Manager - Product Manager

Nabu Casa, Inc was founded in 2018 by the founders of both Home Assistant, the open source home automation platform, and Home Assistant OS, the operating system that turns your device into a smart home hub powered by Home Assistant. These projects have seen an immense growth and have helped shape DIY home automation communities around the world. After being involved in the Internet of Things industry for many years, we realized that there is a need for a cloud service that aims to put users, their privacy and their data first. Such a cloud can only be built as an extension to a platform that does the same: With Nabu Casa we are building this cloud service and we’re calling it Home Assistant Cloud. We are a profitable company with no external investors. Our funding comes directly from users who subscribe to Home Assistant Cloud and purchase Home Assistant hardware, ensuring our only stakeholders are our employees and our users. We also support other open-source projects, including those focused on hardware, standards, and voice technology. The Role We are looking for an experienced and visionary Senior Product Manager based in Europe to lead the strategy for our Cloud and Hardware products. Our Cloud product is a SaaS subscription service, and our Hardware line provides users with optimized Home Assistant devices. Building the Product Function from Scratch This is Nabu Casa’s first dedicated Product Manager role. You will need to evangelize PM practices and build confidence in data‑driven decision making Identify and execute a product strategy for the future of our Cloud and Hardware products, from ideation to delivery, together with engineers, program managers and leadership at Nabu Casa and the Open Home Foundation. Lead the day‑to‑day product development operation, participating actively in anything required to complete the job, collaborating closely with our Cloud and Hardware teams as well as other senior team members to shape the future of our services. Help our Program Manager to shape our product roadmap and work with the teams to help plan and break down our programs and projects into meaningful deadlines. 5-10+ years of experience driving and shaping strategy and vision for a product, delivering value to users as a senior product manager. ~ Meaningful experience with complete autonomy, and iterative development/releasing. ~ Proficiency in working in multidisciplinary teams (UX designers, researchers, marketing, and engineers). ~ Professional Fluency in English: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. ~ What we offer You Nabu Casa is a fully remote organization that uses Remote to employ people from all over the world. This is a full‑time position for 40 hours per week. Because we are a fully remote company, there is no fixed schedule. For the purpose of team communication, we do try to ensure at least 3 hours of overlap in the workday. A budget for your work hardware once you start. An annual smart home budget ensures you keep up‑to‑date with the latest smart homes offer. A 50% contribution to your internet connection fee at your home workspace. One day every two weeks to work on your personal projects. If you are currently working on Home Assistant‑related side projects, you can spend work time maintaining them. When first offering a position to a new member, Nabu Casa aims to provide a total compensation package that matches the 75th percentile for the new hire’s role, seniority, and local market rates. About Us Nabu Casa funds the development of Home Assistant and other projects at the Open Home Foundation, the world’s largest free and open-source smart home platform. Powered by a worldwide community of open-source developers, GitHub ranked it the most active open-source project in the world in 2024. We were initially founded to ensure that the development of Home Assistant would remain sustainable as it kept growing, but over time it has grown to support more open home initiatives. In 2024, the Open Home Foundation was formed to protect these open-source projects and ensure they thrive into the future. Nabu Casa is a commercial partner of the foundation, and our principles are aligned with a joint commitment to privacy , choice , and sustainability in the smart home. Nabu Casa is profitable, has no external investors, and our only funding comes from people subscribing to Home Assistant Cloud and buying Home Assistant hardware. Other Open Home Foundation projects and collaborations supported by Nabu Casa include: ESPHome, ESP Web Tools) Python Matter Server, Z‑Wave JS, ZigPy, BTHome, Improv Wi‑Fi) Interview with the Hiring Manager and Lead Product Manager from the Open Home Foundation.