Motive is a technology company that creates hardware and software to improve the safety and productivity of physical operations.

Senior Product Manager, Safety

We are seeking a product manager to join our Safety Product team, where you will help drive forward a suite of integrated, intelligent safety solutions for drivers, fleets and partners.

The role demands technical depth, principled thinking, a high bar for quality, structured communication, bold innovation, and a mentality of starting with the customer and working backwards. You will work alongside a star team from engineering, data science, AI computer vision, research & design, marketing, operations, legal, sales & customer success in a fast-paced, rapidly growing, technology environment to build intelligent experiences to shift behavior and drive ROI-positive impact for customers.

We are looking for a product manager who is excited to make an impact in a critical industry and has the skills to match. If you join our team, you will be working on some of the most challenging problems with a team that values growth, recognition and camaraderie.

Who We Are: 

Motive builds technology to improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy. The Motive Automated Operations Platform combines IoT hardware with AI-powered applications to automate vehicle and equipment tracking, driver safety, compliance, maintenance, spend management, and more. Motive serves more than 120,000 businesses, across a wide range of industries including trucking and logistics, construction, oil and gas, food and beverage, field service, agriculture, passenger transit, and delivery.

Motive is proud to be a Forbes Cloud 100 company and a 2020 Career-Launching Company by Wealthfront.

About the Role: 

As a Product Manager at Motive, you will partner closely with other product managers, engineers, sales teams, and additional stakeholders to make our vision of connecting the world’s vehicle fleets a reality. In this role, we’ll be relying on you to own the success of mission-critical initiatives that will drive rapid company growth.  In particular, you’ll need to quickly develop expert knowledge of our customers, our offerings, and the market.  In return, you’ll receive visibility across the organization and will be a key voice in one of the most exciting companies in the transportation industry. This is a great time to join Motive, and we’re looking for heavy-hitters to join us on our mission.

What You’ll Do: 

• Become an expert in all things Safety at Motive, deeply learning all of the product surfaces
• Drive AI feature development forward, owning the end-to-end lifecycle of new features while also ensuring existing AI features perform to Motive’s high standard
• Proactively identify areas where documentation, support articles, or wiki pages are lacking sufficient clarity on product functionality and build a plan to fill gaps
• Get close to our customers to discover their needs and translate that into solutions that help them get more out of Motive.
• Develop new products to drive growth, increase engagement and increase retention across Motive’s Safety product
• Partner with business leaders from stakeholder teams on formulation and execution of strategy, vision and product roadmap

What We’re Looking For: 

• 4+ years of experience in Product Management, specifically working with B2B enterprise customers
• Sufficient technical skills to understand how our products are engineered
• Some knowledge or willingness to quickly learn and understand AI / Computer Vision model functionality
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with different personality types and seniority levels
• High customer empathy, with a desire to get in the shoes of our customers
• Have high “EQ”; be even-keeled, flexible, and able to quickly adapt to unexpected changes
• Be data-driven; you regularly seek out and use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and opinions

Technical Program Manager (Software)

About the Role:

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) role within the Motive Hardware organization is a role intended for those individuals who are willing to take total ownership of product development  projects and drive them to a successful completion.  The TPM will coordinate the contributions of a wide variety of internal FW teams to deliver projects on time, on budget, and within specification. Coordination with external teams may be required as well.  The TPM will aid individual groups in creating time and resource estimates, tracking schedule and progress, creating and tracking test plans and responding to product issues found during testing. As the product matures, the TPM will aid the go-to-market process, helping organizations prepare for the launch of the product and also set up metrics and dashboards to monitor project success and health

What You’ll Do: 

• Prepare formal project plans including schedules and deliverables, primarily from internal organizations, but may also include integration of external teams
• Administer a formal review process to validate each development phase has completed successfully, and the product is ready for the next phase
• Monitor progress of projects and report status, plans, and issues to management
• Develop and implement strategies to minimize schedule and technical risk
• Help validate that test plans are complete and that testing is completed successfully.
• Respond to issues that develop during the project by coordinating resolution amongst multiple groups.
• Coach engineers, Product Managers and leads on effective processes and best practices, including Agile development processes

What We’re Looking For: 

• 5+ years of experience in the development and management of firmware for embedded products.
• Experience should include project scheduling, resource allocation, task management, risk management and other basic Program Management functions.
• Experience managing projects that include multiple teams at multiple sites.
• Experience managing outsourced firmware projects.
• Ability to lead without authority and prioritize effectively in ambiguous situations.
• Capacity to work in a fast paced, continuously changing environment.

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive’s core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

Senior Product Manager, Equipment Monitoring

About the Role

As a Senior Product Manager for Equipment Monitoring at Motive, you’ll be at the forefront of one of the fastest-growing sectors in the Internet of Things (IoT) category. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape how the physical economy tracks, manages, and optimizes a vast array of equipment – from trailers and refrigerated units to construction equipment and small tools.

You’ll develop solutions that provide critical insights to make operations with these equipment types more efficient, productive, and profitable. Key challenges include:

• Driving up utilization of existing equipment
• Reducing idle time and optimizing maintenance schedules
• Preventing theft and misplacement of valuable assets
• Enabling smoother operations through proactive monitoring

The market opportunity is massive, with significant headroom for growth in this rapidly transitioning sector. Reporting to the Director of Product, Equipment Monitoring, you’ll work on full-stack products spanning software, firmware, and hardware. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, possesses strong product sense, and excels at cross-functional collaboration.

What You’ll Do

• Develop comprehensive product strategies and roadmaps for equipment monitoring solutions, balancing customer needs, market opportunities, and technical feasibility
• Engage directly with customers across various verticals to gather feedback, identify pain points, and synthesize insights, distinguishing between individual requests and generalizable needs
• Create detailed product requirements documents (PRDs) and work closely with engineering teams to scope and prioritize features, navigating technical trade-offs and business implications
• Support Engineering teams through the product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch, ensuring alignment between technical capabilities and business objectives
• Analyze market trends, competitive landscape, and product performance metrics to inform data-driven decisions and drive continuous product improvement
• Collaborate with GTM teams to develop compelling product positioning, go-to-market strategies, and support sales enablement efforts

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of product management experience, with a focus on enterprise SaaS products and IoT solutions
• Strong technical acumen, with the ability to manage conversations across software, firmware, and hardware domains
• Proven track record of successfully launching and scaling products in fast-paced environments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across functions and influence without authority
• Data-driven approach to decision-making, combined with strong product intuition and user empathy
• You have high “EQ” and the ability to handle multiple competing priorities and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• You are comfortable and confident sharing your thoughts in verbal or written form. You can engage constructively in debate and discussion with different personality types and seniority levels.
• You are a trailblazer who is humble, kind, and open to learning new stuff. You can take a stand yet commit even when you disagree. You have a strong bias to action
• Experience working with GTM teams and engaging directly with customers to gather insights and validate product concepts
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related field; MBA is a plus