Senior Product Manager, Cannabis
USA, Torrance, CA - Onsite
Welcome to the dynamic world of Ispire! We are a team of innovators, creators, and forward-thinkers, continuously shaping the future of the vaping technology industry. If you're passionate about making a tangible impact and thriving in an environment of collaboration and innovation, you've found the right place. Discover the diverse opportunities we offer to grow your career and help us redefine industry standards.
As the Senior Product Manager, Cannabis, you will lead the end-to-end process of conceptualizing, developing, testing, and launching innovative consumer vaping products within the cannabis category. Your role will involve managing the client-product relationship and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams—including design and engineering, testing, marketing, operations, supply chain, and manufacturing—to ensure that cannabis products and special projects are aligned with business goals and delivered on time and within budget. You will be at the forefront of driving innovation in the cannabis vertical, staying abreast of industry standards, and integrating emerging design technologies into our product offerings. As a key player at Ispire, you will shape our product vision for cannabis-based solutions, foster innovation, and deliver cutting-edge solutions that set new benchmarks in the industry.
Duties & Responsibilities
Product Lifecycle Management
- Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle, including project timeline and budget, drawing on experience from the cannabis industry.
- Support product launch processes, ensuring seamless coordination between engineering, operations, marketing, and sales teams.
- Conduct post-project evaluations to capture lessons learned and identify areas for improvement.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure technical feasibility and implement best practices in product development.
- Work closely with internal departments and external partners to bridge the gap between stakeholders and project teams.
- Lead project kick-off meetings and regular status updates to align teams on objectives and milestones.
- Drive decision-making by gathering relevant information, facilitating discussions, and providing recommendations.
Market Research & Strategic Planning
- Provide support and guidance for market research, voice of customer (VOC), and competitive analysis.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends, market demands, and competitor products to inform product roadmaps.
- Create a framework that promotes research, critical thinking, data-driven decisions, and creativity.
Project Metrics & Risk Management
- Develop and maintain project metrics for progress visibility, risk identification, and mitigation planning.
- Regularly track KPIs against project milestones to ensure adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
- Manage special programs and projects as assigned.
Knowledge
- Expert knowledge of the product development lifecycle and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong technical background and understanding of engineering principles, preferably experience with R&D, product validation standards, plastic injection molding techniques, PCB design, and manufacturing methodologies.
Skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong market research skills to guide decision-making based on customer needs, industry.
- Strong decision-making skills, especially in key product/project areas like the development timeline, unit cost, tooling commitment, and product approval.
Abilities
- Proficiency in project management, including the ability to manage timelines, estimate costs, and hold teams accountable for deliverables.
- Skilled in leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders to achieve project goals.
- Strong analytical skills to assess project risks, identify solutions, and make data-driven decisions.
- Flexible in adapting to changing project requirements and pivoting strategies when necessary.
- Adept at troubleshooting complex issues and efficiently resolving conflicts.
- Aligns project objectives with broader business goals and long-term strategy.
- Actively fosters collaboration across diverse teams and ensures effective communication.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related technical field. Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in project or program management, preferably in vaporizer products, consumer electronics, or related industries.
- Proven track record of successfully launching consumer products from design, testing, and production.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
- Experience in overseeing the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch.
Benefits
We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and extensive benefits package including but not limited to time off, holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance as well as future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees where people can learn and grow with Ispire. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.
Equity & Salary Disclosure
We believe in practices that create real equity and pay parity regardless of background or identity. We freely discuss compensation with all qualified candidates the first time we interview them. Saving the salary discussion for the first conversation allows us to fully understand the needs of each candidate and to ensure that qualified candidates, even those who have historically been overlooked and/or underpaid, do not self-select out of the process based on salary alone, as our experience and research suggest. In addition to those who opt out because they fear the compensation may be out of reach for them, we equally don’t want to miss out on conversations with candidates who are slightly over the range when in some cases, the total compensation, including factors such as flexibility and better health benefits, etc. may exceed expectations.
Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific worker location. For the state of California only, the range of pay for this role is estimated between $110,000 and $150,000, again depending on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the individual candidate.
EEO Statement
Ispire is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Ispire is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an email to GetHired@GetIspire.com and let us know the nature of your requests and your contact information.
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