Product Manager

The role

Shape the product direction for a local-first knowledge platform: turn user needs, technical constraints, and open-source feedback into clear product decisions.

What you'll work on

• Translate user feedback, issues, and discussions into clear product priorities.
• Write concise specs for workflows across editor, graph, vault intelligence, plugins, and MCP.
• Work with engineering to separate core product bets from nice-to-have ideas.
• Improve onboarding, documentation, and release communication.
• Protect the product from generic SaaS patterns that do not fit OpenOnyx.

What we're looking for

• You should be comfortable with technical products and open-source development.
• You can write clearly enough that maintainers and contributors know what problem they are solving.
• You understand knowledge work, local-first software, or developer/productivity tools.
• You can make tradeoffs without hiding behind process.

Nice to have

• Experience with Markdown tools, note-taking systems, or personal knowledge management.
• Experience working with open-source communities.
• Ability to prototype flows or write lightweight interface copy.

How we work

OpenOnyx is open-source-first, local-first, and product-minded. We value direct communication, careful implementation, and ownership over vague process.

How to apply

Start a GitHub Discussion with a short note about your product work, what you think OpenOnyx should improve next, and examples of specs, product writing, or shipped product decisions.