Product Manager - PLM

PRODUCT MANAGER, VERTICAL SOLUTIONS Location: Lausanne; Cambridge Employment Type: Full time Location Type: Hybrid Department: Vertical Solutions   ABOUT THE ROLE Neural Concept's Vertical Solutions team turns the most common engineering use cases into streamlined, production-grade workflows powered by leading AI technologies. As Product Manager or Solution Owner, you will own the product lifecycle for one of our vertical solutions end to end: from discovering customer needs to shipping AI-powered workflows that combine design, simulation, and data science/ML. You'll partner with industry-leading customers to translate real-world engineering problems into a product roadmap, and you'll work hands-on with AI-assisted development tools to move from concept to working prototype fast. This is a pivotal, cross-functional role: you'll work across product, engineering, and customer-facing teams to make sure what you build actually gets adopted and delivers value.   WHAT YOU WILL DO * Own the product roadmap for your vertical solution, from discovery through delivery and iteration. * Run customer discovery: lead interviews, validate problem-solution fit, and turn insights into a clear product strategy and backlog. * Define and prioritize requirements, write specs, and make the roadmap tradeoffs that keep the team focused on impact. * Use AI-based development tools and hands-on prototyping (including scripting) to de-risk ideas quickly and get working solutions in front of customers sooner. * Lead and collaborate closely with a cross-functional team of engineers (CAD/CAE/ML) to take solutions from prototype to production-ready. * Track adoption and value delivery across customer projects in your vertical, and feed those insights back into the global product roadmap. * Align vertical initiatives with overall company strategy. WHO YOU ARE * Proven product management experience: you've owned a product or product area end to end, from discovery to launch to iteration, ideally in an enterprise or technical B2B context. * Hands-on with AI-based development: comfortable using AI coding/prototyping tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar) and scripting (Python) to build and test ideas yourself rather than only writing specs for others. * Background or exposure to consumer electronics, automotive, turbomachinery, aerospace, semiconductor manufacturing * Familiarity with engineering software used in CAD/CAE/PLM workflows (e.g., SolidWorks, NX, ANSYS Mechanical, Abaqus, Teamcenter, or similar). * Exposure to end-to-end engineering design processes: requirements, concept, modeling and simulation, validation, release. * Strong discovery and customer empathy skills: you can run a great customer interview, synthesize signal from noise, and translate it into a coherent product narrative. * Pragmatic, impact-first problem solver: comfortable making tradeoffs, willing to challenge assumptions, and focused on outcomes over process. * Comfortable operating cross-functionally with engineering, data science, and customer-facing teams, and able to influence without direct authority. * Clear written and verbal communicator, able to align stakeholders across technical and business audiences. WHAT YOU GET * Work with a world-class technology team – our engineers are top-notch, and we always aim for excellence. * Benefit from a competitive salary and rewarding opportunities as we continue to scale. * Thrive in a collaborative, multicultural environment where your work is visible and recognized. * Develop professionally alongside talented colleagues who share knowledge freely and support one another. * Make a global impact by helping customers shift to AI-assisted design, making innovation faster, smarter, and more sustainable. * Balance life and work with a hybrid model (40% remote) and flexible hours—we care about results, not rigid schedules. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment where you can thrive. WE'RE PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO BUILDING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU CAN THRIVE.

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER (ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE & ERP SYSTEMS)  Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation. By treating manufacturing as a single integrated system, we unlock a new era of innovation where complex hardware is designed, built, and scaled without limits.  We build our own ERP software, and we need a PM to own it. Freeform is in a period of massive scale: factory throughput is increasing exponentially, customer demand is accelerating across every frontier technology vertical, and the complexity of our operations is growing with it. Our parts have unique lifecycle requirements, including digital traceability from raw material to finished product, end-to-end data integrity, and compliance workflows that no off-the-shelf system is equipped to handle. So we built our own.   This platform is the operating system of our factory floor today, and the backbone of a global factory network shipping millions of products to customers worldwide tomorrow. That means the architecture has to be right: flexible enough to move fast and add immediate value, but built to scale without limits as the business grows. The person in this role will be the product owner of that system, shaping its vision, driving its roadmap, and making the foundational decisions that define how Freeform operates at global scale.  This is a rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor and build something with an audacious vision in front of it. If you want to own a consequential software system, work alongside world-class engineers and operators, and leave a lasting mark on a company scaling world-changing technology, this is the role.  Responsibilities: * Formulate product strategy, vision, and roadmaps for our enterprise platform, ensuring we are on the quickest and best path to scale  * Work with business stakeholders across manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and operations to identify pain points, derive solutions, and prioritize the highest-ROI work  * Generate clear, business-grounded requirements documents and translate them into actionable development work for engineering teams  * Architect solutions with long-term scalability in mind, building systems that add immediate value today and grow without architectural constraint as the business expands globally  * Present solutions and obtain alignment from a diverse user community in a clear, concise manner  * Partner closely with software engineers, contributing directly to the codebase using modern AI and developer tooling alongside the engineering team  * Apply strong project management discipline to set and manage expectations, track delivery, and remove blockers  * Analyze feature adoption and business impact post-launch, making data-driven corrective actions to ensure initiatives meet success criteria  * Drive awareness, adoption, and organizational change management around platform capabilities  Basic Qualifications:   * Bachelor's degree  * 5+ years of experience as a software product manager  * Experience working with ERP, MES, PLM, MRP, WMS, QMS, supply chain, or financial systems  * Fluency with modern AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) and ability to contribute meaningfully to a codebase alongside software engineers  Nice to Have:   * Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or similar technical discipline  * Experience with manufacturing operations, supply chain workflows, or production environments  * Experience architecting data models  * Familiarity with backend web frameworks such as Flask or Django, and frontend frameworks such as React or Next.js, sufficient for informed technical conversations and writing clear requirements  * Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and iterating quickly, building the plane as we fly it  * Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority  * Proven track record of defining, documenting, and deploying process change alongside systems capabilities  * Strong communicator who collaborates across disciplines and proactively surfaces blockers and tradeoffs  Location: * Based in Hawthorne, our vertically integrated facility brings technology development, R&D, and production together under one roof. We operate at the center of LA's deep tech ecosystem, surrounded by some of the most ambitious hardware innovation happening anywhere in the country.  * Our fast-paced, cross-functional environment is built on close collaboration, and as such, this role requires full-time onsite presence (five days a week), with very limited exceptions.  Why Freeform? * We have an inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning, and making deliberate data-driven decisions.  * We offer a unique opportunity to be an early and integral member of a rapidly growing company that is scaling world-changing technology.   * Benefits   * Significant stock option packages  * 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)  * Life insurance  * Traditional and Roth 401(k)  * Relocation assistance provided  * Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays  * Generous Paid Parental Leave and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent  * Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette  * Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building events  * Compensation   * As a growing company, the salary range is intentionally wide as we determine the most appropriate package for each individual taking into consideration years of experience, educational background, and unique skills and abilities as demonstrated throughout the interview process. Our intent is to offer a salary that is commensurate for the company's current stage of development and allows the employee to grow and develop within a role.  * In addition to the significant stock option package, the estimated salary range for this role is $150,000 - $250,000. The upper end of the range is reserved for individuals who demonstrate exceptional experience, deep domain mastery, and a proven history of high performance and impact.  * Freeform is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity; employment with Freeform is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.