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We’re SmartThings, one of the leading IoT ecosystems in the world, creating the most effortless way for anyone to create a smart home. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung, our corporate offices are based in Minneapolis and the Bay Area.
More than 270 million people worldwide use SmartThings to control and manage their connected life. SmartThings delivers simple, powerful experiences across Samsung’s leading portfolio of phones, TVs, and appliances, and we offer the most versatile smart home experience as an open platform with a rich partner ecosystem. As a founding member of Matter, we are a leader in the industry to help make smart homes more secure, reliable and seamless to use.
Like the smartphone revolution, smart home technology is transforming the way we interact with the world around us. With SmartThings products, we’re reducing global emissions, improving service industries, and creating a safer, smarter planet. Come be a part of the transformation with us! Do the SmartThings!
SmartThings Culture & Ways of Working
SmartThings’ dynamic culture continuously moves forward with agility and determination, providing an opportunity for impactful contributions across all roles. Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is deeply ingrained in our core values, fostering a culture that values,celebrates, and honors the unique perspectives and experiences of every individual. Embracing inclusive practices, we strive to cultivate a work environment where everyone thrives.
At SmartThings, we’re creating immersive, interconnected experiences for both our customers and our team members. Our workplace mirrors this ethos, offering a versatile hybrid environment that nurtures personal connections and fosters collaborative efforts. It’s a place where we can harness the power of teamwork and also delve into focused solo work from the comfort of home a couple of days a week. Joining our team means being based in the vibrant Minneapolis/St. Paul area and working with us at our Minneapolis office three days a week, adding your unique touch to our collective journey.
About The Team
The SmartThings Product Platform Team is looking for an energetic, focused and skilled Product Manager to be part of the evolution of the SmartThings platform. The Product Manager will help define and drive initiatives aimed at evolving major areas of our product offerings, specific to the broad platform impacts. You will own key areas of our product, requirements and functionality, defining and prioritizing features to add to the platform addressing customer known (and unknown) needs. This is an incredible opportunity to shape the next phase of SmartThings.
About The Role
As a Product Manager, you’ll work closely with cross-functional teams as you manage the product development lifecycle. This is an important and strategic role within the company that requires product thinking combined with technical depth to deliver the maximum tactical and strategic impact of our engineering capabilities, as the roadmap you define and bring to fruition will be fundamental to providing a best-in-class user experience for one of the biggest brands in the world.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate on the product strategy, from concept to launch, and influence executive stakeholders and business units to gain buy-in
- Identify new ways to raise the bar in how SmartThings chooses initiatives that exceed expectations for customers
- Understand market needs and deeply identify with customers in order to provide a world-class customer experience
- Collaborate with SmartThings business development, engineering, and other Product Managers to bring novel and exclusive opportunities to the market
- Coordinate and sync product initiatives across different internal teams, by establishing shared vision and getting buy-in
- Collaborate with engineers to overcome roadblocks and evaluate trade-offs when appropriate
- Monitor and measure success metrics after launch by incorporating feedback into the product development process
- Collaborate with internal partners to run data-driven experiments, usability studies, and analysis to inform product direction
- Communicate product plans, benefits, and results to all audiences in formal presentations at the team and organization level
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
Inclusive Hiring Practices
If your skills and experience are close to what we’re looking for, we encourage you to apply. We know that abilities can be developed in many different ways, and some of the most educational paths have twists and turns. Diversity of thought creates the most creative teams, and we’re passionate about adding new perspectives to the conversation at SmartThings. Even if you aren’t certain you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!
What You Bring On Day One
- 3+ years in product management experience - platform experienced preferred
- Experience supporting product direction with an emphasis on day to day execution
- Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
- Experience working with stakeholders and cross-functional teams
- Experience collaborating on product strategy, maintaining roadmaps, articulating requirements and managing product tradeoffs
- Experience operating independently while proactively identifying roadblocks and engaging leaders for assistance
- Strong intuition for product interaction and user experience
- Strong critical thinking and analytical/quantitative skills
- Strong sense of ownership, bias for action, urgency and drive
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to concisely communicate with and influence stakeholders, engineers, partner teams, and executives Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
Desired Skills
- Strong interests in the Internet of Things, Home Automation and Smart Homes marketplace
- Experience with embedded systems and api first solutions as an engineer or Product Manager
- Ability to identify and solve ambiguous problems
- International business and organizational experience
SmartThings Benefits
Why You’ll Love Working at SmartThings
- We offer an attractive compensation package with comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health; an HSA with employer contribution; life & disability insurance; FSAs for health and dependent care expenses; a competitive 401k with a 5% employer match, and more.
- All of our employees enjoy unlimited PTO, 12 paid holidays, and a generous parental leave policy (8 weeks fully paid parental leave and 8 more fully paid weeks for childbirth recovery leave).
- Eligible employees benefit from our education reimbursement program, and all employees enjoy access to learning resources through O’Reilly.
- Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is embedded into our culture and our work, and everyone has frequent opportunities to join forums and groups and participate in ongoing projects.
Compensation for this role for a candidate based in Minneapolis is expected to be between $98,963 and $148,445.
About SmartThings
Creating a safer, smarter world with you.
SmartThings brings your home to life by being the leading open platform for the consumer Internet of Things. Bringing together developers, device makers, and service providers to make the world a smarter place. From a door that knows when to lock itself, to a living room that can get the party started or a sink that can help to call a plumber; the opportunities are endless to make everyday objects around us more useful. So if you’re innovative, not afraid to challenge status quo, collaborative and have a passion for technology, then you’ve found your next home with SmartThings!
SmartThings brings your home to life by being the leading open platform for the consumer Internet of Things. Bringing together developers, device makers, and service providers to make the world a smarter place. From a door that knows when to lock itself, to a living room that can get the party started or a sink that can help to call a plumber; the opportunities are endless to make everyday objects around us more useful. So if you’re innovative, not afraid to challenge status quo, collaborative and have a passion for technology, then you’ve found your next home with SmartThings!
