Product Strategy Associate (Consulting/Business)

Aptiv; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Life and accident insurance

Hybrid and flexible working hours

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Learning and development opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

Fertility coverage

Job summary

Aptiv is seeking a Product Strategy Associate in Boston to support our Advanced Safety and Intelligent Systems portfolio. You will partner with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Finance, and leadership to translate market inputs into actionable recommendations in a hybrid Boston-based role.

This early-career position emphasizes analytical work, structured problem solving, and clear storytelling to influence product roadmaps, pricing, and portfolio prioritization in ADAS and vehicle

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field or related discipline.
• Strong problem solving with structured approaches and hypotheses.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for executive audiences.
• Experience translating market, customer, and tech inputs into recommendations.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel for polished materials.

Responsibilities

• Support product strategy for ADAS software, systems, vehicle intelligence, safety software, and feature portfolios.
• Analyze market trends, OEM roadmaps, customer needs, regulatory developments, and competitor positioning.
• Build strategic business cases and financial models covering revenue, investments, and prioritization.
• Create concise, executive-ready slides and narratives; collaborate with Product Mgmt, Eng, Sales, Finance, and Strategy.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Executive storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Your Role

Are you passionate about solving complex business problems and shaping the future of mobility? As a Product Strategy Associate at Aptiv, you will support strategic product and business decisions across our Advanced Safety and Intelligent Systems portfolio. Based in Boston in a hybrid work model, you will partner with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Finance, Corporate Strategy, and executive leadership to translate market, customer, technology, and financial inputs into clear recommendations. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career strategy professional with a consulting or similarly analytical background to contribute to high-impact decisions in ADAS, software-defined vehicles, and vehicle intelligence.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Product Strategy & Portfolio Support

Support product strategy for ADAS software, systems, vehicle intelligence, safety software, and feature portfolios. Evaluate product opportunities based on customer value, market attractiveness, technical feasibility, profitability, strategic fit, and Aptiv’s right to win. Connect market-backed strategy with product requirements, roadmap choices, and differentiated value propositions.

Market & Competitive Analysis

Analyze market trends, OEM roadmaps, customer needs, regulatory developments, competitor positioning, pricing dynamics, and technology disruptions. Identify growth opportunities, risks, and implications for Aptiv’s product and portfolio strategy. Synthesize complex research into concise insights and actionable recommendations.

Business Cases & Prioritization

Build strategic business cases and financial models covering revenue potential, investment needs, resource trade-offs, pricing considerations, and commercial upside. Develop data-backed prioritization frameworks to support roadmap, resource, and portfolio decisions. Translate ambiguous business questions into clear problem statements, hypotheses, analytical workplans, and recommendations.

Executive Communication & Collaboration

Create concise, executive-ready slides, narratives, market assessments, and decision materials. Partner across Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Finance, Product Marketing, Corporate Strategy, and customer-facing teams. Support leadership reviews, product roadmap discussions, investment decisions, and customer-facing engagements.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics, or a related analytical field.
• 0–2 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, product strategy, investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or another analytical role. Relevant internship or project experience will be considered.
• Strong structured and hypothesis-driven problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down ambiguity and synthesize clear recommendations.
• Excellent executive communication skills, including storylining, slide writing, decision framing, and concise verbal communication.
• Experience with market sizing, competitive analysis, financial modeling, business cases, or investment prioritization.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, with the ability to create polished, executive-ready materials.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with automotive, ADAS, mobility, semiconductors, software platforms, or adjacent deep-tech industries is preferred.
• Fluent English communication skills and ability to travel approximately 5–10%, including internationally.

Why Join Aptiv

Aptiv’s winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win.

You make an impact at Aptiv. One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, improve, and achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day.

You have support at Aptiv. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family, physical health, and mental health with a competitive benefits package.

Your Benefits

• Private health care effective on day one of employment
• Life and accident insurance
• Hybrid and flexible working hours
• Paid time off, including holidays, vacation, designated time off, and parental leave
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discount programs with various manufacturers and retailers
• Recognition for innovation and excellence
• Opportunities to give back to the community
• Tuition reimbursement
• Adoption assistance
• Fertility coverage

Meet the Next-Generation Aptiv

At Aptiv, we deliver innovative solutions that people trust when it matters most. Progress is never static. It is about reaching further, exploring new possibilities, and enabling mobility. Aptiv empowers customers to create solutions people rely on, advancing safety and autonomy in Automotive and Commercial Vehicles, enabling mission-critical performance in Aerospace & Defense, and powering intelligent systems across Energy, Enterprise, and Telecommunications.

We also drive precision and efficiency in Industrials & Robotics and support life-critical innovation in Medical technologies. Guided by our winning culture and values to Think & Act Like Owners, as One Team, and Play to Win, we turn commitment into results and achieve more together.

Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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