Senior Product Manager - Software

Volkswagen of America, Inc is a leading automobile manufacturer that is developing fully autonomous mobility and transportation services. The Senior Product Manager will guide engineering work, validate and improve features, and lead distinct product areas while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive product decisions and strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Lead distinct product areas and drive executional excellence across cross-functional teams
• Translate our customers’ needs into clearly defined technical requirements backed by data and comprehensive industry knowledge
• Evaluate the market opportunities, define product roadmap, and launch/roll-out strategy to scale our solutions
• Engage closely with the engineering and operations teams to inform decisions that balance timing, cost, features, and performance, while staying true to the product strategy and vision
• Serve as a cross-functional liaison that bridges engineering, business, operations, and regulatory considerations to drive product decisions
• Measure our success and improve our products using principled methods and metrics
• Find innovative ways to accelerate our development, reduce risk, and improve the overall product experience; work with the company to implement these initiatives and fully realize them

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in computer science, engineering, physics, or a related field
• Experience with the software systems underpinning our self-driving vehicles including: Perception, Prediction, Motion Planning, Motion Control, Cloud
• Strong product sense and user empathy
• Solid understanding of technical systems and architecture
• Effectively work with others across a broad range of technologies, processes, and systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Belief in rigorous, high-quality engineering that produces tangible results quickly
• Demonstrated ability to achieve strategic goals in an innovative and fast-paced environment, and to evolve product strategy based on research, data and industry trends
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Organizational and analytical skills
• The ideal candidate will be able to reason data into implications
• The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the logistics and operational components inherent in a transportation business at scale
• 7 - 10 years professional experience preferred
• Prior experience in Product Management preferred