Product Strategy Management

Thomas Built Buses, Inc.; High Point (NC); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

401k company match up to 6%

4 weeks paid vacation

13+ holidays

8 weeks paid parental leave

Employee assistance program

Healthcare plans

Onsite fitness

Tuition assistance

Volunteer paid time off

Short/Long term disability

Job summary

Thomas Built Buses, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Product Strategy lead to own the lifecycle roadmap from inception to implementation, coordinating multiple teams through quality gates.

You will monitor specs, cost, time, quality and profitability to keep products competitive and compliant. The role requires 5+ years in Product Strategy/Management, strong leadership, and the ability to work in a hybrid setting with hands-on market data analysis and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Engineering, Business Administration or related field OR 8 Years of related experience.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Product Strategy or Product Management.
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to execute product development implementation.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills to operate with minimal guidance.
• Business acumen to ensure proper decisions aligned with the company goals.
• Customer and user centric focus aligned with market trends.
• Strong ability to lead and influence in a matrix cross functional organization by collaborating with key stakeholders in sales, engineering, finance and operations.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with initiative and resilience.
• Results and detailed oriented.
• Exceptional Candidates Might Have MBA

Responsibilities

• Plans, monitors, and managing product planning from initiation through quality gates process.
• Work with market data, surveys and analysis to determine customer priorities and key selling points.
• Establish product performance targets based on VOC, competitors’ assessment and future market trends.
• Aligns strategy and plans within Daimler Truck Specialty Vehicles (DTSV) and with DTNA partners for consistency and clarity.
• Ensures project results meet requirements regarding technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost.
• Monitors performance and recommend schedule changes, cost adjustments or resource additions.
• Identifies market opportunities and associate new product strategies.
• Supports related strategic activities such as Long-Term Volumes, pricing positioning and specs.
• Work with all manufacturing facilities and departments, and interfacing departments for the purpose of analyzing existing structures, methods, systems, and workflows with the objective of streamlining and cost improvement.
• Develops new product value propositions and targeted feature sets.
• Prepares complexity optimization proposals for the chassis/body options.

Skills

Product strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Business acumen

Customer focus

Communication skills

Independent work

Results oriented

MBA (nice to have)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Engineering, Business Administration or related field OR 8 years of related experience

Job description

Inside the Role In this role, you will be responsible for the Product lifecycle roadmap and overall strategy from the inception to implementation, coordinating different discipline teams and stakeholders through quality gates approval. The position needs to monitor and assure specs, cost, time, quality, and profitability targets are properly met and the lifecycle is designed to keep competitiveness and legal compliance. The position also manages all the aspects of the products powertrain, electronic architecture and technology features, including the preparation for the Quality Gates approvals. Additional AOR includes Powertrain Roadmap alignment, including engines and transmissions, establishing consistency across all products. The work includes the current, its future generations and all its key components as electronic architecture, new tech features – including Safety/ADAS/HMI/Telematics.

Posting Information We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

Position offers a starting salary range of$104,000 - $133,000 USD Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, andexperience.

Benefits

• annual bonus program
• 401kcompany contribution with company match up to6% as well as non-elective company contribution of3 - 7% depending on age
• starting at 4 weeks paidvacation
• 13+ calendar holidays
• 8 weeks paidparental leave
• employee assistance program
• comprehensive healthcare plans and wellnessprograms
• onsite fitness (at some locations)
• tuitionassistance and volunteer paid time off
• short-termand long-term disability plans

What You Drive at DTNA

Plans, monitors, and managing product planning from initiation through quality gates process. Work with market data, surveys and analysis to determine customer priorities and key selling points. Establish product performance targets based on VOC, competitors’ assessment and future market trends. Aligns strategy and plans within Daimler Truck Specialty Vehicles (DTSV) and with DTNA partners for consistency and clarity. Ensures project results meet requirements regarding technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost. Monitors performance and recommend schedule changes, cost adjustments or resource additions. Identifies market opportunities and associate new product strategies. Supports related strategic activities such as Long-Term Volumes, pricing positioning and specs. Work with all manufacturing facilities and departments, and interfacing departments for the purpose of analyzing existing structures, methods, systems, and workflows with the objective of streamlining and cost improvement. Develops new product value propositions and targeted feature sets. Prepares complexity optimization proposals for the chassis/body options.

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Engineering, Business Administration or related field OR 8 Years of related experience in lieu of a degree
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Product Strategy or Product Management
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to execute product development implementation
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills to operate with minimal guidance
• Business acumen to ensure proper decisions aligned with the company goals
• Customer and user centric focus aligned with market trends
• Strong ability to lead and influence in a matrix cross functional organization by collaborating with key stakeholders in sales, engineering, finance and operations
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with initiative and resilience
• Results and detailed oriented

Exceptional Candidates Might Have MBA

Automotive experience Good technical/mechanical understanding of chassis, engines, bus and RVs systems Experience in Marketing

Schedule Type

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer experience, and creates innovative solutions through in-person collaboration.

Where We Work

This position may be based in High Point, NC; Gaffney, SC; or Fort Mill, SC. Regardless of location, the selected candidate will be required to work onsite in High Point, NC, a minimum of two days per week.

Applies to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)- Fort Mill, SC US, Gaffney, SC US, High Point, NC US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Additional Information

• Applicants may not have visa sponsorship or to existing Visa holders
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application
• Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check
• Final candidate may be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen
• Contractors, professional services, or other contingent workers should confirm with their local agency if they are eligible to apply for FTE positions
• EEO - Disabled/Veterans Daimler Truck North America is committed to workforce inclusion and providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, family relationship, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender and transitioning status), genetic information, or veteran status.

For an accommodation or special assistance with applying for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at 503-745-8982 or toll free 800-206-3369. For TTY/TDD enabled call 503-745-2137 or toll free 866-355-6935.

Company Culture

Our employees enjoy lucrative benefits, competitive salaries and the opportunity to work in jobs across many functions—mechanical engineering and electrical engineering, accounting, sales & marketing, IT and more—both within our company and in our offices around the world.