Key skills
Product ManagementData PlatformsAPI DevelopmentIoT SystemsDistributed SystemsTelematicsEnterprise Customer IntegrationRAIAnalyticsLeadership
About this role
Motive is a company that empowers physical operations with innovative tools for safety and productivity. They are seeking a Lead Product Manager for their Telematics Platform, responsible for the long-term vision, strategy, and execution of a centralized platform that processes vehicle and device data, while collaborating with other product teams and driving alignment across the company.
Responsibilities:
- Own the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Telematics data platform, balancing enterprise-grade reliability with feature innovation
- Partner closely with R&D leads to solve core platform challenges and deliver enterprise-grade reliability for key data services
- Lead defining and launching customer-facing Telematics APIs, webhooks, and data integrations for the Enterprise segment
- Drive platform readiness for strategic initiatives, including international expansion
- Collaborate with AI teams to make telematics data a core component of Motive's AI differentiation, including new analytics and automated workflows
- Mentor and coach other Product Managers on the team to scale the product function within this critical domain
- Lead the charge in productizing telematics data directly by building API-first products and rich integrations for the largest Enterprise customers
- Serve as the central pillar of product leadership, wrestling with complex engineering challenges and driving alignment across the company
Requirements:
- Possess 8+ years of product management experience, with a proven track record in a lead role
- Hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Exhibit experience building and scaling complex data platforms, API-first products, IoT systems, or large-scale distributed systems
- Know how to manage a platform as a product, balancing the needs of multiple internal stakeholders with external customer requirements
- Demonstrate the ability to drive alignment, influence roadmaps, and build consensus across numerous product, engineering, and GTM teams without direct authority
- Be able to dive deep into data to understand platform health while also engaging with enterprise customers to understand their integration needs
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment and be comfortable navigating ambiguity and complexity