Director, Product Management - Vehicle Platform

Director, Product Management - Vehicle Platform

Remote - US

Improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy.

Our platform enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. As a recently public company, we provide autonomy and support for long-term impact.

Telematics is Samsara’s second largest business. Our product is used by customers of all sizes and in a variety of industries throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. We help customers manage fleet operations with real-time tracking and data gathered from vehicles and sensors in the field, ingested into our cloud-based platform. Through features spanning routing, maintenance, fuel management, electrification, sustainability, analytics/reporting, mobile device management, compliance with ELD regulations, and extensive 3rd party integrations, we are the comprehensive solution for physical operations.

In this role, you will own the Vehicle Platform that powers Samsara’s 1.2M+ vehicle gateways in the field – from firmware functionality that runs on the gateway, to cloud-based dashboard experience where customers leverage vehicle data and insights. You will build platform solutions for maintenance, sustainable fleet management, EV features, and more.

This is a remote position open to candidates in the U.S. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: We set up employees for success and build a culture encouraging rapid growth and experimentation.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: We require full focus to bring creative, ambitious ideas to customers.
• You want to be with the best: You will be surrounded by a high-calibre team that encourages you to do your best.

• Create and execute the strategy for how we define, collect, and leverage vehicle data globally; monetize and innovate on top of this data.
• Drive our Telematics Platform strategy ensuring high quality services and APIs used internally and externally.
• Work closely with OEM Integrations and Partnerships to support ingestion of vehicle system data from OEM cloud APIs.
• Collaborate with Data Science to provide diagnostics coverage visibility; use data to focus on key gaps.
• Drive insights for predictive maintenance and ML use cases.
• Partner with Engineering (firmware and full-stack) to maintain high quality releases and uptime/connectivity.
• Lead quarterly and annual R&D planning cadences; manage intake process for vehicle platform needs.
• Collaborate & communicate across product line leadership to share roadmap and evangelize priorities.
• Partner with customer-facing teams to close strategic accounts, resolve escalations, and maintain top customer relationships.
• Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, high-performing team of PMs.
• Champion Samsara’s cultural principles (customer success, long-term, growth mindset, inclusivity, win as a team).

• Experience in a platform product role within a large software development organization
• Strong technical understanding; ability to grasp technical concepts and establish credibility with engineers
• A proven track record delivering outstanding results for customers & the business; bias-to-action and hands-on
• Experience setting strategy for complex technical areas; use analytics/data to measure progress and make investment choices
• Experience hiring, developing, and leading people as a direct manager
• Excellent communication skills; comfortable presenting to customers and senior executives
• 10+ years of job experience in relevant product, technical, or business roles
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience (software engineering experience)

• Experience in the telematics and/or automotive space
• Experience working on software platforms supporting $1B+ in revenue
• Technical familiarity with automotive communication protocols and vehicle onboard diagnostics systems
• Experience managing firmware-based features

$131,600 — $315,500 USD

At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran