Senior Product Manager

Faurecia; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Faurecia seeks a Product Manager to lead software product strategy within their FCE Software & Ecosystems Business Unit. Responsibilities include developing product roadmaps, gathering market insights, and supporting sales channels. Candidates should have extensive experience in software product management, particularly in a B2B setting, and a proactive approach towards customer relations.

Benefits

Hybrid work environment

Flexible vacation policy

Generous health benefits and pension plan

Diverse and collaborative workplace

Learning opportunities through training and conferences

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software product management, particularly in B2B.
• 5+ years in senior leadership roles with customer focus.
• Proficient in team communication and product strategy.

Responsibilities

• Execute product strategy and roadmap for software products.
• Perform market surveys to assess competition and needs.
• Define product metrics and report to leadership.

Skills

Strategic planning

Creative thinking

Leadership

Communication

Autonomy

Market understanding

Product quality metrics

Networking

Customer orientation

Job description

Job Description

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader, pioneers technology for mobility experiences that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

As part of the FCE Software & Ecosystems Business Unit, the SaaP team specializes in building software products and bringing them to market, either by contracting directly with OEMs or through alternative distribution channels, working with third-party software vendor partners.

The Product Manager will be responsible for executing our product strategy and roadmap based on the existing product portfolio, defining the output of our Innovation and Development teams, and gathering market feedback.

Travel to customers and tradeshows will be expected to leverage expertise in positioning software products in a B2B environment.

With a hands-on approach, the Product Manager will define products and roadmaps, pitch them to customers, and work closely with Innovation & Development teams on new product definitions.

The role also involves providing market insights to the global team and participating in defining team orientations regarding product definition, roadmap, promotion, and sales activities.

What will you do

Help shape the product roadmap by defining the product vision at a global scale, prioritizing features, and measuring success to ensure alignment with company strategy and technology.

Deliver new product definitions, manage the product portfolio based on market understanding and measurable metrics.

Define metrics for product quality, market penetration, and overall results, and report regularly to leadership.

Communicate with the SaaP team and advise on product strategy, licensing, and progress.

Support sales channels for our software products and their deployment at customer sites.

Survey the industry market, assess competition, and network with customers and partners through visits, workshops, tradeshows, and events.

Participate actively in product roadmap activities such as requirements writing, customer feedback collection, and marketing oversight.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

• 10+ years of experience in software product management, including strategy, roadmap development, and successful product launches in a B2B environment.
• 5+ years in a senior leadership role with a customer-oriented approach.
• Proven track record of introducing new software products.
• Strategic planning, creative thinking, and timely delivery skills.
• Outstanding leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in a distributed team.
• Strong English communication skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly.
• Comfortable working in a startup environment.

Pluses

• Entrepreneurial experience.
• Knowledge of display, image processing, audio signal processing technologies, AI including GenAI, and camera systems.
• Experience with ASIC / FPGA hardware products and real-time AI products.
• Additional languages: French, German, Chinese, Japanese.

We Provide

• Hybrid work environment.
• Flexible vacation policy, encouraging 4 weeks of vacation, with approval for more.
• Generous health benefits and pension plan.
• Learning environment with in-house experts, university collaborations, training, and conferences.
• Diverse workplace valuing gender, race, and ethnicity diversity.
• A fun, collaborative working environment.

What we can do for you

• Engaging environment contributing to sustainable mobility technologies.
• Global presence with opportunities for career development.
• Supportive of energetic, agile, high-performing, and globally-minded individuals.
• Dedicated to continuous learning and growth.
• Committed to diversity and inclusion, with sustainability goals aligned with the Paris Agreement.

Why join us

Forvia is at the forefront of smarter, sustainable mobility, combining expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to transform the automotive industry. We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, with a presence in over 40 countries, and our technology is in about half of all vehicles produced worldwide. We are the first automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard, aiming for CO2 Net Zero by 2050, emphasizing innovation and sustainability in our industry.