National Manager, Product Management

Overview

Who we are

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Who were looking for

The National Manager Product Management is a pivotal strategic role responsible for driving the vision development and success of a technology product. This role requires a blend of market insight technical understanding and cross-functional collaboration to deliver innovative solutions that meet customer needs and align with business objectives.

As a Technology Product Director this role serves as the central point of coordination ensuring seamless execution across the product lifecycle from ideation to launch and beyond while optimizing developer productivity and platform scalability.

What youll be doing

• Define and Drive Product Vision: Partnering with business develop and articulate a clear product vision and strategy aligning with organizational goals and market opportunities.

• Product Roadmap and Lifecycle Management: Create and maintain a dynamic product roadmap that balances short-term deliverables with long-term objectives. Own and manage the entire product lifecycle from concept to end-of-life ensuring consistent alignment with business priorities and timely delivery of high-value features.

• Customer-Centric Advocacy: Bridge business and technical teams by translating high-level business requirements into actionable technical specifications ensuring feasible and aligned product development.

• Backlog Management: Own the product backlog prioritizing features based on business value customer impact and technical feasibility. Collaborate with Tech Program Manager (TPM) and development teams during sprints to clarify requirements and resolve blockers.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with business enterprise architecture software engineering data engineering infrastructure and other teams to ensure cohesive execution of the product strategy. Facilitate communication and alignment among stakeholders to drive product success.

• Champion Best Practices: Advocate for best practices in software development cloud-native architecture and automation driving improvements across the development ecosystem.

• Performance Tracking and Optimization: Define and monitor key KPIs to measure product success. Use data-driven insights to iterate improve product performance and demonstrate business value including return on investment (ROI).

• Stakeholder Communication: Clearly communicate product plans progress and outcomes to internal and external stakeholders ensuring transparency and alignment across teams.

• Risk Management and Problem Solving: Anticipate and mitigate risks related to product development market fit or technical challenges. Make informed decisions to keep projects on track and aligned with goals.

• Vendor and Partner Relationships: Foster strong relationships with vendors and partners to ensure successful delivery of key platform capabilities and integrations.

Key Decisions

• Product Prioritization: Determine which features enhancements or bug fixes to include in the product roadmap based on strategic objectives customer needs and resource constraints.

• Value Definition and Measurement: Establish metrics for business value such as user engagement revenue impact operational efficiency or customer satisfaction and track performance against these metrics.

• Product Resource Allocation: Prioritize tasks initiatives and development efforts based on alignment with business goals OKRs and KPIs balancing innovation with operational stability.

• Go-to-Market Strategy: Define the product launch plan including positioning messaging and rollout timelines in collaboration with business teams.

Key Relationships

• Internal Stakeholders:

  • Product Analysts: Work in tandem to align on vision priorities and execution within an Agile framework.

  • Development Team: Collaborate closely with engineers designers and QA teams to ensure technical feasibility and high-quality delivery.

  • Technical Program Managers: Coordinate timelines resources and deliverables to ensure smooth project execution.

  • Leadership (e.g. CEO CIO Product Management): Align product strategy with organizational goals and secure buy-in for funding and resources.

• External Stakeholders:

  • Project Sponsors and Regulatory Bodies: Engage with sponsors to secure support and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

  • Customers and End Users: Partnering with business build relationships with external customers (e.g. compliance officers production support end users) to gather insights and validate product-market fit.

  • Partners and Vendors: Collaborate with third-party vendors or partners to integrate external solutions or services into the product ecosystem.

What you bring

• Bachelors degree in business computer science engineering or a related field.

• 10-15 years of extensive experience in product management technology implementations or technical leadership with a proven track record of delivering successful customer-facing digital products.

• 7 years of product management experience with a focus on building customer facing and go to market products.

• Strong understanding of Product Development Lifecycle modern software development practices cloud-native architecture and Agile methodologies with experience working in cross-functional fast-paced environments.

• Deep knowledge of software delivery lifecycle cloud technologies and emerging technologies such as Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs).

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to leverage data to drive decisions and prioritize initiatives.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders and articulate technical and business concepts across audiences.

• Extended familiarity with product management tools (e.g. Jira Confluence) and analytics platforms.

• Customer-focused mindset with experience conducting user research and translating insights into product features.

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver complex mission-critical solutions in a fast-paced agile environment.

Added bonus if you have

• Masters degree in computer science or software engineering or MBA.

• Strong financial services background

• 3 years of experience building and scaling horizontal platforms or cloud-native applications.

• Demonstrated experience in architecting large-scale mission-critical cloud solutions for enterprises.

What well bring

During your interview process our team will provide detailed information about our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. Here are a few highlights:

• A work environment built on teamwork flexibility and respect.

• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career including tuition reimbursement.

• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount.

• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable).

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family.

• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan with a company match plus an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of your own contributions.

• Paid holidays and paid time off.

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace all perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10 different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members efforts to dream do and grow without questioning that they belong.

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