Sr. Product Manager, Competitive Intelligence
Core
Individual contributor role providing a clear, current, and rigorous view of the competitive landscape for DIY and professionally-installed home security players to shape product strategy and roadmap.
Role type
Senior IC competitive intelligence analyst within Product Management
Builds
Living competitive intelligence repository, feature-gap analyses, pricing/packaging analyses, and lightweight tools (battlecards, comparison one-pagers) for Product, Marketing, and Engineering teams.
Domain
Home security, smart home, connected hardware, consumer electronics
Required skills
Competitive intelligence, market research, product analytics, feature-gap analysis, pricing analysis, qualitative research, quantitative data analysis, written communication, verbal communication, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Smart home/home security category experience, hands-on comfort with AI/LLM tools for research
Technologies
AI/LLM tools
Responsibilities
Monitor competitor hardware launches, software/app releases, feature changes, pricing, and subscription updates; Maintain a living competitive intelligence repository; Monitor public signals (app store reviews, FCC filings, patents, job postings) for roadmap indicators; Conduct feature-gap and pricing/packaging analyses; Partner with Product Managers on discovery and planning; Run deep-dive competitor teardown assessments; Support win/loss and customer research efforts; Produce competitive briefs and readouts for leadership; Build and maintain lightweight tools for self-service; Champion hands-on familiarity with competitor products via employee testing programs.
Seniority
Mid-level (2–4 years experience), hands-on IC