Director of Product

May Mobility

3d • $160,000 - $230,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Product will help oversee and direct several activities for May Mobility as it relates to product development, product strategy, competitive positioning and product marketing. This will lead and guide product strategy & planning to identify and take advantage of market, industry and economic opportunities while mitigating risks. This leader will share our values to solve one of the toughest problems in mobility while providing the highest level of service to our customers - with a passion for technology and finding ways to improve mobility to make people's lives better.

Requirements

• Proven experience with autonomous vehicle technology is required for effectively debating technical tradeoffs with engineering leaders.
• Ability to translate complex business goals into precise, engineering-ready technical requirements (PRDs/MRDs).
• Proficiency in analyzing vehicle telemetry and operational metrics is essential for justifying and pivoting roadmap decisions.
• Proven ability to manage conflict and drive consensus among senior cross-functional leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to be "ruthless" in prioritization is necessary to balance partner value against foundational autonomy investment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and efficiently at all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively and meet objectives without day-to-day direction.
• 10+ years experience in the field of autonomy, robotics and commercialization of products.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent.
• Experience in Automotive, Transportation, Software as a Service and/or AI industries highly preferred.
• Direct operational knowledge of ride-hail, PUDO logistics, and the last-mile problem.
• Solid experience in launching green field products and managing the complete product life cycles (customer insights→ idea→ build→ launch→ measure→ learn→ continuously improve in-market→ end-of-life)
• Experience leading, managing, and developing teams of product and engineering personnel.
• Proven success working in a start-up/small business where there are minimal resources, nothing comes easy and things don't always work as planned.
• Experience building and maintaining strong, long-lasting client relationships.
• Ability to undergo a driving record check

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of product managers that span across autonomous driving technology, application software, data & analytics, and vehicle hardware
• Create compelling & inspiring product visions, strategies and roadmaps for several areas by collaborating with internal stakeholders and leveraging market, behavior & technology trends
• Collaborate across other key stakeholders in product management, engineering, BD, customer success, etc. on product vision & strategy.
• Implement a unified product development process based on being a highly iterative, learning organization and by managing internal and external resources throughout the product life cycle (customer insights→ launch→ post-launch improvements→ end-of-life).
• Ensure that product roadmaps are customer and innovation driven and create compelling and lasting competitive advantage
• Ensure pricing and value analysis is developed to maximize competitiveness, volume and profit for all products while meeting budget requirements.
• Communicate product vision, strategy, positioning and plans with other leaders and stakeholders.
• Define OKRs for team and products and deliver on them
• Ensure collaboration of cross-functional teams to develop refined and improved KPI processes.
• Set market research objectives and ensure the market research team serves May Mobility to the highest possible level.
• Provide support with special projects as requested.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans. Domestic partners who have been residing together at least one year are also eligible to participate.
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available.
• Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.
• Generous paid parental leave as well as a phased return to work.
• Flexible vacation policy in addition to paid company holidays.
• Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree