Head of Software Product, Apeel Sciences
$180-230k
More information about location
Plant-based edible produce coating
Open for applications
Plant-based edible produce coating
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$180-230k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
Apeel Science's mission is to work with nature to reduce food waste and create abundance for all.
Role
Who you are
- Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally
- 5+ years experience in revenue-generating, software product development
- Bachelor degree preferred in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Experience building and executing software product roadmaps with clear business outcomes and prioritization of software/feature builds based on quantitative metrics in the food supply chain / agriculture space
- Experience in driving research and innovation initiatives, with a track record of implementing novel solutions
- Experience in aligning hardware needs with software engineering
- Experience in designing and commercializing data service-based products
- Strong leadership skills and proven experience in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally as well as translate customer needs into product roadmaps
- Excellent understanding of emerging technologies and their application to software engineering
- Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate technical concepts into actionable strategies and plans across the business
- Strong business acumen and ability to align Software Sciences initiatives with organizational goals
- Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred
What the job involves
- Responsible for driving commercial market success in software product development
- Your focus will be on market exploration, value proposition determination, product strategy, and pricing, and generating revenue streams for software and data products that transform the world’s food system
- Develop and execute a revenue-generating, software product roadmap (including P&L) from market research, customer visits, and industry expertise
- Voice of Customer (VoC) - Maintain a customer-centric approach, gathering feedback, conducting user testing, and iterating on product features to meet customer needs and enhance user experience
- Determine software product strategy and pricing
- Provide strategic vision and leadership software product management
- Collaborate and present to Executive Leadership to align software product initiatives with business goals
- Collaborate with internal and external teams to align software development initiatives with product development goals
- Foster collaboration and communication across cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering, marketing, and sales, to ensure alignment and transparency
- Lead all UI/UX design activities
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and coaching to foster professional growth and cultivate a culture of excellence
- Stay abreast of industry trends, advancements, competitive analysis and emerging technologies and trends relevant to software product management
Our take
Food and vegetables are the most wasted foodstuff on the planet, with reports suggesting up to 60% of them end up in landfill. This is an issue for the global distribution of food, national supply chains, farmers and sellers, and consumers themselves - but it’s one that so far has proven intractable. Apeel, however, has developed a novel solution: a plant-based, invisible, flavorless, and odorless protective coating that at least doubles the shelf life of produce.
It’s leaps and bounds ahead of single use plastics and pesticides, and it’s won Apeel substantial market confidence. Since its founding a decade ago it’s received regular investment from sources as laureled as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and Oprah Winfrey - it’s now a Unicorn twice over.
With all this momentum, Apeel are nevertheless progressing at a modest and steady pace - the product applies to just avocados, asparagus, lemons and limes as of yet. Apeel's partnerships and scope, however, are broad and global: food retailers across the US and Europe are seeing impressive results, and Apeel will be rolling out to the broader Americas and Africa with its new funding. It’s remarkable progress, taken at a commendably steady pace, in a hugely important sector - it's easy to see why Apeel is making waves.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Aug 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Oct 2020
$30m
LATE VC
Total funding: $640.2m
Company benefits
- Competitive Healthcare and Medical Benefits in Every Region of Global Operation
- Ownership and Equity
- Country-Specific Pension Schemes, Including 401(k) Match in the U.S
- Mental and Physical Virtual Wellness Options
Company HQ
Goleta, CA
Articles
Leadership
James Rogers
(Founder & CEO)Started Apeel whilst pursuing a material sciences PhD at UC Santa Barnara. Is additionally on the board of trustees for the Santa Barbara Foundation, and a young global leader with the World Economic Forum.
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