Connectivity Product Strategy Lead

Daimler Truck North America•Portland, OR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Inside the Role The Connectivity Product Strategy Lead shapes and drives the multi-year product strategy for DTNA’s Connected Services Group portfolio. This role synthesizes market, customer, competitor and technology inputs into a clear strategy, roadmap and recommendations, while leading cross-portfolio initiatives that impact connectivity, digital products, and services. Reporting directly to the Director, Connected Vehicle Solutions, this position is a critical interface across the Fleet Services Group as well as with cross-functional partners and stakeholders within DTNA and globally. 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. We Take Care of Our Team What You Drive at DTNA Own and evolve the CSG connectivity product strategy and long-term roadmap, defining strategic themes, portfolio bets, and prioritization with clear governance and stakeholder alignment. Lead and support strategic initiatives across FSG as well as cross-functionally within DTNA and global teams, facilitating critical partnerships and driving to results. Develop data-driven business cases for new products, markets, or partnerships, including addressable market, pricing/packaging hypotheses, and investment/ROI analysis. Facilitate and translate voice of customer, industry trends, regulatory/technology shifts, and competitive intelligence into actionable requirements and differentiated product positioning. Benchmark competitors and assess partners in the connectivity ecosystem to define opportunities and threats and drive build/partner/buy decisions. Partner with commercialization teams to advise go-to-market strategy, launch plans, enablement, and success measurement for new capabilities. Create executive-ready narratives (presentations, dashboards) that answer operational and strategic questions with forward-looking insights and clear recommendations. Travel occasionally to partners, dealers, and fleet customers (estimated 10–20%).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
5+ years of experience in product strategy, product management, management consulting, strategy & operations, program management, or related roles.
Demonstrated experience building and communicating product strategies/roadmaps to drive critical decision making.
Superb communication skills and ability to build partnerships across the organization, fostering alignment and influencing both working level and leadership stakeholders.
Strong analytical skills: market sizing, financial modeling, KPI definition, and ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative insights.
Experience gathering and translating voice of customer into product requirements and strategic recommendations.
Expert proficiency with Microsoft apps

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Experience with commercial vehicle connectivity, telematics, digital products, or fleet services; understanding of OEM/fleet ecosystems.
Experience with agile/SAFe delivery models and partnering with engineering teams to translate strategy into executable backlogs.
Experience with B2B/B2C products and end-to-end product lifecycle.
Familiarity with data visualization/analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and product analytics.
Experience evaluating emerging technologies and associated service offerings, including partnerships and platform integration patterns

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the CSG connectivity product strategy and long-term roadmap, defining strategic themes, portfolio bets, and prioritization with clear governance and stakeholder alignment.
Lead and support strategic initiatives across FSG as well as cross-functionally within DTNA and global teams, facilitating critical partnerships and driving to results.
Develop data-driven business cases for new products, markets, or partnerships, including addressable market, pricing/packaging hypotheses, and investment/ROI analysis.
Facilitate and translate voice of customer, industry trends, regulatory/technology shifts, and competitive intelligence into actionable requirements and differentiated product positioning.
Benchmark competitors and assess partners in the connectivity ecosystem to define opportunities and threats and drive build/partner/buy decisions.
Partner with commercialization teams to advise go-to-market strategy, launch plans, enablement, and success measurement for new capabilities.
Create executive-ready narratives (presentations, dashboards) that answer operational and strategic questions with forward-looking insights and clear recommendations.
Travel occasionally to partners, dealers, and fleet customers (estimated 10–20%).

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