Lead Product Manager

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Lead Product Manager, Video Target Team

At Platform Science, we're working to connect everything that moves.Founded in 2015, we are an open IoT platform that partners with innovative fleets, application developers, vehicle manufacturers, and equipment providers in the transportation industry to deliver revolutionary solutions to supply chain professionals across the globe.

Our employees are an engaging, diverse group of people who believe in the power of great ideas. We hire people with different experiences and perspectives to build a company culture that fuels growth through innovation.

We value thoughtful actions and empathy for others. We approach challenges with resiliency and creativity, while encouraging transparency because, no matter our backgrounds or responsibilities, we are one team.

About the Role

Platform Science is hiring a Product Manager focused on driving the roadmap for our Video Target Team. Reporting to the Director of Product, Device and Data Platform, and working with a team of passionate colleagues, you will play a critical role in incubating, piloting, and launching our VV Video Platform. We are founded on the mission of making transportation smart.

In this role, you will face product challenges as you work with members of the PS Video team on short-term product roadmap while working towards refining and iterating on our long-term vision of delivering a video platform. You are always asking questions to learn more about the 'Why' and 'How' of the world through constant interactions with our customers and partners. You take ownership and pride in the quality of both your work and your team's work.

• Help execute features and capabilities in your product area, and work with your team to distill this into multiple short-term execution deliverables.
• Be a passionate advocate for the customer; understand and articulate customer needs, conduct ongoing customer research, leverage internal knowledge and expertise, and prioritize market requirements.
• Write requirements documents, define use cases, customer journey, and own the business metrics and KPIs for your products and services.
• Identify areas of opportunity and weakness in both product area and process, and articulate creative and iterative solutions.
• Manage the entire product life cycle by defining User Stories with detailed Acceptance Criteria and meeting a Definition of Ready; participate in daily standup and sprint reviews of engineering work products.
• Deliver an MVP version of our next generation video platform solution on the Camera and drive field trials, followed by quickly iterating to launch an MSP helping drive incremental revenue to Platform Science.
• Partner with Engineering, Senior Leadership, and other Product Managers to drive the VV Video platform strategy and roadmap for North America.

Required experience

• 5+ years of product management experience, shipping software used by thousands of users.
• Pragmatic problem solver and can focus on technical details (i.e. take complex customer problems and break them down into components).
• Exceptional communication skills (English and Portuguese) that allow you to bridge the gap of a team spread across the world.
• Past experience leading Software/Hardware products preferably in video telematics.
• Exhibits a positive, can-do attitude and is willing to work in a hyper-growth environment. In other words, roll up your sleeves and thrive in a fast-paced start-up.
• Customer-facing experience, with a willingness to travel and speak when reasonably safe travel is able to resume.
• Preferred but not required:
• Bachelor's degree in Information Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience working on IoT, Telematics, or Video products.
• Understanding of the trucking or logistics industries.
• Experience with pricing, packaging, and go to market positioning.

Please note: This document is a description of a potential position with our company. Nothing within this document may be construed as an offer for employment or a promise of benefit or remuneration. Further, any representation made within this document is subject to the laws and restrictions of the jurisdiction where employment may be deemed to occur. The parameters and availability of this position are subject to change and based solely within the discretion of the company. In addition, the duties, responsibilities, and scope of this position may not be fully represented in this description or may change as required by the Company.

Platform Science is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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