Senior Product Manager

Rayon’s mission

Rayon is building the next generation of architectural design software. More collaborative, simpler, smarter and more beautiful.

The design of building and spaces has a huge impact on our lives. Climate change, affordable housing, sustainable urbanization, future of work : all of these challenges will require us to design a better and more efficient built environment.

But, whereas architectural design is by essence a collaborative endeavor, the tools currently used by architects and designers are not made for collaboration and sharing knowledge. They are complex, they are expensive, and they are stuck in an era pre-internet with desktop computers as their paradigm.

We are building a browser based collaborative real time multiplayer floor plan editor in order to democratize architectural design and empower designers to create more efficient spaces and buildings.

Who are we?

We are a small team of people passionate about web technology, architecture and the built environment. First and foremost, we love building amazing tools for creators.

Rayon was co-founded in October 2021 by Bastien Dolla, an engineer (Polytechnique & Ponts et Chaussées) with 15 years of experience in tech and real estate, and Stanislas Chaillou, an engineer and an architect (EPFL & Harvard) with a background in ML research applied to architecture. Both have published research papers on AI algorithms applied to architectural design and have already been co-founder or early employees of previous high growth startups at the crossroads of tech and real estate (habx.com, spacemakerai.com).

Rayon is backed by world-class Investors (Seedcamp, 20VC, Foundamental, Kima) and amazing business Angels such as Ralph Gootee, co-founder of plangrid (acq. by Autodesk), Joe Thomas co-founder and CEO of Loom, Thibaud Elziere founder of eFounders, Nicolas Steegmann co-founder of Stupeflix, Riggs Kubiak founder of Honest buildings (acq. Procore), Jonathan Widawski founder & CEO of Maze.

Rayon is a French company based in Paris. We are open to remote positions in timezones close to the European Central Time. You would be one of the first employees of the company.

What you will be doing

As a Senior Product Manager, you will :

• Collaborate with prospective users and clients to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into product requirements.
• Lead one of Rayon’s engineering squad.
• Contribute to the product road map.
• Manage the product backlog and prioritize features based on changing requirements.
• Develop result metrics and KPIs to Develop user stories.
• Ensure proper feature ticketing, delivery, and documentation.
• Actively contribute to Rayon’s product vision.

What are we looking for?

• A minimum of 4 years of experience working as a Product Manager; knowledge/general interest for our industry is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge in using standard product management software (Linear or Jira / Github).
• A sense of rigor, self-motivation and autonomy.
• The ability and the desire to continually learn new things and improve.
• A passion for design tools is definitely a plus.

Why should you join Rayon?

• Help create a product that has the potential to profoundly change for the best how our built environment is designed, and that can help spread architectural knowledge throughout the world.
• Be part of a small team of passionate members whose culture puts the highest value on design and engineering craftsmanship.
• Define and craft the design logic of the next generation of design tools.
• Competitive compensation and significant equity upside as one of Rayon first team members.

What’s our process?

1. Simply feel out this form
2. If we think that it can be a match, we’ll do a first 30-min call to get to know each other
3. We’ll then do a more in-depth interview, where we can explore some of your personal projects, and go through some design case-study together.
4. A longer call (if possible IRL) with both co-founders to talk about vision and company culture.