Technical Product Manager

Welcome to Perennial.

Perennial is a climate tech company on a mission to revolutionize the way the world approaches regenerative agriculture through the power of AI and digital soil mapping. Globally, soils are recognized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as one of the largest, fastest potential methods of mitigating climate change by drawing down 3-5 billion metric tons per year of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Perennial is scaling up the agriculture industry’s ability to fulfill that potential by providing purpose-built software and scalable measurement & verification technology that helps our customers incentivize regenerative agriculture globally. Our flagship product is the world’s most advanced digital soil mapping technology for soil carbon sequestration and emissions, which fuses machine learning, ground observations, and satellite data to map soil carbon content from field to continent scale.

We’ve raised $25M+ to date from leading investors including Temasek, Bloomberg, and the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, and we serve customers throughout the regenerative agriculture value chain. At Perennial, you will work in a mission-driven and collaborative environment alongside a diverse team with backgrounds spanning science, technology, carbon markets, and agriculture.

Our headquarters are located in Boulder, CO USA. We are a fully-flexible company for remote and hybrid work.

About the Role:

As a Technical Product Manager, you will be responsible for developing and managing advanced technology products around our soil carbon sequestration and agricultural GHG  emissions measurements. In this role, you will work closely with our data science and engineering teams to deliver scalable and effective solutions that integrate complex scientific data into practical applications for regenerative agriculture. We are seeking an individual with deep technical understanding who can help new research and technologies achieve commercial readiness in a high-growth startup environment.

What You'll Own:

• Lead and participate in customer and prospect conversations to understand and document technical requirements for both our science and engineering teams.
• Support the VP of Product around product research, customer discovery and roadmap development and collaborate with the web platform team. 
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders, translating complex data and scientific findings into actionable product features.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, prototype, and refine products that meet both customer needs and industry standards for GHG quantification for both offset and Scope 3 purposes.
• Manage the product lifecycle from concept through launch and iteration, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder expectations.

What You'll Bring:

• Eagerness to learn, strong curiosity around data science and engineering tech stack and how they translate into products (i.e Google Earth Engine, APIs,)
• Strong understanding of data architecture principles and experience managing products that involve large-scale, complex data sets.
• Proficiency in software development methodologies, particularly Agile, and experience with product management tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Technical knowledge of environmental science, particularly soil science, remote sensing technologies, and GHG emissions data, or the ability to learn these quickly.
• Experience with data product integrations, and understanding of technical architecture.
• Proven ability to synthesize customer feedback, technical possibilities, and market research into successful product strategies.
• Excellent communication and project management skills, capable of coordinating among diverse teams,managing multiple stakeholders, and solving problems that have no prior solution.

What Will Make You Stand Out:

• Advanced degree in a related field such as Environmental Science, Data Science, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• Experience coordinating and collaborating with data science and engineering teams.
• Experience with machine learning applications (inference) in the environmental or agricultural sectors.
• Previous work in climate tech startups or companies focused on sustainability.
• Demonstrated success in innovating and improving product functionalities based on emerging scientific research and technological advancements.
• Familiarity with international standards and protocols for carbon measurement and soil health.

You’ll love working at Perennial because:

• We live by our Core Values.
  • Speak your truths, welcome new voices.
  • Celebrate your successes, own your mistakes.
  • Solve important problems.
  • Invest in each other.
  • Build for the future.
  • Get your hands dirty!

• We challenge the status quo. We’re a group of people who want to create the changes we hope to see in the world. See some of our recent press about the problems we’re committed to solving. 

• We invest in your life. We want to provide you with resources to meet your needs both in and outside of work. We offer generous PTO, health, vision, dental, 401k, and HSA benefits and a fully stocked kitchen to keep your mind sharp throughout the day.

• We want you to grow. We are a team that supports each others’ professional and intellectual growth. You’ll have access to regular opportunities to learn from teammates and invest in your professional development.

• We offer competitive compensation packages. Our team is our most valuable asset. We want everyone who works for us to feel fairly compensated for the impact they bring to our mission. The team member in this role can expect a starting salary in the range of $120,000-$180,000 alongside equity in the company.

• Perennial is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and embrace diversity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and skills. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.