Principal Product Manager, Design Systems

Dandy
Summary
Join Dandy, a leading dental technology company, as a Principal Product Manager to spearhead the strategy and development of our design systems. This pivotal role demands a product leader adept at navigating fast-paced, collaborative environments and shaping the future of digital dentistry. You will own a foundational piece of our technology platform, working at the intersection of CAD, ML, and human expertise. This involves defining and executing the product vision, partnering with engineering teams, deeply understanding user workflows, and conducting market research. You will drive cross-functional alignment, manage the product lifecycle, and use data to refine product direction. This is an opportunity to build the systems that will define digital dental design for years to come.
Requirements
- 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. You regularly knock down barriers and get things done, quickly
- Ability to drive alignment across many cross-functional stakeholders
- Technical competence and comfort-level. You can discuss APIs and services with the engineering team (but you don’t need to be able to code)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- 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
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the product vision for our 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 dental design
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- 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
Benefits
- Healthcare
- Dental
- Mental health support
- Parental planning resources
- Retirement savings options
- Generous paid time off