Senior Product Manager

Werner-Enterprises; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability plans

Supplemental coverage

Job summary

Werner Enterprises seeks a Sr. Manager of Product to lead a portfolio of transportation products, aligning strategy with business outcomes and customer value.

The role owns product vision, staffing, and budgets, driving innovation, market leadership, and safety/performance metrics. You will collaborate with leadership from front-line users to the C-Suite to ensure products are feasible, usable, and valuable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience is required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• 10+ years in a Product role.
• Transportation experience highly desired.
• Strong leadership and verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to drive strategy, budgeting, staffing, and go-to-market plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product development lifecycle for multiple products.
• Own product vision, strategy, and success metrics.
• Drive go-to-market planning from concept through delivery.
• Lead a team of product analysts, owners, and managers.
• Create budgets and staffing plans to support investments.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Data analysis

KPI driven

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Job description

The Sr. Manager of Product is a leadership role focused on leveraging deep industry expertise, market vision, and customer understanding. The Sr. Manager Product successfully leads a portfolio of products and creates business value under their product lines that directly influences and aligns to targeted organizational outcomes. The Sr. Manager Product owns operational success metrics, staffing plans, resource allocation, and product vision. They are measured by equity value creation, market and thought leadership, and success metrics associated to implementation of their strategic bets. The Sr. Manager Product works with all levels of leadership from front-line users/customers through to the C-Suite ensuring that their products are feasible, viable, usable, and valuable. The primary responsibility of the Sr. Manager Product is to drive innovation in transportation, acquire-delight-retain customers, and ensure safety and performance of our users with high levels of satisfaction. They will lead the product development lifecycle of multiple products and position Werner as a leader in the broader transportation landscape.Responsibilities:Clearly understand the industry and industry trends that will drive future innovation in transportation and logisticsKnow the financial impacts of the fiscally responsible decisions they are making and figure out how to win businessUnderstand the competitive landscape and market fit for new products/services that may be developedClearly articulate the value proposition, vision and strategy of products under their leadershipServe as an evangelist, both internally and externally, for the industry and products they leadParticipate in variety of industry events and conferences, user and peer groups, and present at such venues on relevant industry and product topicsResearch and bring potential partnership opportunities that may open new markets or enhance current product offeringsCreate a culture of empowerment within their team, built on trust and transparency with clear expectations of ownership and accountabilityHave strong people skills and build strong relationships with customers, stakeholders, team and cross-team membersFully embrace and lead go-to-market planning from concept through deliveryDrive product innovation and excellence through strategic vision and planning activitiesCreate appropriate budget and staffing plans to support their investmentsTake calculated risks to leverage emerging technologies through continuous experimentationDeliver superior product and business results aligned to the key objectives of organizationOther duties assigned by supervisory personnelLead a team of resources including product analysts, owners, managers, and potentially marketers, designers.Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience is required, Master’s Degree is preferred10+ years of previous experience in a Product rolePrevious technical experience, while not required is advisedPrevious transportation experience is highly desiredSelf-starter with a hyper focus on KPI’s such as adoption, revenue, retention, compliance, savings, etc.Curiosity, creativity and willingness to break out of constraints or the status quoWillingness to take risks, experiment and prototype in a rapid fashionStrong leadership and excellent verbal and written communication skillsStrong problem-solving, organizational and multi-tasking skillsAbility to make decisions and priority calls based on currently available informationGreat people skills and ability to collaborate and successfully work in teamsEnsures expected outcomes are understood and measurableStrong analytical skills and ability to run data queries to produce product related KPI reports and metricsAbility to work independently and without supervisionAbility to learn quickly and adapt to constantly changing industry and company requirementsAbility to learn and understand technical concepts and tools necessary for their specific job dutiesTime management skills and proven ability to work on time-sensitive deliverablesWe know benefits are critical and we are committed to offering comprehensive and affordable options for you and your loved ones. This position is eligible for benefits, which include medical, dental and vision plans. We also offer a 401(k) plan, stock purchase plan, paid time off, life insurance, disability plans and other optional supplemental coverage.Werner Enterprises provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information or veteran status or other status protected by law. 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