Senior Product Manager

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive the vision for a specific area of the product suite, ensuring its long-term competitiveness and innovation.
• Align product initiatives with business objectives, ensuring that product development directly impacts revenue growth and customer satisfaction.
• Act as the primary product expert, leading cross-functional collaboration to define and prioritize roadmap initiatives.
• Work closely with engineering teams in an Agile environment, actively participating in daily standups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Write and refine detailed epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria that guide development.
• Own the delivery timeline and work to ensure features are launched on schedule.
• Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and drive the go-to-market strategy for new features.
• Serve as the key product liaison for executives, customers, and external partners/vendors.
• Conduct Voice of Customer (VoC) studies to understand user workflows and pain points.
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing teams to ensure alignment on product positioning and adoption strategies.
• Define and track key product KPIs to measure success and inform strategy.
• Utilize analytics, A/B testing, and customer feedback to optimize features and drive continuous improvement.
• Present insights and recommendations to leadership, influencing business and product decisions.
• Stay ahead of automotive industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitor movements.
• Represent Affinitiv at industry events, conferences, and customer meetings to gather insights and evangelize our solutions.
• Identify and evaluate potential partnerships and integrations that enhance product capabilities.
• Measure product success based on NPS scores, revenue impact, and on-time delivery metrics.
• Continuously analyze market trends and competitor offerings to identify areas of improvement.
• Champion best-in-class customer and user experiences through system enhancements.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in a Product Owner/Manager role, in SaaS, IoT, or marketing technology, preferably in the automotive technology sector.
• Proven ability to own and drive product functionality in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Strong experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tools for backlog management.
• Experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and working directly with development teams.
• Exposure to executives, customers, and vendors with the ability to translate business needs into technical execution.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving ability, and a data-driven mindset.
• Agile certification (CSPO, PSPO, SAFe) is a plus.

Nice to Have

• Experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Experience working directly with development teams.
• Agile certification (CSPO, PSPO, SAFe).

Qualifications

• Educational background is not explicitly specified, but experience in SaaS, IoT, or marketing technology is required.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401K effective day 1.
• Generous PTO to enjoy time with family and friends.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment with remote work options.
• Opportunities for growth and leadership.
• Work from Here program allowing remote or on-campus work.