Senior Professional, Ram Brand Product Lead

The Ram Brand team is seeking a strong, passionate and highly strategic leader to help build upon Ram’s success, shape and launch its future product portfolio. The Ram Brand Future Product Manager Lead will be responsible for the product planning and management of assigned Ram nameplate(s).

This is a highly strategic, fast-paced and visible position requiring the ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams across Engineering, Research, Design, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing and Procurement. The successful candidate will help define and develop customer-centric product and technology strategies designed to win in the marketplace and deliver sustainable growth for the Ram Brand.

The Product Manager Lead will define the market and competitive landscape; analyze customer demographics, purchase and rejection reasons, and emerging trends; establish attribute priorities; and develop compelling customer value propositions. These insights will inform the product vision, product plan, positioning, segmentation, profit-pool prioritization, commercialization and go-to-market strategy.

Establishing the nameplate strategy and content requires a detailed understanding of customer needs, market trends, competitive offerings and Stellantis showroom dynamics. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to translate complex data and customer insights into clear recommendations and product actions that generate demand and grow revenue, margin, market share and brand value.

The successful candidate will bring an entrepreneurial mindset, creative thinking, strong business acumen and exceptional product, sales, marketing, presentation and communication skills. The position requires confidence in communicating recommendations and influencing decisions at senior and executive levels.

The Ram Brand Product team defines the strategic direction for current production and future vehicles, technologies and services. Forward-thinking product visions are built upon a deep understanding of an ever-changing marketplace, customer research, competitive intelligence and analytics. At the center of every product decision is a clear understanding of our customers: What motivates their purchase? What do they expect from Ram? What drives them toward—or away from—our products? And how do we win versus the competition?

Team members are expected to establish effective working relationships based on trust, transparency and accountability with internal and external partners. Sound judgment, excellent communication skills, collaborative leadership and the ability to drive decisions through consensus and influence are essential.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 6+ years of experience in one or more of the following: product planning, brand management, product/marketing strategy, product finance or engineering roles
• Experience building product and technology strategies
• Passion for the automotive market; automotive product knowledge
• Comfortable mining and analyzing data to identify market trends to make recommendations to generate demand and grow revenue, margin, market share and brand value
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects concurrently and meet aggressive and shifting deadlines
• Able to lead multiple cross functional teams and influence in a matrix organization
• Strong analytical and presentation skills are necessary and an aptitude to utilize those skills to communicate effectively with vehicle engineering, design, manufacturing, logistics, sales, marketing, and finance
• Strong strategic and critical-thinking skills
• Ability to be a change leader
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint & Excel

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Master's degree in Marketing, Finance, Engineering/Engineering Management