Product Manager

Product Manager

ABOUT US

We design and produce engineered materials that dramatically increase the energy density of rechargeable Li-ion batteries. We enable smaller, lighter, longer lasting electronic devices and unlock mass adoption of affordable, long-range electric vehicles. Our products work today, are a drop-in solution for existing battery manufacturing processes, and can be manufactured economically at scale.

Sila was founded in 2011 and is based in Alameda, CA. Our founders are two early Tesla Motors battery engineers and a Professor of Materials Science at Georgia Tech. We’re backed by top tier venture capital firms, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures, and In-Q-Tel.

Our company culture is built on personal growth, mutual trust, inclusiveness, and safety. We are building a world-class materials company, where our team is close, debates are data-driven, and our nerdiest office puppies are named Angstrom, Lumen, and Gadget.

We believe that building a diverse team at Sila helps us amplify our individual talents. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment where good ideas are free to come from anyone. We are proud to celebrate diversity and all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, national origin, or any other status protected by law.

WHO YOU ARE

As a Product Manager you will work cross functionally to help set the direction and drive the development of Sila's next-generation battery materials for consumer electronics.

You are someone with product management experience who knows what it takes to define priorities/targets and bring products from concept to market.  You are an active listener, a strong synthesizer of data, and an excellent communicator.  Finally, you are passionate about Sila’s technology and the impact it can have.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own one or more products critical to Sila’s product strategy.
• Working cross functionally with the engineering teams, commercialization teams and customers, build and maintain key elements of Sila's product roadmap, which defines what Sila is targeting and what products it is developing.
• Identifying gaps between what Sila needs to do to be successful in target markets and what Sila is on track to achieve
• Defining clear, detailed requirements and specifications for products Sila is developing
• Preparing analysis for cross functional decision making on product development, such as financial analysis and other content for stage gate reviews
• Documenting future potential tech advances to project performance of next gen materials and prioritize development focus
• Driving strategy, analysis and execution of product changes
• Understanding the material properties and quality procedures at Sila in order to be responsible for the committed material specification in each commercial agreement.
• Working with Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations to ensure that Product shipments are timely, meet all customer expectations, and are accompanied by appropriate documentation.
• Improving how Sila develops products.  This includes, but is not limited to, what the product management does and how we work. 
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KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• 1-5 years in a product management role, preferably with a business to business hardware product 
• Knowledge about batteries or, if lack of battery knowledge, ability to become sufficiently knowledgeable about batteries.  Engineering degree would be nice.
• Has created and owned product management documents (including product roadmaps, PRDs, market requirements, and product specs) and leveraged those documents and other analysis to successfully launch at least one product.
• Structures customer/market knowledge in an organized way which enables those at Sila to access, understand and use that information to drive product development
• Ability to collaborate, effectively communicate and drive actions from team members outside their organization