About the Role
You will work collaboratively with Product Managers, UX, research, engineering, marketing, sales, and customer service teams. You will help evaluate design intents, support development teams with the right tools, and solicit feedback from potential users. The team focuses on innovating new products and features that deliver value to millions of homeowners across North America. This role is for a Product Manager Co-op for the Fall 2026 work term.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the design, development, and execution of various products, including ongoing user research.
- Work with hardware and/or software teams to help deliver world-class products.
- Interact with customers to understand their needs and pain points to help design world-class products.
- Create prototypes of varying degrees of fidelity to test and refine product iterations.
- Advocate for phenomenal user experience, frictionless design, and simple hardware approaches to complex problems.
Requirements
- Pursuing an education in Engineering or Industrial Design.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
- A deep interest in smart home technologies.
- The hired candidate will be required to complete a background check.
Skills
- Design and technology enthusiasm
- Tinkerer with a learning mindset
- Internships, co-ops, or projects displaying keen interest in Product Management (an asset)
Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Leeds, UK
- Remote (US)
Work Type
- Co-op
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Co-op
Education Level
- Pursuing an education in Engineering or Industrial Design
Benefits
- Chance to meet and work with co-ops across all teams at ecobee
- Opportunity to work in a fresh, dynamic, and ever-growing industry (SmartHome and IoT)
- Visibility into a company with an interesting mix of hardware and software consumer-facing businesses
- Ability to make an environmental impact
- Opportunities to learn and grow with in-house learning enablement team (#ThinkLab)
- Small collaborative teams where you can impact both product and culture
- Bi-monthly all company town halls
- Monthly Lightning Talks
- Quarterly hack-a-thon
About the Company
- ecobee introduced the world’s first smart Wi-Fi thermostat to help millions of consumers save money, conserve energy, and bring home automation into their lives.
- ecobee continues its pursuit to create technology that brings peace of mind into the home and allows people to focus on the moments that matter most.
- ecobee takes pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment, all while being part of the exciting, connected home revolution.
- In 2021, ecobee became a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems.
- Generac introduced the first affordable backup generator and later created the category of automatic home standby generator.
- Generac is committed to sustainable, cleaner energy products poised to revolutionize the 21st century electrical grid.
- Together, ecobee and Generac take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment.
- ecobee is a rapidly growing global tech company headquartered in Canada, with an office in Leeds, UK, and remote ecopeeps in the US.
- Generac has over 65 years of experience turning big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.
- Generac is one of the leaders and largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology.
Equal Opportunity
- ecobee believes all people have equal value and is committed to providing a safe space for everyone.
- Welcomes all applicants with diverse races, genders, ages, religions, identities, experiences, etc.
- Will provide accommodation to all applicants throughout the hiring process.
- An equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
