Product Manager, Hardware

Full-time

Description

CENTEGIX® is the industry leader in wearable safety technology for healthcare, education, government, and commercial workplaces with nearly 700,000 badges in use. The cloud-based CENTEGIX Safety Platform™ initiates the fastest response time for emergencies, from the everyday to the extreme. Leaders in nearly 15,000 locations nationwide trust CENTEGIX's innovative safety solutions to empower and protect people (every day).

Purpose

CENTEGIX is seeking a Product Manager, Hardware to lead the lifecycle of our IoT Devices & Accessories in the Atlanta, GA market. You will define the “why and what” of each product and drive strategy, research, requirements, prioritization, and launch. You will turn customer and operational insights into product requirements that enable engineering and external partners to deliver high-quality hardware to market.

As the Product Manager, you will lead the roadmap and guide cross-functional partners across engineering, manufacturing, and operations to ensure successful delivery and sustained performance.

Ideal candidates think holistically about how hardware performs in real environments, from installation to daily use and long-term reliability. You are motivated by solving meaningful customer problems, energized by collaboration, and committed to bringing dependable hardware to market.

Position Responsibilities

• Define the product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for IoT hardware devices and accessories from concept through launch and post-launch improvements
• Conduct customer and market discovery to understand real-world workflows, constraints, and pain points that inform product decisions
• Identify customer and operational problems and translate them into product requirements and success criteria that reflect performance, environmental, and certification expectations
• Prioritize product investments based on customer value, business impact, technical feasibility, and timeline
• Partner with engineering on product decisions that balance cost, reliability, performance, size, battery life, certification, and deployment experience
• Work with engineering, manufacturing, and operations through prototype, testing, and production phases to confirm the product meets success criteria for launch
• Collaborate with supply chain, manufacturing, and operations to support development, certification, and production while maintaining alignment with requirements and launch goals
• Surface risks and constraints early and drive clarity on decisions and tradeoffs that support successful delivery
• Ensure positioning, documentation, and training materials are ready for launch and remain accurate throughout the product lifecycle
• Monitor product performance after launch and convert learnings into roadmap improvements

Requirements

• 5+ years of product management experience in hardware, connected devices, wearables, IoT, or similar physical products
• Strong understanding of hardware development, testing, certification, and manufacturing processes
• Experience writing product requirements and hardware specifications based on customer and operational needs
• Proven ability to make product decisions and balance technical tradeoffs in partnership with hardware and firmware engineering
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with operations, supply chain partners, and engineering to bring hardware from prototype to production
• Experience partnering with ODM or OEM manufacturers during prototyping, testing, certification, and ramp to mass production
• Ability to analyze customer needs, operational data, and product performance to inform roadmap decisions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to simplify complex concepts for diverse audiences
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive clarity, decisions, and alignment across cross-functional teams
• This role requires residency in the Atlanta metropolitan area . While primarily remote, you must be available for occasional in-office work (a few times per month) at our Marietta warehouse and office location..
• Bachelor’s degree

What’s in it for you?

• Remote first work environment; we offer workplace flexibility
• Participation in company wide discretionary bonus
• Fifteen days of PTO plus twelve company holidays
• Three days of paid Sick Leave and one floating holiday
• Monthly device(s) reimbursement
• Up to $2500/year reimbursement for eligible education expenses
• We offer a range of Healthcare plans to meet your needs (medical, dental, vision)
• 401(k) Plan with 4% employer contribution to help you plan for the future
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Charitable Program Match
• A chance to contribute to life saving work, support safer environments across the country, and be part of a mission driven team.

CENTEGIX is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at CENTEGIX are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate