<p><strong>About Pano</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Founded in 2020, </span><a href="https://www.pano.ai/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pano</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is building the world&rsquo;s first fully-integrated disaster management platform focused on climate change resilience. Pano&rsquo;s SaaS solution leverages advanced hardware, software, and artificial intelligence technologies to modernize the disaster preparedness industry. Pano Rapid Detect, the company&rsquo;s first product, is already a leader in wildfire early detection and intelligence, with millions of dollars in revenue&nbsp; stretching across 4 states in the U.S. and 2 states in Australia. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our customers include PG&amp;E, Portland General Electric, the Big Sky Montana Fire Department, and Southern Cross Forests.Our team is composed of seasoned technology professionals from companies such as Cisco, Apple, and Nest. Headquartered in San Francisco with an office and factory in the Mission District, our hybrid team works from locations around the world. Founded in mid-2020, we&rsquo;ve raised over $8M from leading VC funds and prominent angel investors, including the CEOs of Gitlab, HomeLight, and People.AI. </span></p>

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Revolutionizing disaster management for climate resilience with AI-powered wildfire detection.

<div><span style="font-size:21.3333px;">Who we are</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">The problem:</b><span style="font-size:10pt;"> Every minute matters in fire response.  As climate change amplifies the intensity of wildfires—with longer fire seasons, dryer fuels, and faster winds—new ignitions spread faster and put more communities at risk. Today, most wildfires are detected by bystanders and reported via 911, meaning it can take hours to detect a fire, verify its exact location and size, and dispatch first responders. Fire authorities need a faster way to detect, confirm, and pinpoint fires so that they can quickly respond—preventing small flare-ups from becoming devastating infernos.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">About Pano: </b><a href="https://www.pano.ai/" style="font-size:10pt;">Pano</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> is a venture-backed early-stage climate tech startup that is the leader in wildfire early detection, leveraging the latest advancements in IoT, AI, satellites, and SaaS software to deliver actionable intelligence to customers. Pano leverages mountaintop cameras and satellites to detect the first traces of smoke and put real-time fire images in the hands of asset owners and first responders to speed up containment. Pano is already partnering with major utilities, fire authorities, and government agencies in the USA and Australia. Recent media coverage includes being named one of the Top 10 most innovative companies in AI of 2023 by </span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90846670/most-innovative-companies-artificial-intelligence-2023" style="font-size:10pt;">FastCompany</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> and recipient of the Innovative Mobile Service and Application Award at </span><a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-recieves-innovation-award-for-5g-wildfire-detection" style="font-size:10pt;">Mobile World Congress</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> through our partnership with T-Mobile.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13.3333px;">Pano brings together a diverse team bridging frontline, wildland firefighting experience with best-in-class know-how in operations, logistics, artificial intelligence, and software. Our team is composed of experienced technology professionals from companies such as Apple, Cisco, Nest, DoorDash and Meta. Headquartered in San Francisco with an office and factory in the Mission District, our hybrid team works from locations around the world. Founded in mid-2020, we’ve raised over $40M from leading VC funds. </span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:18px;">The Role </b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">The Senior Backend Software Engineer will develop the backend infrastructure for the core Pano application that enables customers to view cameras, investigate smoke, and respond to fires. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">You'll be part of a team that's developing novel software solutions to enable real-world handling of a key environmental challenge. As a self-motivated and enthusiastic member of our team, you will work in an agile environment and balance developing critical new features with improving the core technical underpinnings of our system.</span></div><br><br><h3>What you'll do:</h3><ul><li>Develop web backend service in Java for Pano’s software that will scale as the company grows, be supportable, and be extensible</li><li>Design and implement REST API and Multi-threaded Image Processing Pipeline </li><li>Work with partners to build core product features meeting security, privacy, and business requirements (e.g. ISO 27001)</li><li>Work through the phases of the software development process, including design, implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance</li><li>Collaborate with product management, engineering, and quality teams to develop innovative solutions</li></ul><h3>What you'll bring</h3><ul><li>7+ years of object-oriented software experience plus a BS in Computer Science or equivalent</li><li>5+ years of hands-on Java development experience.</li><li>Experience working with cloud service providers</li><div><br></div><div>Preferred Qualifications</div><li>Experience with Google Cloud</li><li>Experience with containerization including Kubernetes</li><li>Experience with REST APIs in Java and JAX-RS</li><li>Experience with databases including PostgreSQL</li><li>Excellent communication skills</li></ul><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Pano is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and supporting our team-members regardless of where they come from. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.</div>

Senior Backend Software Engineer

<div><span style="font-size:21.3333px;">Who we are</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">The problem:</b><span style="font-size:10pt;"> Every minute matters in fire response.  As climate change amplifies the intensity of wildfires—with longer fire seasons, dryer fuels, and faster winds—new ignitions spread faster and put more communities at risk. Today, most wildfires are detected by bystanders and reported via 911, meaning it can take hours to detect a fire, verify its exact location and size, and dispatch first responders. Fire authorities need a faster way to detect, confirm, and pinpoint fires so that they can quickly respond—preventing small flare-ups from becoming devastating infernos.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">About Pano: </b><a href="https://www.pano.ai/" style="font-size:10pt;">Pano</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> is a venture-backed early-stage climate tech startup that is the leader in wildfire early detection, leveraging the latest advancements in IoT, AI, satellites, and SaaS software to deliver actionable intelligence to customers. Pano leverages mountaintop cameras and satellites to detect the first traces of smoke and put real-time fire images in the hands of asset owners and first responders to speed up containment. Pano is already partnering with major utilities, fire authorities, and government agencies in the USA and Australia. Recent media coverage includes being named one of the Top 10 most innovative companies in AI of 2023 by </span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90846670/most-innovative-companies-artificial-intelligence-2023" style="font-size:10pt;">FastCompany</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> and recipient of the Innovative Mobile Service and Application Award at </span><a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-recieves-innovation-award-for-5g-wildfire-detection" style="font-size:10pt;">Mobile World Congress</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> through our partnership with T-Mobile.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13.3333px;">Pano brings together a diverse team bridging frontline, wildland firefighting experience with best-in-class know-how in operations, logistics, artificial intelligence, and software. Our team is composed of experienced technology professionals from companies such as Apple, Cisco, Nest, DoorDash and Meta. Headquartered in San Francisco with an office and factory in the Mission District, our hybrid team works from locations around the world. Founded in mid-2020, we’ve raised over $40M from leading VC funds. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:16pt;">The Role </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">The Computer Vision Engineer will be a part of the detection team that develops and deploys AI to detect wildfires in mountaintop camera and satellite images. The Computer Vision Engineer will develop and maintain systems related to camera capture and geometric understanding. You'll work with AI engineers and platform engineers to develop novel software solutions to enable real-world handling of a key environmental challenge. As a self-motivated and enthusiastic member of our team, you will work in an agile environment and balance developing critical new features with improving the core technical underpinnings of our system.</span></div><br><br><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul><li>Develop geometrics models that generate panoramic images from a series of camera images and provide mappings forward and backward between these two domains</li><li>Optimize our camera capture systems to get the best images for fire detection</li><li>Develop methods to map AI predictions to other data sources utilizing geometric transforms and artificial intelligence</li><li>Analyze the results and compare between different algorithms to select the most appropriate mechanism</li><li>Implement these algorithms so that they can be deployed to our production systems and drive significant improvements in our business metrics</li><li>Manage and optimize geometric systems across in-house and cloud systems, taking advantage of the latest technical developments</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring</h3><ul><li>2+ years of software engineering experience plus a MS in Computer Science – OR – 4+ years of experience plus a BS in Computer Science</li><li>2+ years of industry experience in computer vision, with specific experience in imaging and geometry</li><li>2+ years of experience programming in Python</li></ul><h3>Preferred skills</h3><ul><li>Experience working with embedded systems</li><li>Experience working in Java</li><li>Excellent communication skills</li><li>Preference for someone in the Pacific / Mountain time zone</li></ul><br><div>Pano is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and supporting our team-members regardless of where they come from. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.</div>

