Staff Product Manager, Perception Hardware & Systems

Role Description

We are seeking a Staff Product Manager, Perception Hardware & Systems, to own Inspiren’s connected system of systems. This role will unify our current hardware and all future devices. Embedded within our hardware and embedded teams, this is a deeply technical senior PM role sitting at the intersection of hardware engineering, embedded, software, and data.

You will:

• Define system-level requirements and trade-offs across hardware, embedded, and software.
• Lead discovery on new and existing hardware types, partnering with hardware and commercial teams.
• Own the access criteria across all development phases, from PRD kick-off through concept, EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production.
• Be responsible for the end-to-end implementation process and experience, inclusive of software.

This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role. You will be the connective tissue between hardware, embedded, software, AI, and our implementation teams. Your work directly affects resident safety in the communities we serve, and your decisions will define how Inspiren’s system of systems evolves. This role reports to the Head of Product.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product management experience with deep ownership of hardware-enabled systems, including hardware, embedded systems, and hardware-software integration.
• End-to-end ownership of defining success for hardware development: accountable for launching profitable new SKUs and for setting success criteria, system-level requirements, and cross-device trade-offs from PRD and concept through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production.
• Strong technical foundation in perception and sensing technologies (cameras, radar, thermal, BLE beacons, audio).
• Proven ability to define willingness to pay and build a detailed cost model for a multi-device hardware network.
• Proven ability to work fluently with hardware, embedded and software engineers on technical requirements, constraints, and system-level trade-offs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, durable system requirements, technical PRDs, and trade-off analyses.

Requirements

• Experience with safety-critical or regulated device environments (UL2560/UL 1069, FDA, FCC, or medical device standards).
• Experience in healthcare, senior living, or clinical settings where reliability, privacy, and trust are paramount.
• Familiarity with AI/ML applied to on-device sensing data, telemetry anomaly detection, or perception pipelines.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay: Strong base salary + variable.
• Equity & Upside: Own a piece of what you're building toward safer, more connected senior living.
• Growth & Recognition: Semi-annual reviews built to recognize your impact and invest in where you want to grow next.
• Tools That Move You Forward: Investment in the best AI tooling available and company-wide training.
• Global Team, NYC Growing: Teammates around the world, plus a new NYC office.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Time Off: Flexible PTO, 5 paid sick days per year, and company-observed holidays.
• Financial: 401(k) retirement plan, plus equity (ISO) in a fast-growing company.
• Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for bonding (+ additional leave for birthing parents).