Hardware PM - San Francisco

• Shape the vision and roadmap for next-generation AI-native smart hardware, turning bold ideas into real experiences.
• Dive deep into user needs, emerging trends, and global behaviors to craft products that delight and empower people.
• Partner with cross-functional teams - AI, design, firmware, app, and manufacturing - to bring concepts to life seamlessly.
• Lead the journey from concept sketches to mass production, ensuring every detail embodies quality and innovation.
• Use feedback, data, and insights to continuously refine and evolve products that users will love., * Cutting-Edge AI Tools for Productivity Access to best-in-class AI tools, including Gemini, Claude Code, and other frontier AI systems to maximize engineering and execution efficiency.
• Best-in-Class Equipment Choice of top-spec laptops, high-performance workstation setups, and cutting-edge Plaud devices for all new hires.
• Team & Culture Annual company offsites, team events, and a culture that values craftsmanship, ownership, and velocity.

• Bachelor’s degree or above in engineering, industrial design, computer science, or related fields.
• 5+ years of product management experience in wearable devices, consumer electronics, or AI hardware.
• Strong understanding of hardware product development process including concept design, prototyping, EVT/DVT/PVT, and mass production.
• Familiarity with AI application scenarios in wearable devices (e.g., voice interaction, sensors, low-power computing, edge AI).
• Possesses a global perspective and is familiar with the work environments, habits, aesthetics, and purchasing behaviors of international business professionals, particularly regarding smart hardware products.
• Experience with AI-driven consumer products or wearables.
• Deep understanding of global office professionals’ work habits, aesthetics, and smart device usage.
• Exposure to industrial design, sensors, or embedded AI systems.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to guide product decisions.
• Passion for innovation, design, and creating products that people truly love.
• Solid experience in hardware product development, from concept to mass production
• Good understanding of system-level design (electronics, mechanics, firmware, manufacturing)
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes, suppliers, and cost control
• Knowledge of hardware validation, quality, and reliability
• Ability to work closely with engineering teams and make technical trade-off decisions
• Basic awareness of regulatory and certification requirements (e.g. FCC, CE, PTCRB)
• Strong ownership and leadership for hardware products
• Effective cross-functional communication with engineering, operations, and business teams
• Clear and concise communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Good decision-making skills in fast-paced, uncertain environments
• Strong problem-solving mindset and resilience
• Ability to align teams and drive execution toward common goals, * Time Off & Workplace Benefits Unlimited PTO, plus 13 paid holidays, 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents, a hybrid work model with a minimum of three in-office days per week, and access to high-quality office snacks, drinks, and equipment.

Pulled from the full job description

• Paid parental leave
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance

Plaud is building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity and performance, loved by over 2,000,000 users worldwide since 2023. With a mission to amplify human intelligence, Plaud captures, structures, and compounds the intelligence generated in conversations - so humans can think better, decide faster, and execute with clarity.

Plaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, San Francisco-based company pushing the boundary of human-AI intelligence through a hardware-software combination. With full ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, EN18031, and HIPAA compliances, Plaud is committed to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection. To learn more about Plaud, please visit https://www.plaud.ai and follow along on Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Why You Should Join Us

Plaud is building the next generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize intelligence from what people say, hear, see, and think.

• Plaud is a bootstrapped, skyrocketing, profitable company with a $250M revenue run rate achieved in just three years.
• Define the next-gen paradigm for human-AI interaction.
• Gain exposure to cutting-edge AI for Pro tools and play a direct role in our global expansion.
• Work with passionate teammates who value innovation, collaboration, and customer success.
• Grow your career in a culture that champions continuous learning and fast career development.
• Market-competitive compensation, global exposure, and a vibrant, creativity-fueled work atmosphere.