Computer Vision Engineer

<div><span style="font-size:21.3333px;">Who we are</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">The problem:</b><span style="font-size:10pt;"> Every minute matters in fire response.  As climate change amplifies the intensity of wildfires—with longer fire seasons, dryer fuels, and faster winds—new ignitions spread faster and put more communities at risk. Today, most wildfires are detected by bystanders and reported via 911, meaning it can take hours to detect a fire, verify its exact location and size, and dispatch first responders. Fire authorities need a faster way to detect, confirm, and pinpoint fires so that they can quickly respond—preventing small flare-ups from becoming devastating infernos.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">About Pano: </b><a href="https://www.pano.ai/" style="font-size:10pt;">Pano</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> is a venture-backed early-stage climate tech startup that is the leader in wildfire early detection, leveraging the latest advancements in IoT, AI, satellites, and SaaS software to deliver actionable intelligence to customers. Pano leverages mountaintop cameras and satellites to detect the first traces of smoke and put real-time fire images in the hands of asset owners and first responders to speed up containment. Pano is already partnering with major utilities, fire authorities, and government agencies in the USA and Australia. Recent media coverage includes being named one of the Top 10 most innovative companies in AI of 2023 by </span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90846670/most-innovative-companies-artificial-intelligence-2023" style="font-size:10pt;">FastCompany</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> and recipient of the Innovative Mobile Service and Application Award at </span><a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-recieves-innovation-award-for-5g-wildfire-detection" style="font-size:10pt;">Mobile World Congress</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> through our partnership with T-Mobile.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13.3333px;">Pano brings together a diverse team bridging frontline, wildland firefighting experience with best-in-class know-how in operations, logistics, artificial intelligence, and software. Our team is composed of experienced technology professionals from companies such as Apple, Cisco, Nest, DoorDash and Meta. Headquartered in San Francisco with an office and factory in the Mission District, our hybrid team works from locations around the world. Founded in mid-2020, we’ve raised over $40M from leading VC funds. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:16pt;">The Role </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">For the Senior Software Engineer role, we’re looking for somebody who will drive major projects in unlocking new end-to-end capabilities for our users while building scalable, secure, and maintainable production systems. At Pano, we strongly believe in allowing team members to take ownership of what they do, and our approach to problem-solving relies heavily upon creativity, communication, and collaboration. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">The ideal candidate has experience building products across the entire stack and a firm understanding of web frameworks, APIs, databases, and multiple back-end languages. We are also open to candidates who have specialized expertise in either frontend or backend.</span></div><br><br><h3>What you’ll do</h3><ul><li>Work across the entire stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive impact for our users and our business</li><li>Develop new features and infrastructure in support of rapidly emerging business and project requirements</li><li>Drive new projects, from conceptualization to deployment</li><li>Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, and maintain high standards for code quality, maintainability, security, and application design</li><li>Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities</li><li>Participate in on-call rotation to respond to, triage, mitigate, and resolve production issues </li><li>Create run-books, metrics, and dashboards</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring</h3><ul><li>5+ years of hands-on experience as a Software Engineer</li><li>3+ years of professional experience in a fast-paced SaaS or a similar business environment</li><li><b>For those looking to contribute </b><b>more</b><b> on the FE side, you will bring: </b>Expertise in front-end technologies, including JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS3, HTML5, and third-party SPA frameworks such as React </li><li><b>For those looking to contribute</b><b> more</b><b> on the BE side, you will bring: </b>Experience with server-side Java software development, with modern frameworks and methodologies. Proficiency with SQL and RDBMS, (ideally PostgreSQL)</li><li>Ability to visualize a proposed system and be able to build it</li><li>Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in complex systems.</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively within the team and across the organization while sharing insights and updates and collaborating to achieve project goals. </li></ul><h3>Nice to Have</h3><ul><li>Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, such as GCP and AWS</li><li>Familiarity working with Linux-based systems as well as containerization and orchestration tools, such as Docker and Kubernetes</li><li>Familiarity with caching mechanisms such as Redis, Memcached, and Varnish</li><li>Basic design ability, including knowledge of UI/UX and basic prototype design</li><li>Familiarity with common DevOps tools and practices, such as Git and CI/CDFamiliarity with SOC2 / ISO 27001 security frameworks</li><li>Preference for someone who can work in the Pacific / Mountain time zones</li></ul><br><div>Pano is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and supporting our team-members regardless of where they come from. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.</div>

