Kodiak Senior Product Manager to lead development of software solutions supporting Kodiak Command & Field Operations and customers. Responsible for full product lifecycle enabling remote fleet management and operational tools.
Responsibilities
Scope: Be the directly responsible individual (DRI) for the full product lifecycle for your area of responsibility—from user research, through product requirements and design, to development, testing, deployment, and feedback.
Mandate: Enable our Operations team to maximize the efficiency of our owned & operated, and unlock customer ground crews to efficiently manage customer-owned self-driving vehicles, through operational tools that enable remote fleet management, routing, monitoring, support, and troubleshooting.
Execution: Work with the end user and cross-functional teams to drive the end-to-end process from needs identification to feature implementation, and remove any blockers to ensure the product is deployed successfully to meet the end user’s expectations.
Prioritization: Prioritize features and adjust for changes in Kodiak’s commercial and competitive context.
Product definition: Define requirements to ensure they meet end user needs. Work closely with engineering to ensure the right product is built.
Performance monitoring: Define and track KPIs, understand the state of our product readiness, and communicate progress to our customers.
User feedback: Be the primary voice of the product and the end user, working closely with Kodiak’s customers to gain trust and channel feedback to internal teams.
Communication: Provide clear updates to leadership, customers, and cross-functional teams on program progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
Travel: Visit customer locations to gather detailed feedback from the field, and summarize and present to stakeholders. Periodic travel also required to Kodiak headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
What you’ll bring:
8+ years experience working in Product Management, ideally in operations management, autonomous vehicles, robotics, supply chain management, and/or logistics
Experience with state-of-the-art web and mobile operations tools and remote monitoring systems
