What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager – Hearing Aid position at Staffing Proxy?
An established global organization expanding into prescription hearing healthcare is seeking an experienced Product Manager – Hearing Aid to help develop and build a new portfolio of prescription hearing devices and accessories.
This is an opportunity to be involved in product development from the ground up, working directly with R&D, engineering, clinical, and cross-functional teams to bring innovative hearing solutions to market.
The ideal candidate has firsthand experience in the prescription hearing aid industry, understands the challenges associated with existing products and workflows, and is excited about developing new solutions.
This is a hands-on, individual contributor position suited for someone who enjoys being directly involved in product development, testing, troubleshooting, and making practical decisions rather than managing a team of product managers.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day product development activities, including product definition, roadmap priorities, and decisions related to prescription hearing aids and accessories
- Collaborate closely with R&D and engineering teams throughout product development, from initial concepts through testing and commercialization
- Participate directly in prototype evaluations, product testing, troubleshooting, and field trials
- Gather feedback from audiologists, hearing care professionals, patients, and other stakeholders to identify unmet needs and opportunities for improvement
- Translate clinical, customer, and market insights into clear product requirements, specifications, and development priorities
- Evaluate product decisions based on audiological performance, usability, technical feasibility, quality, cost, and timelines
- Identify opportunities to improve upon existing hearing aid technologies, products, and industry practices
- Coordinate product launch activities, including packaging, labeling, documentation, training materials, and market readiness
- Monitor product performance, customer feedback, adoption, quality, and other key metrics to support ongoing improvements
- Work closely with internal teams across R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Marketing, and Sales
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in the prescription hearing aid industry, including product management, product development, audiology, clinical, engineering, or another product-facing role
- Direct experience developing, launching, fitting, supporting, or commercializing prescription hearing aids
- Strong understanding of audiology, hearing aid technology, fitting workflows, and the needs of hearing care professionals and patients
- Experience working directly with R&D, engineering, or product development teams throughout the product development lifecycle, including testing and launch
Additional Information
- This is an on-site position based in Minnetonka, MN
- Reports to the VP of R&D
- Domestic and international travel of up to 20% may be required
- Collaboration with global teams across multiple time zones is expected