Lead Product Manager, Enterprise Systems

Slate Auto

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As the Lead Product Manager, Enterprise Systems at Slate, you will own the product strategy and delivery for the platforms that keep our operational backbone running. In the world of EV manufacturing, the “digital thread” – the flow of data from a purchase order to a shop-floor robot to a customer’s driveway – is what determines our speed to market. You will shape how Slate tracks every dollar, every bolt, and every battery cell, turning business strategy into working systems. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will balance the stability of “out-of-the-box” enterprise software with the agility of custom-built solutions, ensuring our ERP, MES, WMS, PLM, and procurement platforms scale as fast as our production lines. You will be the product voice in the room when we decide what to buy, what to build, and how to connect it all.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is required.
• 8+ years of product management or technical program management experience delivering enterprise systems, specifically within manufacturing, automotive, or complex hardware environments.
• Hands-on experience as the primary product owner on at least one full-cycle ERP implementation (Oracle Fusion, SAP, NetSuite, or equivalent) across OTC and/or PTP.
• Strong working knowledge of the PLM → MES → ERP toolchain – TeamCenter, 3DEXPERIENCE, or equivalent — including MBOMs, routings, serialization, and genealogy.
• Comfort connecting disparate systems via APIs, middleware, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar frameworks; you can diagnose an integration issue without waiting on a developer.
• You have helped a company move from scrappy early-stage systems to enterprise-grade, SOX-compliant infrastructure, and you know which corners are safe to cut and which are not.
• Deep fluency with BOM effectivity, option configurations, and item / material master, and a clear-eyed view of how bad data ripples through Manufacturing, Finance, and Supply Chain.
• You see the company as a series of interconnected loops – you understand how a delay in procurement ripples through the MES and eventually hits the financial ledger.
• You know that “perfect is the enemy of shipped.” You can ship a Minimum Viable ERP today while planning for a global scale-up tomorrow.
• You are skilled at managing stakeholders with competing priorities, helping them find common ground on process and data standards.
• Comfortable reading SQL, working in Tableau or equivalent BI tools, and guiding both functional consultants and software developers to robust, maintainable outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive the product roadmap for Slate’s core enterprise platforms – ERP (Finance, OTC, PTP), MES, WMS, PLM, and Travel & Expense – balancing near-term launch needs with long-term scale.
• Design the end-to-end Design-to-Build data flow – Item Master, Item Structure, BOMs, routings, serialization, and genealogy – so data moves cleanly between Engineering, the factory floor, and the financial ledger.
• Lead structured evaluations of major platforms, documenting MVP requirements, total cost of ownership, and risk to help leadership make high-stakes calls on industry-standard software versus proprietary builds.
• Define the business processes – Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Plan-to-Produce – that will govern how Slate operates, not just the software that supports them.
• Partner directly with Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Commercial Operations to translate business requirements into technical workflows and shipped features.
• Lead implementation teams – developers, QAs, and system integrators – through discovery, configuration, UAT, cutover, and hypercare for major releases.
• Establish BOM and master data governance across business units, keeping the system of record clean as product variants and accessories scale.
• Design automated user lifecycle, PO, and Sales Order flows integrated with Active Directory and downstream systems to reduce manual entry, cut errors, and enforce T&E and financial compliance.

Benefits

• At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior