Principal Product Manager, Sonos

Platform Technology

$172-191.4k

All full time employees are eligible for merit increases, discretionary bonuses, and equity

Linux
Android
Senior level
Boston

More information about location

1-2 days a week in office

Sonos

Wireless audio experience company

Job no longer available

Sonos

Wireless audio experience company

1001+ employees

B2CLifestyleMusicConsumer GoodseCommerce

Job no longer available

$172-191.4k

All full time employees are eligible for merit increases, discretionary bonuses, and equity

Linux
Android
Senior level
Boston

More information about location

1-2 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CLifestyleMusicConsumer GoodseCommerce

Company mission

To provide music lovers with the tools to enjoy their favourite sounds anywhere, any time.

Role

Who you are

  • 5+ Year experience in Platform, Audio/Video, or OS product management or product development
  • Proven track record of leading teams to ship products and experiences of the highest quality within timing and technical constraints
  • Ability to influence and collaborate across functions in a distributed team
  • Proven ability to evaluate technologies, articulate customer needs, test, learn, and make clear, concise recommendations
  • Experience working with modern operating systems and adjacent technologies (e.g. Yocto, Linux, Android/Android TV, etc…)
  • Working knowledge of Home Theater A/V technologies and protocols (e.g. HDMI, CEC, eARC, A/V codecs & DRM, etc…)
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills for diverse audiences from engineering to executive leadership
  • Qualified candidates must live within commutable distance from the Santa Barbara, Seattle, or Boston office

Desirable

  • Experience in home theater or home entertainment domain
  • Hands-on experience in consumer electronics at the intersection of hardware, software, and media
  • Comfort with ambiguity as the role will evolve alongside the strategy and product

What the job involves

  • The Principal Product Manager, Platform Technology will drive the definition and evolution of our home theater products
  • You will work closely with hardware, consumer applications, and media partner teams amongst others to identify and develop the features, capabilities, and technologies for a sustainable scalable platform for Sonos products and content partners
  • Define and drive delivery of the Sonos home theater platform, A/V media pipeline, and associated technology
  • Use consumer and market insights and data to create platform strategy and features that drive performance and engagement
  • Work closely with Design and UI product counterparts to deliver product features at the platform level
  • Develop and evolve an OS & Media Platform roadmap that aligns customer needs, business priorities, technical feasibility, and design direction
  • Clearly communicate the vision, goals, and key elements of new products and features through product requirements
  • Deliver products and features that optimize for customer experience while making smart compromises

Our take

Sonos is a highly reputed global manufacturer of top tier speakers. Since being founded in 2002 it has become a market leading audio product brand, partnering with over 100 music services companies and putting products in nearly 11 million households worldwide.

Sonos' strong brand reputation has seen it carve out space in a competitive market alongside giants like Amazon and Alphabet, who are similarly targeting the connected audio home market. Sonos have perhaps been smart in keeping their product selection relatively modest, focusing instead on strategic partnerships that embed their products across different markets. They are, for example, partnered with Audi to provide their first in-car sound system.

As companies began adopting remote and hybrid work, Sonos benefitted from a period of increased consumer focus on refitting the leisure and work facilities of their homes. This includes speakers and smart speakers, which account for the vast majority of Sonos revenue. This trend is only set to continue, with the global home audio market expected to exceed $70 billion by 2030. As a market leader, Sonos is in good stead to continue its sustained growth.

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Top investors

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0% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Nov 2013

$25m

LATE VC

Jun 2012

$135m

SERIES F

Total funding: $227m

Company benefits

  • Free premium memberships
  • Work from home opportunities
  • Medical/dental/vision insurance
  • 401(k)

Company values

  • Respect - We show up on time, listen attentively, assume good intent, and contribute with caring candour
  • Transparency - We share motives, decisions, knowledge, issues, and data with everyone who needs to know
  • Collaboration - We eagerly request and offer help, and we appreciate diverse viewpoints and healthy debate
  • Ownership - We prioritise long-term value over short-term goals and embrace any task

Company HQ

Lower State, Santa Barbara, CA

Leadership

Previous Senior VP and Managing Director at BlackBerry.

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