Senior Software Engineer

<div><span style="font-size:21.3333px;">Who we are</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">The problem:</b><span style="font-size:10pt;"> Every minute matters in fire response.  As climate change amplifies the intensity of wildfires—with longer fire seasons, dryer fuels, and faster winds—new ignitions spread faster and put more communities at risk. Today, most wildfires are detected by bystanders and reported via 911, meaning it can take hours to detect a fire, verify its exact location and size, and dispatch first responders. Fire authorities need a faster way to detect, confirm, and pinpoint fires so that they can quickly respond—preventing small flare-ups from becoming devastating infernos.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">About Pano: </b><a href="https://www.pano.ai/" style="font-size:10pt;">Pano</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> is a venture-backed early-stage climate tech startup that is the leader in wildfire early detection, leveraging the latest advancements in IoT, AI, satellites, and SaaS software to deliver actionable intelligence to customers. Pano leverages mountaintop cameras and satellites to detect the first traces of smoke and put real-time fire images in the hands of asset owners and first responders to speed up containment. Pano is already partnering with major utilities, fire authorities, and government agencies in the USA and Australia. Recent media coverage includes being named one of the Top 10 most innovative companies in AI of 2023 by </span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90846670/most-innovative-companies-artificial-intelligence-2023" style="font-size:10pt;">FastCompany</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> and recipient of the Innovative Mobile Service and Application Award at </span><a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-recieves-innovation-award-for-5g-wildfire-detection" style="font-size:10pt;">Mobile World Congress</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> through our partnership with T-Mobile.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13.3333px;">Pano brings together a diverse team bridging frontline, wildland firefighting experience with best-in-class know-how in operations, logistics, artificial intelligence, and software. Our team is composed of experienced technology professionals from companies such as Apple, Cisco, Nest, DoorDash and Meta. Headquartered in San Francisco with an office and factory in the Mission District, our hybrid team works from locations around the world. Founded in mid-2020, we’ve raised over $40M from leading VC funds. </span></div><div><br></div><div><b>The Role </b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">We're looking for an entrepreneurial product manager to join our small and wildly talented team. You’ll work on a variety of projects, both for internal and external customers. We build products that help firefighters protect lives and our forests and support customers across multiple industries (utilities, forestry, renewables, etc) to protect their assets and keep their employees and customers safe. You’ll work in collaboration with engineering, design, customer success, and operations to develop products and processes in a stable, scalable, and cost-efficient way.</span></div><br><br><h3>What you'll do</h3><ul><li>Define and manage the entire product lifecycle from concept and definition through development, detailed product specifications, and launch, in close collaboration with engineering and design.</li><li>Influence the product line strategy and roadmap, including long-term vision, user segment insights, technical innovation, market trends, and platform capabilities. </li><li>Be the voice of the customer, curating product definitions and communicating requirements from our customers. </li><li>Drive decision-making on nuanced product trade-offs informed by key user journeys, technical insights, and product strategy. </li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with teams such as marketing, sales, and customer support to ensure cohesive product development and launch. </li><li>Monitor and analyze product performance, using data-driven insights to inform continuous improvement and identify new opportunities. </li><li>Champion user-centered design principles, ensuring that the user experience is at the forefront of product development.</li></ul><h3>What you'll bring</h3><ul><li>4-10 years of experience in product management.</li><li>BS/BA Degree in a technology-related field or equivalent experience.</li><li>Strong analytical, communication, and process definition skills.</li><li>Self-motivated with an ability to work in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous work.</li><li>Humility, empathy, and open-mindedness - no egos.</li></ul><h3>Nice To Have</h3><ul><li>Experience working in an early-stage startup (&lt;100 engineers).</li><li>Experience building AI products, complex UX workflows, and/or enterprise software.</li><li>Previous experience working as a firefighter or at least passion for climate change adaptation and/or firefighting</li><li>Prefer SF Bay Area location but we're open to Remote for the right experience</li></ul><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Pano is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and supporting our team-members regardless of where they come from. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.</div>

