Product Manager

Product Manager

The Proterra Story

Communities are growing and evolving, and with that, our transportation needs are changing. Now more than ever, we need smart solutions that provide safer, more reliable and cleaner transit. Every day, Proterra works to meet those needs, with leading commercial battery technology to fuel the commercial and industrial electric revolution. 

About the Role

Proterra is hiring a Product Manager based in Burlingame, CA. The focus of the role is to shape our product strategy and execution for Proterra Powered product offerings including hardware, software and service products. The Product Manager will work across technical and business functions lead roadmap definition and prioritization of new features to improve upon our existing generation of battery packs. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, is excited about the challenge of building out a new function for Proterra and is comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy to thrive in our fast-paced environment. 

Responsibilities

• Support product director in defining and iterating on Proterra product strategy and roadmap
• Lead all aspects of product offerings, including but not limited to the following: identify feature adds, product improvements, drive business case analyses and prioritization, conduct customer interviews and supplier assessments, drive alignment on product development cycles with cross functional teams to keep product up-to-date and competitive for Proterra.
• Manage product gap and requests process.
• Generate customer, market, and product requirements to deliver to engineering for review and execution
• Assess market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.
• Compile product financial analyses and customer economic models to evaluate product business impact for both Proterra and customers
• Drive cross functional decision making for the product – trading off performance, cost, timing to maintain a compelling product

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or relevant experience.
• 3+ years’ industry experience, preferably in product management, product development, program management, with evidence of exceptional ability.
• Experience in battery or e-mobility strongly preferred, otherwise technical background and experience in automotive, energy, or technology space
• Lead or major driver in at least one major product launch – internal or external, that delivered business impact.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional technical and non-technical teams without formal authority.
• Comfortable managing cross-functional projects with excellent organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly with internal and external senior technical function leaders.