Senior Product Manager, Espresso

Base pay range $190,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yr About Fellow At Fellow, were on a mission to help people brew ridiculously good coffee at home. But were more than just beautifully designed kettles and grinderswere a brand built on innovation, community, and culture. We believe great coffee isnt just about the final cup; its about the experience, the ritual, and the people who make it all happen. Senior Product Manager Were looking for a Senior Product Manager to focus on and own our espresso category, from our newly launched flagship Series 1 machine through future accessories and platform extensions. Youll act as the miniCEO of the category, owning the product vision, roadmap, and commercial outcomes across DTC, retail, and global markets. This role is based in our office in San Francisco, CA, and requires you to be inoffice 3 days per week. Who You Are You thrive in highly crossfunctional environments, operating at the intersection of coffee excellence, engineering, design, and business. You have translated customer insights and market trends into a clear product strategy, and youre comfortable making courageous tradeoffs between cost, features, and timelines. You excel at driving alignment from early concept through launch and postlaunch optimization. As a senior individual contributor, youre confident in influencing decisions at the highest levels of the organization. Youre comfortable presenting to executives and board members, and you have collaborated with leaders across Product Engineering, R&D, Marketing, and Commercial teams. What Youll Do Product Vision & Strategy - Espresso Own the endtoend product vision and longterm roadmap for Fellows espresso platform (machines, accessories, and ecosystem features). Define what Fellowlevel espresso means across performance, reliability, experience, and aestheticsand translate that into clear product requirements. Build and maintain a deep understanding of the espresso landscape (home and prosumer), competitive set, and emerging technologies. Drive qualitative and quantitative research with home baristas, prosumers, cafes, and partners to uncover needs, pain points, and opportunities. Synthesize insights into clear problem statements and prioritized opportunities, balancing enthusiast feature asks with broadmarket needs and price sensitivity. Roadmap, Requirements & Tradeoffs Own PRDs and requirements from early concept through launch, working closely with R&D and Product Engineering. Make explicit tradeoffs between cost, complexity, performance, and schedule; be the final decisionmaker on feature set vs. price point for your product line. Partner with Finance and Commercial teams to build and pressure test business cases, including forecast, margin, and portfolio positioning. CrossFunctional Leadership (IC, not people manager) Lead crossfunctional pods across R&D, Product Engineering, Firmware/Software, UX, Industrial Design, Operations, Marketing, CX, and Sales to deliver on roadmap goals. Build tight partnerships with R&D on early concept development and coffee performance, with Product Engineering on execution, validation, and reliability, and with Software PM & UX on connected experiences. Drive clarity, documentation, and decisionmaking so teams move quickly and stay aligned. GotoMarket & Lifecycle Ownership Own key elements of gotomarket strategy in partnership with Marketing, Sales, and CX (positioning, messaging, pricing, launch sequencing). Define success metrics (adoption, NPS, margin, attach rates, field quality) and run postlaunch reviews. Steward the full lifecycle of the espresso portfolio, including derivative SKUs, line extensions, and endoflife decisions. Platform & Portfolio Thinking Ensure espresso roadmap fits within Fellows broader ecosystem strategy (grinders, brewers, kettles, analog, software). Look for platform and component reuse opportunities to reduce complexity and cost without compromising experience. Qualifications 810+ years of Product Management experience, including significant time as a senior IC working on complex, crossfunctional products. Proven track record of shipping successful consumer hardware products; experience in coffee, kitchen appliances, or prosumer devices is a strong plus. Demonstrated ability to own a product line P&Llevel view (pricing, margin, mix) and make tradeoffs between features, cost, and schedule. Strong technical fluency working with hardware, firmware, and software teams. Experience working closely with brand and marketing teams on positioning, messaging, and gotomarket strategy for premium consumer products. Exceptional communication skillsable to create crisp narratives for executive and boardlevel audiences. Deep customer empathy and passion for elevating everyday ritualsideally, youre a coffee enthusiast who cares about espresso quality and experience. Comfortable operating in a fastpaced, highgrowth environment with evolving structure and processes. Why Youll Love This Role A creative, fastmoving environment where ideas turn into action. Competitive compensation including employee equity plan Generous paid time off plan 401k with company contribution after 6 months of employment Medical/dental/vision insurance Better Yourself Wellness credit & Better Your Community donation matching Monthly Fitness Stipend Summer Fridays Generous discount on Fellow products Best coffee anywhere Salary range - $190,000 - $220,000 based on experience. Plus, bonus and equity package. Our highest goal at Fellow is creating a safe, inclusive, and rewarding environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and thrive. We are committed to building diverse teams and strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreignborn residents, and veterans to apply. Fellow is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr