Product Manager

About us: JATO Dynamics is a global company and the leading provider of automotive market intelligence. With an insight into over 50 overseas markets, we deliver the world's most complete, accurate and up-to-date automotive data and insights, creating significant competitive advantage to our customers.

Our vision is to be the world’s most exciting leader in automotive business intelligence solutions. We aim to generate excitement through implementing pioneering ideas, problem solving and going beyond our customer expectations. Our strategic intent is to help customers create significant competitive advantage by constantly leading in connected data, information and knowledge provision, ultimately improving our customers’ work processes, informed decision‑making and business results.

Position Purpose: The Product Manager is accountable for the product management for specific product(s) within JATO that supports the overarching product strategy. This incorporates the full product life cycle; product discovery, product delivery, in‑life performance, and end‑of‑life.

Main Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the evaluation of product investment opportunities for their product.
• Create the appropriate level of business case / investment proposal for new product investments.
• Work with other internal stakeholders to develop compelling value propositions for their product(s).
• Determine what gets built and delivered to customers aligned to the strategic direction.
• Create product roadmaps for their product(s).
• Be responsible for the performance of their product(s) in the marketplace.
• Be responsible for the pricing of their product(s).
• Be responsible for product investment decisions for their product(s) for entire product lifecycle to drive product performance, across product value, usability, feasibility, and business viability.
• Contribute pro‑actively to the strategic product direction.
• Collaborate with the wider product team and align and commit to that product vision and strategy.
• Internally and externally be the evangelist for their product.
• Instil a “develop once, sell many” philosophy for their product.
• Foster innovation in the team, products, and processes to meet the current and future needs of the marketplace.
• Collaborate with the Technology and Data teams to deliver on product investment decisions.
• Collaborate with other business stakeholders.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

• Proven experience of managing technology powered products to deliver market value (e.g. Data, SaaS, Digital, Analytics, Insight tools).
• Experience of managing products through the complete product lifecycle.
• Knowledge / experience of using Agile development methods.
• High empathy for users (customers), their needs and their success.
• Experience of different product delivery methodologies.
• Ability to manage the expectations, demands, and priorities of multiple internal stakeholders.
• Excellent relationship builder, open‑minded and culturally sensitive.
• Experience in Automotive, Leasing and/or research sectors would be beneficial.

Our values: JATO core values are Integrity, People First, Collaboration, Innovation and Excellence. JATO Dynamics is a global business and our success is attributed to the diversity, skills and experiences of our colleagues across the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability, marital status or veteran status.