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Gantri

Direct-to-consumer, on-demand 3D-printed lighting platform

Product Manager – Hardware

Product ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USAHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • Seven or more years of product management experience in physical consumer products, ideally lighting, furniture, or home goods, including a track record of shipping products from concept through mass production with contract manufacturers.
  • A strong understanding of design, home, and culture, and insight into what people want and need in their homes.
  • Experience across the full product loop: research that has led to new product directions, clear and testable Product Requirements Documents, and post-launch metrics used to improve products and the catalog.
  • Deep fluency in price modeling and bill of materials/cost of goods sold analysis, plus working knowledge of engineering validation testing, design validation testing, production validation testing, and product certification.
  • Comfort owning schedules, budgets, and capacity across several programs at once in a fast-moving startup.
  • Ability to align designers, engineers, vendors, and executives around clear decisions without formal authority.
  • Passion for product thinking, design, and sustainability, including understanding why a product should exist, who it serves, and what makes it great.

Responsibilities

  • Study the furniture, lighting, and home markets and the culture around them to identify gaps in the product catalog and unmet customer needs.
  • Run user research and in-home testing with employees and customers on new concepts and existing products to understand what frustrates and delights them.
  • Propose new directions for investment, from a new component for the design system to a new category of lighting or home decor.
  • Write and own Product Requirements Documents that serve as the single source of truth for industrial design, engineering, electrical and firmware, sourcing, manufacturing, quality assurance, and marketing.
  • Own price modeling and bill of materials/cost of goods sold analysis so every program hits its target price and margin.
  • Define success metrics for every launch, including sales, reviews, margin, returns, customer satisfaction, and net promoter score.
  • Turn research and testing findings into clear requirement changes and prioritized, documented improvements for engineering.
  • Own program schedules across engineering validation testing, design validation testing, production validation testing, and mass production, tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, and gate reviews with internal teams and external partners.
  • Lead creator releases, product innovation with key brand partners, custom art collaborations, new and improved components, and new lighting and home categories.
  • Partner with brand and marketing on positioning, and coordinate launch readiness across product, operations, sales, and customer experience.
  • Translate company goals, market signals, and user insight into the physical product strategy and roadmap.
  • Track product performance against success metrics and decide what to improve, refresh, consolidate, or retire to keep the lineup focused and coherent.
  • Lead budget planning for physical product programs and track spend against plan.
  • Plan program capacity across design, engineering, and sourcing, and flag conflicts early.

About the Company

Gantri

Direct-to-consumer, on-demand 3D-printed lighting platform

Gantri is a design and manufacturing platform focused on 3D-printed lighting. It enables independent designers to bring concepts to market quickly by providing a digital manufacturing workflow and access to a large 3D-printing farm. Products are produced on-demand, directly to consumers, using Gantri Plant Polymers derived from non-GMO sugarcane for sustainable materials. The company runs its own California-based factory and a platform called Gantri Made to offer manufacturing services to other brands for a fee. Gantri differentiates itself through inventory-free, on-demand production, a fast development cycle (as quick as three months from concept to product), and a strong emphasis on designer collaboration and eco-friendly materials. Its goal is to enable affordable, customizable designer lighting while reducing waste and enabling designers to reach customers directly.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Seed
Total funding
$1.3M
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Founded
2016

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