Senior Product Manager - Software

<div><span style="font-size:21.3333px;">Who we are</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">The problem:</b><span style="font-size:10pt;"> Every minute matters in fire response.  As climate change amplifies the intensity of wildfires—with longer fire seasons, dryer fuels, and faster winds—new ignitions spread faster and put more communities at risk. Today, most wildfires are detected by bystanders and reported via 911, meaning it can take hours to detect a fire, verify its exact location and size, and dispatch first responders. Fire authorities need a faster way to detect, confirm, and pinpoint fires so that they can quickly respond—preventing small flare-ups from becoming devastating infernos.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">About Pano: </b><a href="https://www.pano.ai/" style="font-size:10pt;">Pano</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> is a venture-backed early-stage climate tech startup that is the leader in wildfire early detection, leveraging the latest advancements in IoT, AI, satellites, and SaaS software to deliver actionable intelligence to customers. Pano leverages mountaintop cameras and satellites to detect the first traces of smoke and put real-time fire images in the hands of asset owners and first responders to speed up containment. Pano is already partnering with major utilities, fire authorities, and government agencies in the USA and Australia. Recent media coverage includes being named one of the Top 10 most innovative companies in AI of 2023 by </span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90846670/most-innovative-companies-artificial-intelligence-2023" style="font-size:10pt;">FastCompany</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> and recipient of the Innovative Mobile Service and Application Award at </span><a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-recieves-innovation-award-for-5g-wildfire-detection" style="font-size:10pt;">Mobile World Congress</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> through our partnership with T-Mobile.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13.3333px;">Pano brings together a diverse team bridging frontline, wildland firefighting experience with best-in-class know-how in operations, logistics, artificial intelligence, and software. Our team is composed of experienced technology professionals from companies such as Apple, Cisco, Nest, DoorDash and Meta. Headquartered in San Francisco with an office and factory in the Mission District, our hybrid team works from locations around the world. Founded in mid-2020, we’ve raised over $40M from leading VC funds. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:16pt;">The Role </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">We're looking for an entrepreneurial product designer to join our small and wildly talented team. You’ll work on a variety of projects, both for internal and external customers. We build products that help firefighters protect lives and our forests and support customers across multiple industries (utilities, forestry, renewables, etc) to protect their assets and keep their employees and customers safe.  You will work in collaboration with engineering, product, customer success, and operations to develop products and processes in a stable, scalable, and cost-efficient way.</span></div><br><br><h3>What you’ll do</h3><ul><li>Take broad and ambiguous problems and turn them into simple, intuitive, and useful products that help us fulfill our mission and solve our customers' needs. </li><li>Bring product initiatives to life by creating journey maps, information architecture, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, pixel-perfect UI, interaction designs, and more. </li><li>Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define and prioritize product requirements. </li><li>Communicate effectively by presenting conceptual ideas, design rationale, and the specifics of the user-centered design process to senior management and during all-hands meetings. </li><li>Conduct user research and usability testing to gather insights and validate design decisions. </li><li>Champion user-centered design principles and practices within the team and organization. </li><li>Manage multiple projects efficiently and effectively, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality results.</li></ul><h3>What you’ll bring</h3><ul><li>4-10 years of experience researching, designing, and shipping software products/features.</li><li>A strong portfolio showcasing the way you think and work.</li><li>Self-motivated with an ability to work in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous work.</li><li>Humility, empathy, and open-mindedness - no egos</li></ul><h3>Nice to have	</h3><ul><li>Experience working in an early-stage startup (&lt;100 engineers).</li><li>Experience building AI products, complex UX workflows, and/or enterprise software.</li><li>Previous experience working as a firefighter or at least passion for climate change adaptation and/or firefighting.</li><li>Prefer SF Bay Area location but we're open to Remote for the right experience</li></ul><br><div>Pano is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and supporting our team-members regardless of where they come from. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.</div>

