Senior Product Strategist, Technology (ADAS)

Daimler Truck•Portland, OR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

In this role, you will support in defining the strategy for current and future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and other related technologies / topics for all DTNA vehicles and segments. You will need to have the ability to define/manage project deliverables as well as translate customer and technology requirements into functional business objectives. This position collaborates regularly with departments regarding their assigned product area (Engineering, TT/S, PVE, Sales & Marketing, Service, Supply Chain, etc.) ensuring organizational alignment and delivery. We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected. At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we’re building to solve with cutting-edge solutions in sustainability and future driving technology across electric, hydrogen and autonomous. These solutions, backed by years of innovative success and achievement, continue DTNA’s legacy as the undisputed industry leader. Our evolving brand portfolio is second to none, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, Demand Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Financial Services. Together, we work as one team towards our envisioned future – building a cleaner, safer and more efficient tomorrow for all. That is what we are working toward - for all who keep the world moving.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 5-7 years of relevant experience is required
Knowledge of Daimler Truck North America systems and business processes
Experience in project management or leading teams
Experience compiling, conducting, analyzing and maintaining complex market information and intelligence
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint
Solid communicator with good networking skills
Well organized, able to handle multiple detailed tasks and work professionally with various levels of management
Ability to learn and deep dive technical topics, and be comfortable in discussions with Engineering
An attached resume required
Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application
Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check
Final candidate may be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen

Nice To Haves

A degree focused in Business, Marketing, Project Management or Engineering preferred
Experience with customer and dealer interactions
Knowledge of ADAS technologies
Experience working with various DTNA databases & tools (EMMA, Order Explorer, SpecPro)
Understanding of and familiarity with Tableau and Alteryx

Responsibilities

Develops comprehensive ADAS product strategy for Freightliner & Western Star vehicles, both On Highway and Vocational, and for all propulsion technologies.
Ownership of ADAS roadmap, including support of cross-functional alignment meetings, roadmap content creation, and management across multiple platforms/powertrains.
Analyzes disparate data sources (both qualitative and quantitative) and strategically creates business cases for executive leadership that cast the vision and strategy for Freightliner & Western Star ADAS product portfolio.
Serves as product expert for assigned product area: ADAS Technologies inclusive of both active and passive systems, software and hardware based features and implementation across all DTNA vehicles, across all powertrains.
Leads & supports project management of multiple strategic ADAS vehicle integration projects to ensure roadmap, product definition, and feature requests meet customer needs.
Acts as the main point of contact between Engineering (globally and locally) and Sales & Marketing, including understanding how technical impact will affect marketing/end customer.
Represents the voice of the customer through project scope, product definition, and feature requests.
Supports downstream Sales and Marketing departments with proper project information (scope, schedule, compatibility, technical information) necessary to support their deliverables.
Maintains and creates project product definitions including master calendar year product definition to help ensure scope is understood and aligned throughout all of DTNA.
Supports Purchasing and Engineering through supplier selection process to ensure customer needs are met.
Supports Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Segment Strategy through pre-series customer selection.
Leads the creation of feature requests to assure voice of customer is met, including necessary alignment meetings with impacted stakeholders.
Supports project controlling with collection of project volumes from marketing to create project business case and maintain throughout project life cycle.
Intakes feedback on current product to improve future product: include in roadmapping activities, align with engineering on requests.
Submits NOW request or include in other ongoing projects through PCF, or other channels to meet customer needs.
Manages new product project requests into the CVDS project process as PAR, PAR Lite, or NOW.
Leads cross-functional teams at DTNA to final project approval and supporting DTNA projects as the Sales & Marketing sub project lead until project closure.
Creates and co-develops Product Committee, Product Sub-Committee, Technical Staff Meeting, and Gate Review materials for Executive Committee review. Including project proposals, product/market need summary, contribution forecasts (price, cost and volume), customer preferences, product definition, long and short term product trends, competitor analysis/justification, and product component usage patterns.
Ensures marketing input is regularly funneled to the pricing activity, and that market-sensitive published pricing is maintained.
Provides product technical support and material suggestions for the development of content for FABs, product promotions, dealer/sales communications and training materials.
Analyzes competitors' product lines, options, pricing strategy, product positioning, application, customer focus, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, aiming at identifying opportunities and recommending future products and features.
Produces compelling visualizations to communicate findings and recommendations
Represents the Product Strategy department in customer meetings and presentations
Coaches and trains team members on processes and product knowledge
Creates processes and documentation to support a high performing team
Occasional travel to fleet customers, trade shows, industry events, or dealer and/or customer events.