI technology company that's revolutionizing how manufacturers detect and solve quality issues. With proven success in reducing customer downtime by 27% and warranty costs by 16%, this role presents an exceptional opportunity to expand the product portfolio during a period of explosive growth.
What Makes This Role Special
- True 0-to-1 product development with enterprise-grade AI technology
- Access to existing Fortune 500 customers for research and validation
- Opportunity to disrupt a trillion-dollar market
- Backing from top-tier investors including Bessemer Venture Partners
- Chance to build multiple new product lines from scratch
Core Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end development of new product initiatives
- Conduct extensive customer research and market analysis
- Transform customer insights into scalable AI-powered solutions
- Define product strategy and vision for new verticals
- Build and validate business cases for new product lines
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with engineering and sales
- Establish metrics and OKRs for new products
Required Experience
- 5+ years in product management
- Proven track record of 0-to-1 product development
- Experience as a founder or early employee at successful startups
- Background scaling products during crucial growth phases (Series A-C)
- Strong analytical and business modeling skills
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field (MBA is a plus)
Ideal Background
We're particularly interested in candidates who have:
- Scaled products at companies with marketplace
- Experience building AI/ML-powered enterprise products
- Track record of spending significant time (1/3-1/2) with customers and writing
- Demonstrated progression through the ranks at high-growth companies
What Success Looks Like
In your first year, you will:
- Launch at least one new product line from concept to market
- Build and validate the business case for 2-3 additional product opportunities
- Establish scalable processes for new product development
- Drive significant expansion of the company's addressable market
What We Offer
- Base Salary: $180k - $240k
- Competitive equity package
- Hybrid work model in New York
- Opportunity to shape the future of manufacturing technology
- High degree of autonomy and ownership
Special Notes
- We're seeking product leaders who can demonstrate concrete examples of customer discovery leading to successful products
- Experience with AI technologies and Large Language Models (LLMs) is highly valued
- This role requires both strategic vision and hands-on execution
- The ideal candidate will have experience in both early-stage product development and enterprise scaling
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