Dandy is hiring a Principal Product Manager, AI and CAD Digital Color Design. This role is responsible for leading the strategy and development of foundational AI and CAD-based digital shade and color design systems. You will work at the intersection of CAD, ML, and human expertise to build novel capabilities for digital dental design.
What You'll Do
- Define and execute the product vision for shade design systems, setting a long-term direction aligned with company priorities and customer needs.
- Partner with CAD, ML, and full-stack engineering teams to deliver scalable, high-performance tools that enable accurate, fast, and intuitive shade design.
- Build a novel system in coordination with our automated manufacturing team.
- Deeply understand user workflows—especially those of internal designers—and translate complex needs into clear, actionable product requirements.
- Conduct customer discovery, market research, and competitive analysis to inform roadmap decisions and identify opportunities to innovate.
- Drive cross-functional alignment and decision-making across stakeholders, ensuring transparency, clarity, and momentum on key initiatives.
- Manage the full product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and iteration, in a highly agile and collaborative environment.
- Use data and qualitative insights to measure impact, communicate results, and continuously refine the product direction.
- Interface with third-party vendors and partners as needed to evaluate and integrate complementary technologies.
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of experience in product management, managing software products through the full lifecycle from MVP to general release and subsequent iterations.
- Experience building 3D and/or CAD design systems.
- High bias-to-action.
- Ability to drive alignment across many cross-functional stakeholders.
- Technical competence and comfort-level to discuss APIs and services with engineering teams.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
- Proven ability to think strategically, develop product roadmaps, and execute against them to deliver impactful results.
Nice to Have
- Experience building 3D and/or CAD design systems from 0-1.
- Experience at an operationally-intensive company.
- Comfort with writing SQL queries.
- Previous experience in the dental or medical industries.
- Previous experience partnering closely with an Engineering Leader, and/or working as a software engineer.
Technical Stack
- CAD
- ML
Team & Environment
You will join a collaborative, high-impact function serving as connective tissue between design, engineering, operations, and business leadership.
Benefits & Compensation
- Healthcare
- Dental
- Mental health support
- Parental planning resources
- Retirement savings options
- Generous paid time off
Dandy is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that celebrates authenticity to win as one. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
