Senior Product Manager - Smart Trailers

Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, Equipment Monitoring, and Site Visibility. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.

About the role:

The Smart Trailers and Connected Equipment team builds amazing solutions for all Samsara customers, regardless of industry segment. The Samsara Smart Trailer portfolio targets fleet operations that utilize any type of trailer, including Dry Van, Chassis, Flatbed and Reefers. This portfolio includes a range of hardware and software that enables trailer-only and mixed fleets to improve visibility, reduce costs, and keep drivers safe and trailers compliant.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager to spearhead key initiatives at Samsara. The Smart Trailers and Connected Equipment team is dynamic and fast-growing, characterized by a strong bias for action and rapid turnaround times, often mirroring a startup environment. 

As a Sr. Product Manager, you will join an experienced product team that is building Smart Trailer solutions, and will play a critical role on this team alongside engineering, design, product, platform, GTM and field leaders at Samsara to drive this portfolio forward.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US. 

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You thrive in a dynamic environment: Our vision to digitize major sectors of the global economy demands your complete focus and best efforts. We need you to consistently deliver creative, ambitious ideas for our customers. Speed and resiliency are crucial to your success.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best. 

In this role, you will: 

• Define the Smart Trailers Roadmap
• Discover, distill and articulate our Smart Trailer business, in terms of opportunity and customer priorities. 
• Work jointly with existing Smart Trailer product managers and engineering to maintain a multi-quarter roadmap with measurable goals to ensure delivery of the required experiences.
• Partner with Product, Platform and Engineering teams to identify dependencies or forward-looking risks that must be mitigated to ensure our success.
• Be data-driven, understanding customer segments, feature usage and success metrics, to ensure our goals are achieved.
• Manage relationships with external stakeholders
• Interacts regularly with customers to receive/provide feedback loops on critical feature development and enhancements required for their ultimate success.
• Define product requirements for user-facing capabilities, and serve as the ‘voice of the customer’ in trade-off discussions and decision-making forums.
• Lead partnerships with selected vendors, overseeing development, planning the GTM strategy and ensuring mutual success.
• Improve the way we work
• Support and advance the Smart Trailer product marketing initiatives, playing a key role in content development, sales and customer presentations.
• Contribute to the practice of product management at Samsara to help drive hyp