Product Owner, Pricing Analytics and Palantir Foundry

International Motors • Lisle, IL

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About The Position

International Motors is seeking a senior Product Owner to lead the enterprise product vision, roadmap, and delivery of pricing analytics and Palantir Foundry-enabled capabilities. The role is the primary decision-maker for product direction and delivery outcomes, partnering with pricing, commercial, data, engineering, and executive stakeholders to turn strategic objectives into prioritized solutions and measurable business value.

The Product Owner leads product capabilities for service and aftermarket parts pricing, including price-list management, approval workflows, segmentation, and price harmonization across markets, channels, and dealer networks. The role also guides integrations with Palantir Foundry, ERP, CPQ, and eCommerce systems, and works with data and engineering teams on ontology design, data pipelines, application workflows, and integration dependencies.

The position owns backlog and agile delivery, stakeholder alignment, implementation and rollout planning, and product success measures. It also communicates progress, risks, trade-offs, and business impact to senior leadership. International Motors is part of TRATON GROUP, a commercial vehicle manufacturer. The company describes its aim as advancing sustainable mobility and creating a cleaner, safer world.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 9 years of technical project/program management experience, plus at least 2 years of lead experience; OR a master's degree and at least 5 years of technical project/program management experience, plus at least 2 years of lead experience; OR at least 12 years of technical project/program management experience, plus at least 2 years of lead experience.
• Legally authorized on an unrestricted basis to work in the United States; the employer does not anticipate providing employment-related work sponsorship for this position.
• Ability to translate complex business and technical concepts into clear requirements, decisions, and executive-level communication.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, negotiation, and influencing skills, including ability to align senior business, technology, data, and executive audiences on priorities, trade-offs, and outcomes.
• Ability to operate decisively in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity while maintaining ownership, structure, and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years of experience in product ownership, product management, pricing analytics, enterprise analytics, or related digital product leadership roles.
• Senior-level experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or equivalent, accountable for enterprise product strategy, backlog ownership, roadmap execution, and delivery of complex data or analytics products.
• Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry, including ontology-driven applications, data pipelines, dashboards, or platform-enabled business workflows.
• Experience in pricing analytics, commercial analytics, revenue management, margin analysis, segmentation, or data-driven pricing decision support.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise parts pricing and price optimization platforms such as Syncron Price, PROS, Zilliant, Vendavo, Pricefx, or comparable solutions.
• Working knowledge of service parts pricing methods, including cost-plus, value-based, and competitor-based models, and kit, lifecycle, supersession, and interchange pricing considerations.
• Track record leading large-scale cross-functional implementations from concept through production rollout, including executive alignment, adoption, governance, and measurable business outcomes.
• Strong command of agile delivery practices, including backlog management, story writing, prioritization frameworks, and release planning.
• Experience owning enterprise pricing platforms, commercial decision tools, dealer or customer analytics, or integrated business platforms.
• Experience leading selection, implementation, or replacement of a parts pricing platform, including vendor evaluation, data migration, rule configuration, and transition from manual or spreadsheet-based pricing.
• Familiarity with dealer network pricing dynamics, including dealer margin protection, grey market and cannibalization risk, tariff and cost volatility, and competitive aftermarket positioning.
• Familiarity with Palantir Marketplace, OSDK, AIP, LLM-enabled workflows, or advanced Foundry application capabilities.
• Background in automotive, manufacturing, distribution, or aftermarket parts environments.
• Experience building business cases, value models, and investment justification for large-scale platform initiatives.
• Relevant certifications such as CSPO, SAFe POPM, or equivalent agile product credentials.

Responsibilities

• Own and articulate the product vision, strategy, and multi-release roadmap for pricing analytics and Palantir Foundry-enabled capabilities.
• Define, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog, ensuring epics, features, and user stories are clear, appropriately sized, and aligned to business value.
• Translate pricing strategy, margin objectives, and commercial priorities into product requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Own product direction for service and aftermarket parts pricing capabilities, including price-list management, approval workflows, segmentation, and price harmonization across markets, channels, and dealer networks.
• Engage pricing leaders, commercial teams, dealers, and end users to validate needs and confirm delivered solutions meet expectations.
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and demonstrations, and accept completed work on behalf of the business.
• Drive implementation and rollout planning, including release sequencing, change management, training, adoption strategy, and post-launch value realization.
• Establish and monitor success metrics such as adoption, pricing accuracy, margin impact, cycle time, and user satisfaction, and adjust priorities based on measured outcomes.
• Partner with data and engineering teams on Foundry ontology design, data pipelines, application workflows, and integration dependencies.
• Direct integration of parts pricing platforms with Palantir Foundry, ERP, CPQ, and eCommerce systems to support consistent, governed enterprise pricing.
• Manage stakeholder alignment, competing priorities, risks, and trade-off decisions across business units and delivery teams.
• Communicate roadmap progress, delivery status, risks, and business impact to senior leadership.
• Lead large-scale cross-functional implementations from concept through production rollout, including executive alignment, adoption, governance, and measurable outcomes.
• Potentially lead selection, implementation, or replacement of a parts pricing platform, including vendor evaluation, data migration, rule configuration, and transition from manual pricing processes.

Benefits

• Competitive market-based compensation.
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing; details are available through the employer's benefits website.

What This Job Offers

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