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MotiveSenior / Staff Product Manager - IoT Connected Devices
This Senior or Staff Product Manager role sits inside Motive's Connected Devices group and is dedicated to in-field hardware for the Equipment Monitoring line. The listing…
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This Senior or Staff Product Manager role sits inside Motive's Connected Devices group and is dedicated to in-field hardware for the Equipment Monitoring line. The listing presents this person as the single product owner for every in-field device in the Equipment Monitoring line, accountable for the hardware and firmware plan, launches, and how installed units keep performing. Day to day, the manager sets direction for the gateway, beacon and sensor…
Job Description
This Senior or Staff Product Manager role sits inside Motive's Connected Devices group and is dedicated to in-field hardware for the Equipment Monitoring line. The listing presents this person as the single product owner for every in-field device in the Equipment Monitoring line, accountable for the hardware and firmware plan, launches, and how installed units keep performing.
Day to day, the manager sets direction for the gateway, beacon and sensor lines plus power accessories, guiding each product through validation, certification, ramp-up and aftercare. The manager is measured on field failure and return rates, battery life seen in the field, positioning and connectivity quality, and installation success. Firmware for installed units covers power use, link resilience, location accuracy, sensor fusion, update rollouts, diagnostics and security. Partnerships with third-party and mesh location networks also belong to this position.
Applicants should have six or more years of product management, with time spent taking IoT, telematics or connected hardware through to volume production and supporting it afterwards. Having brought at least one hardware program to significant scale is expected, along with fluency in regulatory certification and contract manufacturing. The listing requires a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent hands-on experience. No city is named. The posted Canadian pay range is $156,000 to $215,000 CAD.
Responsibilities
- Set the forward plan for the gateway, beacon and sensor lines plus power accessories
- Guide new products from sourcing and validation through certification, production ramp and stabilization
- Measure and raise field failure rates, battery life, connectivity and installation success
- Define firmware priorities for installed units, including update reliability, diagnostics and security
- Make the technical and product calls on partner and mesh network initiatives
- Weigh bill-of-materials cost, power budget, ruggedness, manufacturability and schedule against each other
- Turn customer and market input into requirements and launch readiness
Requirements
- Six or more years of product management, with IoT, telematics or connected hardware shipped to volume
- A hardware launch that reached significant scale, with work through validation builds and production gates
- Solid command of battery-powered systems, covering microcontrollers, power management, RF, satellite positioning, cellular and BLE
- Experience owning firmware plans with update strategy and phased rollouts
- Proven field reliability work, with a clear account of what was changed and what the results were
- Ability to combine telemetry and field data with direct customer research
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience
Qualifications
- Experience launching battery-powered cellular trackers with multi-year battery life goals
- Experience running update programs at scale, including rollback plans and fleet security response
- Knowledge of vehicle and off-road protocols such as CAN, OBD-II and J1939
- Experience managing sourcing, logistics and compliance across regions with global manufacturers
Core Skills
Benefits
- Medical, pharmacy, vision and dental coverage
- Paid vacation and paid sick leave
- Disability protection, both short-term and long-term
- Life insurance
- 401(k) contribution
- Benefit eligibility rules apply
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does the posting name a city?
No. The listing does not give a city and is marked on-site.
What is the posted Canadian pay range?
The range is $156,000 to $215,000 CAD.
What experience is required?
Six or more years of product management with connected hardware shipped to volume.
Which team does this role sit alongside?
The role partners with the Equipment Monitoring product group, which handles cloud, workflow and the customer-facing side.
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