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Job type full-time
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SrProduct manager - driver experience
Title: srProduct manager
Location: minnetonka, mn or remote (us/can)
Department: product management
Trimble transportation optimizes the movement of freight by providing shippers, carriers, intermediaries and drivers the tools they need to work efficientlyAs the leading provider of transportation management software (tms), asset management software (ams), and fleet management software (fms) we are devoted to propelling transportation companies increased efficiency, lower costs and optimized operations.
Overview
We empower our product teams to solve tough customer problems and business problems in ways that our customers love, yet work for our businessOur product teams are cross-functional and durable, generally comprised of a product manager, product owner and several engineersWe staff our product teams with the skills necessary to come up with effective solutions that are valuable to our customers, viable to our business, usable and useful to our customers’ users, and feasible for our engineering and technology group to create and maintain.
Product manager duties
Our product managers are accountable for ensuring the solutions we bring forward are valuable to the customer and viable to our business.
Learn and contribute to their team:
A solid knowledge of the various constraints of the business
A deep knowledge of our users and customers, and the data about how our customers engage with our products.
Track industry trends and the competitive landscape as they pertain to their product.
Understand that consistent innovation is the result of each member of the product team contributing their passion and their ideas, and encouraging those contributions from colleagues.
Collaborate closely with the product team to discover effective solutions, and then work together to deliver those solutions to market.
While we empower our product teams to figure out the best solutions to the problems that need to be solved to achieve our overall strategy, we also hold those teams accountable to the resultsDelivering product to market is both expected, and insufficient.
We look for product managers that are not afraid of signing up for results, even when this means they have to work through others to achieve the necessary results.
This role is largely an individual contributor role; you will need to be able to influence your colleagues, stakeholders, and key leaders, through your use of data and logicWe also expect that product managers will take into account perspectives, data, and other contributions from elsewhere within and beyond our organization including but not limited to customer support & success, sales, engineering, industry perspectives, customers and competitorsSrProduct managers may have a small team of subordinate(s) and are expected to mentor colleagues such that they hone their skills as product managers, and develop a deeper awareness of the factors that influence product viability, usability & usefulness, feasibility.
Necessary qualifications:
Bachelor`s degree or equivalent practical experience.
Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery.
Strong requirements elicitation, and proven writing skills including the ability to write concisely and clearly for different audiences
2 years working on technology-powered products as either a product manager, product owner, product designer, engineer, data analyst, data scientist, or user researcher.
Demonstrated ability to learn multiple functional areas of business - engineering, design, finance, sales, or marketing.
Demonstrated ability to figure out solutions to hard problems with many constraints, using sound judgement to assess risks, and to lay out your argument in a well-structured, data-informed, written narrative.
Proven ability to engage with engineers, designers, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship.
Diverse perspectives:
Innovation thrives where diverse points of view come together to solve hard problemsAs such, we are seeking people that bring diverse life experiences, diverse educational backgrounds, diverse cultures, and diverse work experiencesPreparation and your willingness to share with us how your perspective will bring something unique and valuable to our product teams is an asset.
Trimble incIs proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, or any other protected factorEoe/m/f/v/d