Senior Product Designer

<div><span style="font-size:21.3333px;">Who we are</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">The problem:</b><span style="font-size:10pt;"> Every minute matters in fire response.  As climate change amplifies the intensity of wildfires—with longer fire seasons, dryer fuels, and faster winds—new ignitions spread faster and put more communities at risk. Today, most wildfires are detected by bystanders and reported via 911, meaning it can take hours to detect a fire, verify its exact location and size, and dispatch first responders. Fire authorities need a faster way to detect, confirm, and pinpoint fires so that they can quickly respond—preventing small flare-ups from becoming devastating infernos.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">About Pano: </b><a href="https://www.pano.ai/" style="font-size:10pt;">Pano</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> is a venture-backed early-stage climate tech startup that is the leader in wildfire early detection, leveraging the latest advancements in IoT, AI, satellites, and SaaS software to deliver actionable intelligence to customers. Pano leverages mountaintop cameras and satellites to detect the first traces of smoke and put real-time fire images in the hands of asset owners and first responders to speed up containment. Pano is already partnering with major utilities, fire authorities, and government agencies in the USA and Australia. Recent media coverage includes being named one of the Top 10 most innovative companies in AI of 2023 by </span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90846670/most-innovative-companies-artificial-intelligence-2023" style="font-size:10pt;">FastCompany</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> and recipient of the Innovative Mobile Service and Application Award at </span><a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-recieves-innovation-award-for-5g-wildfire-detection" style="font-size:10pt;">Mobile World Congress</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> through our partnership with T-Mobile.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13.3333px;">Pano brings together a diverse team bridging frontline, wildland firefighting experience with best-in-class know-how in operations, logistics, artificial intelligence, and software. Our team is composed of experienced technology professionals from companies such as Apple, Cisco, Nest, DoorDash and Meta. Headquartered in San Francisco with an office and factory in the Mission District, our hybrid team works from locations around the world. Founded in mid-2020, we’ve raised over $40M from leading VC funds. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:14pt;">The Role</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">We’re looking for a Director of Strategic Sourcing who will oversee a team of procurement professionals who are responsible for millions of dollars of direct spend for Pano AI.   Our Strategic Sourcing team oversees two main areas of spend:  1) an IoT (Internet of Things) supply chain which includes hardware components, 3rd party custom manufacturing, connectivity solutions, power components (solar, batteries), freight/3PL, 24X7 human-in-the-loop AI call centers etc. and 2) a “Telecom” supply chain which includes site evaluation, installation, permitting, construction services, and tower leasing of Pano AI’s camera tower locations.   The role may grow to include areas of indirect spend over time as well.    The Strategic Sourcing team is located in both the US and Australia and is growing quickly.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Select and manage 3rd party logistics and freight forwarding suppliers and partner with Pano manufacturing team to ensure that new region launches go smoothly and international and domestic deliveries are completed on time. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Apply strategic thinking to design optimal supply chains to improve scalability, reduce risk, and streamline Pano AI’s operations.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Identify, design, and select processes and tools to continue to enable scale in procurement as Pano AI grows, including processes to enable collaboration and information sharing across departments such as program management and sales.</span></div><br><br><h3>What You'll Do </h3><ul><li>The Strategic Sourcing team is ultimately responsible for cost/terms, quality, and on-time delivery / supply capacity for all commodities across both the IOT and Telecom Supply Chains, leveraging procurement best practices and cultivating strategic supplier relationships.   </li><li>Cost/terms: </li><li>Oversees various financial analyses within the Sourcing team to support a) vendor 			negotiations (e.g. should-cost analysis), b) Pano internal FP&amp;A, and c) Prioritization of sourcing initiatives.    Deliverables include cost-down waterfalls, margin trend analysis, board, and fundraising materials, etc.</li><li>Set cost down targets for company/team across key commodities using “should-cost” analysis, and drive and track key initiatives against those targets, in partnership with Pano’s finance team.   Regular executive reporting on progress against cost down goals.  </li><li>Ensure their team develops a nuanced understanding of the commodity landscape in order to forecast industry trends and gauge emerging competitive forces</li><li>Leverage strategic relationships with vendors wherever possible, not just transactional, and serve as escalation path and executive relationship-owner for sourcing team members</li><li>Oversee effective competitive RFPs as well as sole source cost negotiations, delivering ongoing and predictable savings.</li><li>Ensure new components (NPI, new regions) are priced competitively and reasonably</li><li>Drive fast and effective lease and other contract negotiations, resolving any stalemates internally or externally</li><li>Quality:</li><li>Work in close coordination with other departments to understand and resolve any supplier quality issues</li><li>Conduct supplier risk assessments</li><li>Prioritize supplier visits for team and ensure key risks are being identified</li><li>Implement processes to oversee compliance with all specifications and requirements for all sourced commodities</li><li>On Time Delivery / Supply Capacity:</li><li>Work in close coordination with plant management / materials management team to accurately forecast component volumes via S&amp;OP process and identify part shortages early using CTB process</li><li>Ensure all part shortages are resolved quickly, serving as escalation path with team if needed; Ensure materials vendors deliver components to sites on time as needed.  </li><li>Perform capacity modeling exercises in coordination with vendors to identify any future bottlenecks well in advance and select additional sources or alternate components if needed.</li><li>Project management of any NPI programs and new regions that require new sourcing, to ensure that new components are selected and contracted well in advance of need.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement in tower leasing and installer selection process for both speed and savings; design and implement tracking processes for early visibility into potential delays.</li><li>Assess and implement opportunities to utilize 3rd party services to support seasonality of Pano AI’s business cost-effectively.</li></ul><h3>What You'll Bring </h3><ul><li>7+ years of Strategic Sourcing experience with increasing scope and responsibility including at least 3 years of management experience.</li><li>Track record of success in managing cost, quality and on-time delivery in challenging fast-paced environments</li><li>Zoom in / Zoom out: Ability to define big picture strategies and prioritize / think outside of the box, but also get into the weeds to resolve issues with the team</li><li>Strong quantitative and analytical skills, critical thinking, and business acumen</li><li>Proven ability to multitask across numerous and diverse commodities simultaneously</li><li>Thrives under pressure; creative problem solver</li><li>A shrewd and enthusiastic negotiator, who leverages preparation as well as strategy to achieve exceptional cost outcomes</li><li>A passionate people leader, with a track record of building and mentoring A+ teams</li><li>Executive presence in front of senior internal and external audiences</li><li>Strong relationship-building with peers and ability to resolve conflicts internally and externally</li><li>High sense of urgency</li><li>Willingness to travel up to 20%</li><li>Exceptional organizational and planning skills</li><li>A mission-driven builder who loves to SHIP!</li></ul><br><div>Pano is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and supporting our team-members regardless of where they come from. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.</div>

