Staff Product Manager - Vehicle/Fleet Management Services

As a Staff Product Manager, you will work closely with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and ecosystem partners to understand vehicle platform constraints and evolving SDV architectures. You will collaborate with engineering, product design, and quality assurance teams to define clean abstractions, scalable interfaces, and roadmap priorities that simplify vehicle complexity for both internal teams and customers. You will also partner with sales, marketing, and customers to articulate the value of Sonatus’ vehicle abstraction approach and support successful customer adoption.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth across vehicle software platforms, data modeling, and service-oriented architectures, along with a practical understanding of production vehicle constraints. You are a structured problem solver, strategic thinker, and clear communicator who can balance long-term platform direction with near-term customer and product needs.

You will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer.

• Define and execute the product roadmap for the Vehicle Management System, aligning with customer needs, SDV industry trends, and Sonatus’ long-term platform strategy.
• Own the vehicle data model and abstraction strategy, enabling customers to define, map, version, and evolve vehicle signals, services, and capabilities at scale.
• Set direction and priorities for adopting/improving our adoption of automotive protocols & SDV initiatives/standards, e.g. SOVD, XCP, CAN FD, J1939 & SOAFEE, VSS.
• Partner with product managers, engineering and architecture teams to define clean interfaces and contracts between vehicle platforms, Sonatus products, and cloud services.
• Collaborate with OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to understand vehicle platform variability and translate it into scalable product capabilities.
• Enable internal product teams by providing stable, reusable vehicle abstractions that reduce custom integration and accelerate feature delivery.
• Engage with sales and marketing to support product positioning, customer education, and go-to-market efforts related to Sonatus’ SDV platform capabilities.
• Stay ahead of emerging SDV trends, standards, and architectural patterns that influence vehicle data modeling, service exposure, and long-term platform evolution.

• 3–5 years of product management experience, with a focus on platform, infrastructure, or enabling systems rather than standalone end-user products.
• Strong understanding of software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures, including cloud-to-vehicle interaction models.
• Demonstrated experience defining and managing vehicle data models, abstractions, or platform interfaces used across multiple products or customers.
• Experience working with vehicle diagnostics, service-oriented access, or data pipelines from vehicle to cloud.
• Solid understanding of embedded and vehicle software lifecycles, including production, validation, and release constraints.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical systems into clear product direction, priorities, and roadmaps.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous problem spaces and bringing structure and clarity.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional and external stakeholders.

• Familiarity with emerging SDV standards and protocols, such as SOVD, XCP, CAN FD, J1939 & SOAFEE, VSS.
• Experience working with vehicle data specifications (e.g., CAN DBC, ARXML, J1939 or equivalent OEM-specific models).
• Background collaborating with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers on vehicle platform or architecture-level initiatives.
• Experience defining APIs or service interfaces for cloud-to-vehicle communication and orchestration.
• Technical degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Track record of contributing to products or platforms deployed in production vehicle programs.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment while balancing long-term platform strategy with near-term execution.

Benefits Offered:

• Competitive compensation and equity program
• Health care plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Flexible and Dependent Care Expense program
• Retirement plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Unlimited paid time off per year, 14 paid holidays
• Hybrid office work arrangement/flexibility

Perk Offerings include:

• Complimentary lunches, snacks, and beverages during on-site working days
• Wellness benefit allowances (towards gym membership and fitness programs)
• Internet reimbursement
• Computer Accessory Allowance

Employee Engagement Offerings:

• Departmental team building and outings
• Employee Referral Program
• Culture/Employee Satisfaction Surveys - Feedback matters!