OLI · 3 months ago
VP of Product Management
Parsippany, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
8+ years expOLI Systems, Inc. is a global leader in software development specializing in complex chemical phenomena. The VP of Product Management will define and drive the product vision and roadmap, embedding AI into product solutions and ensuring alignment with customer needs while leading cross-functional teams.
ComputerElectronicsSoftware
Responsibilities
Define and own OLI’s product vision and strategy to develop a roadmap across verticals
Align roadmap with customer feedback, research pipeline, and long-term platform vision
Identify where AI can amplify existing use cases or unlock new ones, balance bets accordingly
Apply design thinking to workflows and interfaces, ensuring usability and adoption by technical users
Architect human + AI interactions: automation, suggestion, confirmation, fallback modes
Simplify complexity, turn advanced chemistry models into intuitive tools that engineers and operators can trust and enjoy using
Run a structured intake and prioritization process for requests
Communicate roadmap decisions with transparency and clarity
Act as the voice of the customer in roadmap decisions
Lead customer advisory boards, discovery interviews, and feedback loops
Partner with engineering and research to translate requirements into deliverables
Track progress, resolve blockers, and report outcomes to Leadership
Monitor trends in advanced modeling, sustainability pathways, and digital chemistry
Ensure OLI stays differentiated against competitors and substitutes
Qualification
Required
Advanced chemical, petroleum or materials engineering degree strongly preferred
8+ years in product management or adjacent leadership roles in software, modeling, or industrial technology
Proven track record of bringing complex technical products to market
Design sensibility—experience shaping intuitive, user-centered products or processes
Builder-coach leadership style, high integrity, strong communicator and collaborator
Customer Obsession – Builds direct relationships with customers to understand pain points and future needs; translates these into product requirements
Stakeholder Management – Navigates competing demands from vertical leads, research teams, and customers. Gains trust and aligns groups around clear priorities
Design Thinking – Brings a structured approach to problem framing and workflow design. Able to simplify complex science into usable, elegant solutions that delight engineers
Collaboration – Partners with Technology, Commercial, and Research to ensure seamless execution
AI & Data Fluency – Fluency with AI/data: model constraints, feedback loops, human-in-loop workflows
Domain Expertise – Is grounded in science, with credibility to engage with customers, researchers, and internal scientists
Vision & Road mapping – Is able to chart a product roadmap that aligns technology investments with customer needs and OLI's BHAG to make OLI a verb
Execution & Results Orientation – Translates strategy into delivery milestones. Ensures features are shipped that matter to customers and advance our differentiation
Judgment & Prioritization – Is comfortable saying no, focusing resources, and making trade-offs in ambiguous situations and based on incomplete information
Leadership & Influence – Inspires cross-functional teams to see the big picture and deliver against it without relying on authority
Company
OLI
For more than fifty years, OLI has helped engineers predict and solve the world’s toughest chemistry problems.
51-200 employees
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2021 (4)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1.17MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyNJEDA
2025-02-12Grant
2023-02-22Grant· $1.1M
2022-08-08Grant· $0.07M
Leadership Team
Andy Rafal
Chief Executive Officer
Andre Anderko
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
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