Senior Product Manager, Retailer & Operational Tools
Logistics, Sales & Operations · Sales & Business Development · Product Management · Sales Management · Logistics Management
In short
Seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead product strategy and development for automotive business tools and digital experiences, focusing on operational efficiency and sales growth. This role includes people management, coaching a team, and collaborating with engineering and cross-functional stakeholders. Automotive industry experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Define and manage product vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution for platforms like port management, vehicle allocation, sales tools, fleet solutions, and retailer digital experiences.
- Lead product discovery, requirements gathering, prioritization, and delivery in partnership with engineering, design, analytics, sales, fleet management, port operations, and retailer operations.
- Manage, coach, and develop a team of product professionals, providing direction, performance guidance, prioritization support, and growth opportunities.
- Set team goals, clarify roles, support workload planning, and foster a collaborative product management culture.
- Translate complex business objectives and operational processes into clear product requirements, user stories, and measurable outcomes.
- Support modernization efforts across port operations and related systems.
- Develop and enhance tools for retailers, field teams, and internal business partners to improve efficiency, visibility, and sales performance.
- Partner with engineering teams on delivery priorities, dependencies, release planning, agile ceremonies, and issue resolution.
- Collaborate with sales, fleet management, retailer operations, and business teams to identify opportunities, validate solutions, support change management, and drive adoption.
- Utilize data, user feedback, business performance metrics, and market insights to evaluate product effectiveness and inform roadmap decisions.
- Communicate product priorities, progress, risks, decisions, and outcomes clearly to senior leaders, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s (masters preferred) degree in business, technology, engineering, product management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, digital product development, or related roles, preferably with responsibility for complex business platforms or operational tools.
- Prior people management experience, including managing direct reports, coaching, setting goals, providing feedback, and supporting professional development.
- Demonstrated experience building, launching, and improving products, platforms, or services that support business operations, sales enablement, customer-facing digital experiences, or internal enterprise workflows.
- Strong ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams, including engineering, sales, fleet, operations, analytics, and executive stakeholders.
- Proven ability to manage product roadmaps, prioritize competing needs, and deliver measurable business value in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to translate complex business processes into clear requirements and scalable digital solutions.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Experience using data, performance metrics, user feedback, and business insights to guide product decisions and measure outcomes.
- Experience partnering with engineering teams on software development, system integrations, APIs, technical delivery planning, and release execution.
- Working knowledge of product development and collaboration tools such as GitHub, Notion, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
- Ability to understand technical tradeoffs, dependencies, architecture considerations, and delivery constraints while maintaining a strong focus on business outcomes.
- Familiarity with data systems, reporting tools, workflow platforms, enterprise technology environments, and integration-dependent products.
Desired Qualifications
- Automotive industry experience, particularly with retailer operations, vehicle logistics, port operations, fleet management, allocation, or sales enablement.
- Experience modernizing legacy business tools, operational workflows, or enterprise platforms.
- Experience supporting retailer, field, or partner-facing tools that influence sales performance, operational execution, or customer experience.
- Background working in a fast-paced, matrixed organization with multiple business stakeholders and delivery teams.
- Experience leading products from discovery through delivery, launch, adoption, and continuous improvement.
- Experience building, leading, or scaling product teams in a complex enterprise or technology environment.
Benefits
- Compensation is determined based on experience, qualifications, internal equity, location and company guidelines.
#Product Management#Retailer Tools#Operational Tools#Automotive#Digital Experience#Fleet Management#Sales Enablement#Port Operations#Allocation Processes
Company
Volvo Cars
Job Posted
3 weeks ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Mahwah, United States
Qualification
Bachelor, Master
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