Staff Product Manager - Automotive Software (ADAS/Flex)

• 10+ years of Product Management or related work experience.

• 8+ years of Automotive SW dev/management (incl. requirements/systems) experience.

• 3+ years experience  in leading/successfully delivering ADAS/AD Software (stack) products.

• 3+ years experience with leading SW/Systems architecture for ADAS/Infotainment systems.

• Experience with handling budgets & negotiating 3rd party business contracts/agreements with/in large organizations.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to drive/lead engineering discussions with deep technical understanding/knowledge (subject matter level/principal engineer level expertise) on one or more areas related to BSP, drivers, OS, RTOS, AUTOSAR, ADAS/AD middleware, ADAS/AD application stack, In-vehicle Infotainment (IVI) solutions, Android, Linux, Camera sub systems, AI/ML/Neural network processing, Ethernet, Communication protocols, Functional Safety (ISO26262), Automotive SW development process, OpenCL, CUDA and V&V process.

• Define use cases, help with Software architecture, write requirements for SDKs, BSP, ADAS/AD/Infotainment software/middleware and the total solution value proposition.

• Manages product management team based on organizational needs/goals.

• Work with customers and internal engineering teams on RFIs, RFQs, and system-level use case modelling & analysis

• Develops product goals (e.g., features, performance, cost, timeline, schedules), performs product feasibility, and facilitates cross-functional decision making for products they own.

• Together with advanced knowledge of industry trends and/or competitors’ products, Translate customer requirements, feedback, and market dynamics into potential feature requests to ensure a differentiated product roadmap.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, innovative environment, including experience in discussing complex ideas with partners, customers, and executives.

Core Responsibilities:

• Validates business cases and determines relevance to organizational strategy; contributes to the creation of the product roadmap to advance organizational strategy and goals.

• Reviews, prepares, and delivers technical presentations regarding product roadmaps, RFI/RFQ/RFP, and/or proposals to demonstrate and market product portfolios to customers and/or prospective customers, and integrates customer feedback into project roadmaps.

• Serves as the authority in the creation of a differentiated roadmap for a product portfolio, facilitates decision making between cross-functional leaders, and achieves buy-in from internal and external stakeholders.

• Drives cross-functional conversations around the development of a software product portfolio that meets customer needs and aligns with ADAS hardware product roadmaps.

• Develops/reviews innovative product development plans, drives and creates/defines software product requirements for multiple new and emerging technologies/products, including determination of cost and impact, and continually reviews ROI of specific products.

• Reviews identified gaps in market based on complex analyses of overall ecosystem demands and makes software product decisions on how these gaps impact roadmaps.

• Drives communication plan and communicates appropriately with internal customers, third-party vendors, and senior management to build relationships, ensure alignment and buy-in, and achieve product goals as well as manage any planned changes.

• Drives effective cross-functional collaboration by ensuring that Engineering and other internal partners (i.e., program management) meet customer expectations, promised deadlines, and align with overall roadmap for software product portfolio(s).

• Translates customer needs, product roadmaps, and organizational strategy into successful software product(s) and facilitates decisions necessary for product delivery by partnering with cross-functional leaders.

Level of Responsibility:

• Working independently with no supervision.

• Making decisions that are significant in impact, influencing overall program or project success, finances, and/or the ability to meet objectives; errors are not readily apparent due to the complexity of work process/product or time between decisions and results; errors typically result in significant expenditure of time, resources, and funds to correct.

• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels. May require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents.

• Responsible to ensure budgets, schedules, and performance standards for functional areas and organization are realistically set and attained. Erroneous decisions, failure to achieve objectives results in significant long-term impact on the company's overall success.

• Having a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is making or directly making key decisions that have substantial impact on the organization).

• Completing tasks that require multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; tasks require simultaneously executing multiple cognitive abilities and maintaining information in short- or long-term memory.

• Regularly determines what needs to be done and is involved with sharing innovative solutions to achieve broad policies and objectives.

• Working on abstract problems in variable situations that typically require complex analysis, interpretation, or evaluation of intangible factors. Directs the resolution of complex problems that have impact beyond own area. Participates in corporate development of methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people.

• Develops, redesigns organizational strategies, and provides overall direction for various functional areas and/or entire organization. Has influence over the formulation and achievement of long-term business plans and objectives.