Principal Product Manager, Devices Engineering
Life360
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $178,500 - $261,500 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- The Principal Product Manager, Devices Engineering will play a critical role in shaping the future of connected devices at Life360.
- This PM will drive customer discovery to inform research and development of next-generation hardware experiences and will work to bring those experiences to life.
- As part of the Devices organization, this role will collaborate closely with hardware engineering, design, firmware, and operations to build new devices and to accelerate innovation across Life360’s device portfolio.
Requirements
- 10+ years of product management experience, including 4+ years leading hardware or connected device products from concept to launch
- Proven success managing full product lifecycles — from customer discovery and roadmap creation through go-to-market and ongoing optimization
- Strong understanding of both hardware and software development processes, including firmware, mobile app integration, and manufacturing considerations
- Experience defining product vision and strategy grounded in customer insights, data, and business objectives
- Ability to synthesize complex trade-offs between user experience, cost, schedule, and technical constraints
- Demonstrated skill collaborating with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, operations, marketing, and finance
- Analytical mindset with experience owning KPIs such as margin, attach rate, retention, or subscription conversion
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills — able to evangelize product vision across internal and external audiences
- Comfort operating at both strategic and tactical levels; can move fluidly from long-term roadmap thinking to day-to-day execution details
- Experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments; able to lead through ambiguity and drive clarity across teams
- Passion for Life360’s mission to keep families connected, safe, and supported through technology
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for employees)
- 401(k) plan with company matching program
- Mental Wellness Program & Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental well being
- Flexible PTO, 13 company-wide days off throughout the year
- Winter and Summer Weeklong Synchronized Company Shutdowns
- Learning & Development programs
- Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment
- Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle
- Free Tile Products
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Hard skills
product managementhardware developmentconnected device productscustomer discoveryroadmap creationgo-to-market strategyfirmwaremobile app integrationmanufacturing considerationsKPI management
Soft skills
collaborationanalytical mindsetcommunicationstorytellingstrategic thinkingtactical executionleadershipadaptabilityproblem-solvingcustomer insight synthesis