Product Manager
TESS Search Partners have been engaged by Transient Detect (TD), an Adelaide-based startup dedicated to solving global water security with deep technology, to appoint a Product Manager. This role will lead the development of a next-generation product ecosystem, TD.Edge (IoT hardware) and TD.Cloud (SaaS), to detect pressure transients, identify potential leaks, and enable predictive maintenance in critical water networks for both local and international impact.
The Product Manager will guide the lifecycle of this platform from roadmap to market launch and growth - all while ensuring technical feasibility, market fit, and commercial readiness. The position requires close collaboration with a growing customer base, data science, engineering and hardware teams, alignment of external partners across multiple regions and the ability to define strategy while ensuring operational execution against agreed objectives.
Candidates will bring a minimum of two years of product management experience, ideally within technology or SaaS/hardware environments, supported by a mechanical engineering or UI/UX or industrial design background. Exposure to IoT hardware and/or SaaS platforms is highly desirable, with international experience or a global perspective considered advantageous. It is expected AI Agent tooling and processes are well embedded in your work to date.
This role will suit a proactive and resilient professional with strong leadership, analytical capability and the ability to navigate ambiguity while managing competing priorities. Interested candidates are invited to apply by contacting Donna Ferris at TESS Search Partners on or apply via the link.