Product Manager

Cognetive Systems Inc seeks a Product Manager to shape product strategy, steer development, and deliver customer focused software across ArborNote's growing Green and Field Services portfolio. The role is based in Irvine, CA with a hybrid work arrangement and offers a yearly compensation range of USD 120,000 to 145,000.

The Opportunity

ArborNote stands as an innovation leader in commercial Tree Care software and is expanding into adjacent Green and Field Services markets. This position offers the chance to design products that address real operational challenges for contractors, from field opportunities and professional proposals to streamlined workflows that support business growth. While early priorities support expansion into Landscape Maintenance, the scope is intentionally broader to serve multiple segments within Green and Field Services as ArborNote grows.

The Role

As Product Manager, you will help define product strategy, prioritize development, and guide execution across ArborNote’s expanding product portfolio. You will collaborate directly with customers, engineering, marketing, sales, and executive leadership to convert real-world challenges into intuitive, scalable software solutions. Your focus will include refining the product vision, prioritizing opportunities, and delivering improvements that create measurable value for a growing customer base. Success in this role is assessed by customer adoption and satisfaction, tangible business impact, product market alignment, timely delivery, and disciplined prioritization. This is an ownership role, not a feature factory.

What You'll Do

• Contribute to product strategy and roadmapping
• Translate strategy into clear, actionable plans
• Balance immediate execution with long term direction
• Prioritize features that deliver meaningful customer value
• Design workflows that help customers operate more efficiently and grow their businesses
• Improve customer facing experiences across web and mobile platforms
• Simplify complex operational workflows where possible
• Leverage modern technologies to solve practical business problems
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, and apply practical improvements to workflows and decision making
• Conduct customer interviews and field research
• Develop a deep understanding of customer operations and workflows
• Translate real world challenges into intuitive product experiences
• Build strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders
• Partner closely with Engineering and Design throughout the product lifecycle
• Write clear, developer ready product requirements and acceptance criteria
• Define success metrics before development begins
• Measure results and continuously improve products based on feedback and data

Who You Are

• 2–4+ years of Product Management experience in SaaS
• Experience in field-service, contractor, construction, operational software, or another vertical SaaS is preferred
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
• Proven ability to ship products or features with measurable business value
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working directly with customers
• Structured thinker capable of simplifying complex workflows
• Curious and eager to learn new technologies, industries, and customer workflows
• Ability to identify practical opportunities where emerging technologies, including AI, can improve workflows and decision making
• Practical mindset that emphasizes solving real customer problems with technology
• Comfortable operating in a collaborative, fast moving environment

Technologies

• Geospatial technology
• Artificial Intelligence

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Health insurance

About ArborNote

ArborNote is a leading vertical SaaS provider for the commercial Tree Care sector and is extending its reach into related Green and Field Services markets. Our platform helps contractors grow revenue, streamline operations, and run more profitable businesses through structured property data, professional proposals, geospatial capabilities, and field ready workflows. Our customers operate in the outdoors and rely on software that is intuitive, dependable, and aligned with how they actually work. We are recognized for applying geospatial technology to the Green Industry to visualize properties, organize assets, and convert field observations into actionable workflows that support better decisions and outcomes. We focus on practical applications of technology to augment professional judgment and continuously improve customer value as we expand into adjacent markets.

How We Work

ArborNote values practical problem solving and close collaboration with customers. We encourage ownership, invite diverse ideas, and maintain a culture that prioritizes meaningful impact and continuous learning as we grow the platform for the Green and Field Services sectors.