The Product Manager will be primarily supporting Hoplo, our aftermarket radar product intended for collision avoidance applications, primarily on industrial and commercial vehicles. The ideal candidate would have a technical background but would also have strong collaborative skills. Requires excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills. Requires the ability to work in a fast-paced, often ambiguous environment with a high level of autonomy.

Salary parameters for this role are based on experience, with a base in the $155,000 to $215,000 range. In addition, we also offer equity participation, full benefits, 401K (with match), and a 4:1 days onsite:WFH option for most roles. This position is based at our company headquarters in Los Alamitos, CA; relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Specific Duties:

• Evaluate market opportunities, define the product roadmap, and recommend launch/roll-out strategy for product features.
• Work closely with Sales to understand customer needs.
• Translate customers’ needs into clearly defined technical requirements backed by data and comprehensive industry knowledge.
• Engage closely with Engineering 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, and regulatory considerations to drive product decisions.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years’ overall leadership experience, including a minimum of 5 years in a customer-facing role
• Proven ability to evolve product strategy based on research, data, and industry trends
• Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage tradeoffs, and evaluate opportunities with internal and external partners
• Experience working cross-functionally with multiple teams including Business, Sales and Engineering to meet revenue goals
• Proven track record of taking ownership and successfully delivering results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Highly organized and collaborative, with exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Experience using hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop a business case for additions to the product roadmap
• Understanding of/experience within the heavy-duty vehicle industry, transportation industry and/or radar systems strongly preferred
• Experience with JIRA desired, but not required
• Prior Product Management experience with complex electronics highly desirable
• Bachelor’s Degree required in an Engineering field; Master’s degree a plus