Description:
Job Description
The BrightDrop Vehicle Product team is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Product Manager to own the in-vehicle digital workflow experience and roadmap. The ideal candidate will have a combination of product management experience and a strong technical background with the ability to translate business needs into high level requirements. As Product Manager you will be responsible for defining and driving in the in vehicle digital experience for fleet drivers. Including the definition of a fleet centric UI experience. You will execute and maintain the roadmap for the in-vehicle workflow and manage relationships within BrightDrop as well as cross-functionally with our GM partners.
Responsibilities include the following:
- Leverage fleet customer research on user needs/pain points
Develop insights that are critical to understanding our fleet customers- Communicate actionable fleet customer insights for internal stakeholders
- Build and articulate the strategic vision for your product
- Prioritize what's important for your customer and the product
- Develop and communicate your product's business case through an understanding of the problem
Provide marketing support to sales- Perform competitive analysis
- Monitor and report on product performance
- Develop and manage the product roadmap
- Coordinate the creation of prototypes and concept testing
Document product requirements, use cases and artifacts to direct product development team- Develop product launch plans
- Lead strategic decision making surrounding internal vs. external development
- Work closely with the Delivery Product, UX Design and Engineering teams to identify market opportunities and ideate on potential solutions and products
- Travel as required in support of the above
Additional Job Description
Skills & Qualifications:
- A continuous growth mindset with an intellectual curiosity
- Demonstrated experience successfully operating in fluid environments with high ambiguity and high levels of personal autonomy
- Strong relationship building skills including the ability to relate constructively to all levels of the organization
The desire to be part of, and to contribute to, a team environment- Highly effective communication skills, both oral and written, and executive presence
- The ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Exceptionally self-motivated and directed
- Highest level of integrity and professionalism
Education & Experience:
- A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or related experience
- 4+ years of experience of product management
Familiar with vehicle networking technologies (CAN, LINUX, Android Auto OS etc)- Experience with vehicle regulatory requirements - functional safety, driver attention etc
- Experience with automotive software systems - infotainment, active safety, autonomous
- Experience with Android application lifecycle and ecosystem
- Telematics or IoT deployments
Interactive designs for customer facing products, including voice applications- 3+ years of experience in software development disciplines (e.g., Agile, SAFe, Scrum).
What Would Be Even Better:
- A master's degree in business or product management, or related experience
Experience in the use of current tools including Aha!, Azure Dev Ops or similar- Experience with BI reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)