Job description

ABOUT US: Cervélo exists to Make Riders Faster. You ll see our bikes on the road, on the trail, and under some of the most elite athletes in the world. We re a small group of passionate riders, dedicated to delivering the best bikes in the world. We re headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, a sweet corner of Orange County where you can ride on and off road year-round. Cervélo bikes have won all three Grand Tours (the first bike in history to do so), our ambitions have never been higher, and we re looking for talented, driven people to join our team. ABOUT YOU: The Product Manager is responsible for managing the development, launch, and ongoing management of assigned products, working within the broader product strategy to deliver products that meet consumer, brand, performance, and business objectives. The Product Manager translates consumer, market, competitive, and business insights into defined product requirements and manages products through the development process from concept to launch. This role works closely with Engineering, Industrial Design, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Quality, and Finance to ensure products are developed and commercialized effectively. This role involves being a key cross-functional contributor, responsible for driving product decisions, managing priorities, coordinating development activities, and ensuring teams remain aligned throughout the product development process. This role will require you to be onsite at Cervelo’s HQ in Aliso Viejo, CA. WHAT DOES YOUR DAY JOB LOOK LIKE? Manage product development from concept through launch, ensuring products meet defined performance, quality, cost, and timing objectives. Develop product requirements, specifications, and priorities based on consumer, market, competitive, and business insights. Coordinate cross-functional teams and activities to keep product development aligned with established objectives and timelines. Evaluate product options and make recommendations that balance consumer needs, performance, cost, quality, and timing. Support product business cases, target costs, pricing, margins, and other commercial objectives. Partner with Marketing, Sales, and Commercial teams to support product positioning, launch planning, and commercialization. Monitor product performance and consumer feedback to identify opportunities for product improvements, updates, and future development. Maintain product information, documentation, and development standards while contributing to continuous improvement of Product Management practices. WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE: 3 years of experience in product management specifically within the consumer goods industry. Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the Google Suite Possess an awareness and appreciation of different cultures The ability to resolve conflicts and find resolutions Proficient at problem solving and thinking strategically High level data analysis skills that include sales, forecasting, and competitive data. Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and stay organized. Strong project management skills and the capability to keep projects on track. Ability to collaborate with others and communicate effectively with team members and other departments. PREFERRED SKILLS: Understanding of technical cycling concepts Bike industry experience Product management and manufacturing experience is an asset A passion for Triathlon and understanding of the Triathlete’s cycling needs. SALARY RANGE: The compensation package will be dependent on experience, qualifications and industry experience with a potential range of up to $100K. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the overall duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the overall duties and responsibilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use of hands and fingers, handle, or feel, reach above head with hands and arms, lift, push, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl, pull, talk and hear. The employee must lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Vision may be corrected within normal range. The noise level in the work environment will vary. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend and explain documents in English. Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, in English. WORKING CONDITIONS: Hours may vary, including possible weekends. Ability to work until results are delivered.

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This role will require you to be onsite at Cervelo’s HQ in Aliso Viejo, CA.
WHAT DOES YOUR DAY JOB LOOK LIKE?
Manage product development from concept through launch, ensuring products meet defined performance, quality, cost, and timing objectives.
Develop product requirements, specifications, and priorities based on consumer, market, competitive, and business insights.
Coordinate cross-functional teams and activities to keep product development aligned with established objectives and timelines.
Evaluate product options and make recommendations that balance consumer needs, performance, cost, quality, and timing.
Support product business cases, target costs, pricing, margins, and other commercial objectives.
Partner with Marketing, Sales, and Commercial teams to support product positioning, launch planning, and commercialization.
Monitor product performance and consumer feedback to identify opportunities for product improvements, updates, and future development.
Maintain product information, documentation, and development standards while contributing to continuous improvement of Product Management practices.
3 years of experience in product management specifically within the consumer goods industry.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the Google Suite
Possess an awareness and appreciation of different cultures
The ability to resolve conflicts and find resolutions
Proficient at problem solving and thinking strategically
High level data analysis skills that include sales, forecasting, and competitive data.

Nice-to-haves

Understanding of technical cycling concepts
Bike industry experience
Product management and manufacturing experience is an asset
A passion for Triathlon and understanding of the Triathlete’s cycling needs.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend and explain documents in English. Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, in English.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Hours may vary, including possible weekends. Ability to work until results are delivered.

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