Associate Product Manager

3855 Ruffin Road near Balboa, San Diego CA

Description

About this Position As an Associate Product Manager, you will play a key role in the development of new products and support of current products. You will work primarily with software products that drive and support our best-in-class line of Wi-Fi enabled inspection monitors for plumbing diagnostics. In this role, you will focus on ensuring the products and features we deliver to the market meet our customers’ expectations. To do this, you will develop a keen understanding of our customers and the job they’re doing, and learn how our product offerings help our customers continue to operate their business efficiently. You will work under a Software Product Manager to help align priorities, drive product testing, and relentlessly monitor and re-evaluate product requirements. Your role is crucial to ensuring software, marketing, support, and communication teams all deliver the right product on time. Our company culture Working at SeeScan is unlike working for other companies of our size. While we have the stability of a larger company—we’ve been in business for nearly 40 years and sell our products worldwide—the SeeScan environment feels like a smaller, tight-knit community. Absent of typical corporate culture, we care more about what you do than what you are called, and we want you to share our mission of constantly improving the way we do things. We’ll give you the tools and resources you need to succeed, and we want you to show us how it’s done! What we’re looking for Across our organization, we’re looking for people who want to solve big challenges to make the world a better place. Whether you’re designing the latest tech, building our products on the production floor, or keeping our business running and profitable, we want people who approach problems with a can-do attitude and who are eager to be part of a team. Our goal is to create the best products in our industries and continue our trend of sustainable growth – not to line shareholders’ pockets. That means we’re interested in hiring people who are eager to work somewhere long-term and who share our values of continuous learning, community, and fairness. In this position, you will • Develop a strong understanding of customer needs, industry product offerings, and active development efforts • Ensure that goals are aligned across development teams • Drive and support the software release process by coordinating with marketing and communications teams • Collaborate with other product managers to align your work with other product development efforts, including hardware, mobile app, web-based and desktop software development • Interface with customers to resolve software issues and identify potential opportunities About you • Excellent analytical and creative thinking skills • Ability to analyze and isolate problems on both a system-wide and subsystem scale • Strong planning and organizational skills, with high attention to detail • Demonstrate initiative, and the aptitude to develop solutions independently • Solid written and verbal communication skills • Ability to influence cross-functional teams without authority • Positive attitude and excellent interpersonal skills • Understanding of software APIs is a plus Helpful skills • Experience working in a software development environment • Experience with prototyping, wire-framing, or creating diagrams for new products, features, or workflows Desired education and experience • Bachelor’s degree, Computer Science or Engineering preferred • 2+ years' experience in product management/development About SeeScan Modern life depends on the infrastructure that brings water, electricity, gas, and communications to our homes and businesses. SeeScan’s mission is to deliver the highest quality products that protect these vital services. We are an original equipment manufacturer in San Diego, CA that builds diagnostic and utility locating equipment from the ground up, from initial product conception to prototyping, testing, and final assembly. SeeScan is more than a collection of facilities, technologies, and products. SeeScan is a community of people. Working here, you’ll be part of a group of people who take pride in their work and their community. We’re passionate, but there’s more to it than that. We have a sense of ownership of SeeScan’s success and a shared commitment to continuous improvement. You won’t just be a cog in a corporate machine here – you’ll be our most critical investment, and we’ll do our best to empower you with the tools you need to find success at SeeScan. We offer • A position within an established company that has over 30 years of experience • The stability of a larger company, but with the feel of a smaller, tight-knit community • Medical, dental, and vision coverage • Access to equipment, tools, and supplies to successfully accomplish the tasks of the job • Traditional and Roth 401(k) investment options, with partial company matching contribution • Flexible Paid Time Off plan with no cap or “use it or lose it” requirement • Opportunities for growth and continuous learning • An environment that encourages innovation, creativity, and achieving your goals If this opportunity is of interest, apply online at. Please submit your application along with your resume, compensation requirements, and a cover letter. We are looking for a long-term, in-house teammate to join us, not a contractor or consultant. Notes • No recruiters, contractors, or consultants, please • No relocation assistance or visa sponsorships available for this position • SeeScan is an Equal Opportunity Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement SeeScan is committed to maintaining a safe work environment for all of its employees. We are requiring that all of our onsite employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Therefore, we will only be extending offers to candidates who are already fully vaccinated or who will be fully vaccinated prior to their start date. You are considered fully vaccinated two full weeks after you’ve received your final vaccine dose. We will make a good faith effort to make reasonable accommodations for those with valid medical or religious exemptions from receiving the vaccine.