Engineer III - Vaux Smart Autonomy

ArcBest; Fort Smith (AR); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ArcBest in United States seeks a Product Manager III for Vaux Smart Autonomy to drive execution across the autonomous intralogistics portfolio. You will bridge commercial strategy and technical delivery, converting customer insights into differentiated autonomy solutions and value-based pricing models.

The role covers the full product lifecycle from discovery through backlog prioritization, release, and post-launch optimization.

Qualifications

• Experience in product management, pricing, or commercialization.
• Ability to translate customer insights into product requirements and pricing models.
• Demonstrated quantitative abilities in pricing, financial modeling, and ROI analysis.

Responsabilités

• Own and translate strategy into multi-horizon product roadmaps and detailed requirements.
• Lead voice-of-customer programs and review product performance data to refine roadmaps.
• Allocate engineering priorities to maximize customer value and long-term scalability.
• Develop PRDs with scope, success criteria, and expected economic outcomes.
• Build pricing models to maximize profitability and monitor performance metrics.

Connaissances

Pricing

Data analytics

SQL

Strategic thinking

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Outils

Confluence

Jira

Miro

Think-Cell

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

Job Description

The Product Manager III - Vaux Smart Autonomy drives execution and value creation across Vaux's autonomous intralogistics portfolio. Reporting to the Manager, Smart Autonomy Business Line - Vaux, this position bridges commercial strategy and technical execution to translate customer insights into differentiated autonomy solutions. The Product Manager III - Vaux Smart Autonomy supports the full product lifecycle-from discovery and market analysis through backlog prioritization, validation, release, and post-launch optimization. This position converts operational feedback into actionable product requirements, applies structured prioritization to the roadmap, and utilizes quantitative expertise to develop value-based pricing and ROI models that drive recurring revenue growth and margin performance.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead translation into multi-horizon roadmaps of Smart Autonomy business line strategy into actionable product roadmaps and detailed product requirements.

• Direct and mature voice of customer programs, evaluate live deployments, develop strategic customer relationships, and review product performance data to identify product requirements and product roadmaps.

• Exercise decision-making authority to establish and adjust Smart Autonomy engineering priorities, proactively rebalancing technical resources to maximize customer value, commercial impact, and long-term platform scalability.

• Responsible for the What" and the "Why", including development of product requirement documents that convert field observations into testable requirements and expected economic outcomes.

• Develop product requirement documents (PRDs) that clearly define scope, success criteria, and expected economic outcomes.

• Build, refine, and maintain quantitative models to determine Smart Autonomy pricing to maximize Vaux profitability.

• Leverage analytics and telemetry data to monitor performance, usage, and reliability, driving data-informed iteration cycles.

• Support product marketing efforts to prioritize target markets for Vaux Smart Autonomy portfolio, define TAM, set customer hit lists, and define the ideal customer profile.

• Serve as the primary business representative in cross-functional sprint and release planning, facilitating clear trade-off decisions and prioritization based on value and risk.

• Communicate development status, product metrics, and roadmap decisions effectively to leadership and stakeholders.

• Other duties and projects, as assigned.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial/Robotics/Systems/Mechanical/Electrical/Computer Engineering, Data Analytics, Statistics, Econometrics, or related field, required

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field, preferred

Experience

• 4 years of experience in product management, pricing, or commercialization, preferred

• 2 years of experience in scaling a robotics/autonomy/industrial automation startup or incubated product launch, preferred

Computer Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, required

• Proficient with data analytics and SQL, required

• Familiar with Confluence, Jira, Miro, and Think-Cell, preferred

Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP)® - Project Management Institute, preferred

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrated quantitative ability (e.g., pricing, financial modeling, and/or statistics).

• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen.

• Expertise in product lifecycle management and customer value analysis.

• Skilled in customer-facing role, including ability to represent a brand with enterprise accounts and determine customer problems.

Other Details

Work Hours

• Generally, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm with occasional irregular hours depending on workload.

Travel Requirements

• Minimal (0%-25%) Travel expected to support business line operations, customer engagements, and strategic initiatives.

Compensation

• This is a salary position paid biweekly.

About Us

ArcBest® (Nasdaq: ARCB) is a multibillion-dollar integrated logistics company that helps keep the global supply chain moving. Founded in 1923 and now with 14,000 employees across 250 campuses and service centers, the company is a logistics powerhouse, using its technology, expertise and scale to connect shippers with the solutions they need — from ground, air and ocean transportation to fully managed supply chains. ArcBest has a long history of innovation that is enriched by deep customer relationships. With a commitment to helping customers navigate supply chain challenges now and in the future, the company continues to invest in purpose-built technology such as ArcBest View™ , its digital logistics platform that brings quoting, booking, shipment visibility and reporting into one connected experience.

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