Senior Product Manager at Fictiv

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About MISUMI Americas</strong></p> <p>MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.</p></div><h3><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Impact In This Role:</span></strong></span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">As a Senior Product Manager, you’ll play a defining role in building the next-generation Operating System for New Product Development (NPD) — one that leverages artificial intelligence, automation, and deep manufacturing intelligence to revolutionize how products are designed, sourced, and delivered globally. You will own and evolve&nbsp;Fictiv’s Manufacturing Quoting &amp; Fulfillment platform, the intelligent backbone that powers how our customers, operations teams, and global manufacturing partners collaborate. Your work will extend beyond traditional product management — you’ll define, prioritize, and launch innovative technologies that dramatically increase accuracy, speed, and efficiency across quoting, fulfillment, and supplier orchestration.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">You’ll partner with our advanced technology R&amp;D team to turn cutting-edge research into production-ready solutions, bringing automation, predictive analytics, and generative intelligence into every step of the manufacturing lifecycle.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What You’ll Be Doing:</span></strong></span></h3> <h4><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>1. Product Strategy &amp; Vision</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Define the long-term vision for Fictiv’s manufacturing intelligence platform, emphasizing how AI and automation deliver measurable value for customers and partners</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Identify strategic opportunities to integrate machine learning models, natural language understanding, and computer vision into quoting, routing, and supplier selection workflows</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Build business cases for AI investments, articulating ROI through improved quote accuracy, reduced turnaround time, and increased partner throughput</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Partner with data science and R&amp;D leaders to shape Fictiv’s roadmap for AI-enabled quoting, intelligent fulfillment, and predictive supply orchestration</span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>2. AI Product Development &amp; R&amp;D Partnership</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Collaborate closely with AI research and data engineering teams to translate complex models into usable, scalable product features</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Define product requirements for systems that leverage large language models (LLMs), predictive algorithms, and generative tools to extract, classify, and structure manufacturing data (from drawings, CAD files, and natural language requirements)</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Create feedback loops between AI systems and operational users to continuously improve model performance and reliability</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Lead experiments and pilot programs that validate new AI capabilities before wide-scale deployment</span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>3. Roadmap Execution &amp; Delivery</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Translate strategic initiatives into clear, actionable roadmaps with measurable outcomes</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Establish frameworks to track input/output metrics, quantifying how new AI and automation features improve key business KPIs (margin, lead time, throughput, etc.)</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Prioritize trade-offs between innovation speed and reliability, ensuring that AI-based systems meet the performance standards expected of mission-critical manufacturing infrastructure</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Partner with distributed engineering teams in the US, India, to ensure consistent execution and iteration velocity</span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>4. Customer, Partner, and Operations Insight</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Deeply understand the workflows, motivations, and friction points of engineers, procurement teams, and manufacturing partners</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Use a data-driven and empathic approach to discover high-impact opportunities for AI intervention — from automated feature recognition to supplier recommendation models</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Drive programs that integrate human feedback into AI systems, ensuring transparency, explainability, and trust</span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>5. Cross-Functional Leadership</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Build strong relationships with operations, design, and go-to-market teams to ensure AI-driven innovations translate into real business outcomes</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Communicate complex technical concepts simply, securing buy-in across executive, engineering, and commercial teams</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Champion a culture of experimentation, where data, user feedback, and model performance insights continuously inform product evolution</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience:</span></strong></span></h3> <h4><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Required</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">5+ years of product management experience in B2B, SaaS, or technology-driven industries</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Demonstrated experience developing AI-enabled products or working directly with AI research or data science teams to bring intelligent features to market</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Strong analytical and strategic skills — able to balance visionary thinking with operational precision</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Expertise in Agile product development, roadmap ownership, and cross-functional execution</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Experience managing products that integrate multiple systems (ERP, MES, or supply chain networks)</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Proven ability to influence and collaborate across distributed teams and time zones</span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Preferred</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or complex logistics systems, particularly in quoting, routing, or fulfillment processes</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Familiarity with machine learning, computer vision, LLMs, or data analytics frameworks relevant to industrial applications</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Working knowledge of one or more manufacturing processes (3D printing, CNC machining, injection molding, sheet metal, etc.)</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Background in productizing or operationalizing AI models for commercial use</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Physical Demands</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk and hear; use hands to keyboard, fingers, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, crawl, reach, and stretch.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Salary Range: $180,000 to $218,000 per year, depending upon experience&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Interested in learning more?&nbsp; We look forward to hearing from you soon.</strong></span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p>We’re actively seeking teammates who:</p> <ul> <li>Bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company.&nbsp;</li> <li>Excel at being part of a strong, empathetic team.</li> <li>Thrive in an environment emphasizing respect, honesty, collaboration, and growth.</li> <li>Have an ‘always learning’ mindset that celebrates learning, not just wins.&nbsp;</li> <li>Help us continue to build a world-class organization that values the contributions of all of our teammates</li> </ul> <p>We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.</p></div>