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<div><span style="font-size:21.3333px;">Who we are</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">The problem:</b><span style="font-size:10pt;"> Every minute matters in fire response.  As climate change amplifies the intensity of wildfires—with longer fire seasons, dryer fuels, and faster winds—new ignitions spread faster and put more communities at risk. Today, most wildfires are detected by bystanders and reported via 911, meaning it can take hours to detect a fire, verify its exact location and size, and dispatch first responders. Fire authorities need a faster way to detect, confirm, and pinpoint fires so that they can quickly respond—preventing small flare-ups from becoming devastating infernos.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10pt;">About Pano: </b><a href="https://www.pano.ai/" style="font-size:10pt;">Pano</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> is a venture-backed early-stage climate tech startup that is the leader in wildfire early detection, leveraging the latest advancements in IoT, AI, satellites, and SaaS software to deliver actionable intelligence to customers. Pano leverages mountaintop cameras and satellites to detect the first traces of smoke and put real-time fire images in the hands of asset owners and first responders to speed up containment. Pano is already partnering with major utilities, fire authorities, and government agencies in the USA and Australia. Recent media coverage includes being named one of the Top 10 most innovative companies in AI of 2023 by </span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90846670/most-innovative-companies-artificial-intelligence-2023" style="font-size:10pt;">FastCompany</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> and recipient of the Innovative Mobile Service and Application Award at </span><a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-recieves-innovation-award-for-5g-wildfire-detection" style="font-size:10pt;">Mobile World Congress</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> through our partnership with T-Mobile.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13.3333px;">Pano brings together a diverse team bridging frontline, wildland firefighting experience with best-in-class know-how in operations, logistics, artificial intelligence, and software. Our team is composed of experienced technology professionals from companies such as Apple, Cisco, Nest, DoorDash and Meta. Headquartered in San Francisco with an office and factory in the Mission District, our hybrid team works from locations around the world. Founded in mid-2020, we’ve raised over $40M from leading VC funds. </span></div><div><br></div><div>Interested in joining Pano AI but don't see a role that seems like the best fit?</div><div><br></div><div>Share your information to be considered for future opportunities here at Pano AI as we continue our amazing growth journey! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><br><div>Pano is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and supporting our team-members regardless of where they come from. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.</div>

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