Senior Product Strategy Manager

Who We Are

Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling semi-trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, its driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Toyota, FedEx, Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, Uber, Uber Freight, U.S. Xpress, Werner, Covenant, Schneider, and Ryder. For Aurora’s latest news, visit aurora.tech and @aurora_inno on Twitter.

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Senior Product Strategy Manager.

This position plays a key role in developing Aurora’s product strategy, ensuring that Aurora delivers the right product at the right time. The Product Strategy team drives the development of the strategy and innovation plans for Aurora. The team identifies new growth opportunities, shaping and informing the product roadmap to realize them. 

Aurora Horizon is the first commercial truck offering of Aurora’s core technology, the Aurora Driver, and it also includes the tools and support services necessary to operationalize this technology. The Horizon Product Strategy Lead owns key aspects of the Horizon roadmap, including its geographic expansion, product model evolution, and high-level capability definition, all of which combine to set the overall direction of the program. Aurora Horizon will be a transformational product in the massive freight transportation industry, and this is an opportunity to be an integral part of its strategic development.

In this role, you will

• Lead the development of Aurora Horizon’s Product Strategy, which includes its expansion roadmap, capability prioritization, and go-to-market plans 
• Be a trusted advisor to product management and business leadership, helping answer foundational questions to plan and accelerate product adoption
• Work with cross-functional teams of product managers, engineers, data scientists, and other product professionals to define Aurora’s product direction
• Develop market entry plans that align market opportunity with technical capability
• Extract insights from data to prioritize strategic business and technical decisions
• Plan and lead complex projects, prioritize tasks and engage stakeholders appropriately
• Be measured by the insights you give, effectiveness of your communication, and the initiative to drive ideas and put them into action

Required Qualifications

• At least 3-5 years of work experience in consulting, finance, or at a fast-growing tech company, ideally in strategy, product management, or advisory roles
• Degree in a quantitative field such as Business, Economics, Finance, Math, Statistics, Engineering, or Computer Science
• Data driven and tech-savvy - you have the ability to derive conclusions and insights from multiple data sources
• Problem solving - you are able to approach unstructured problems and analytically structure business frameworks supported by strategic/financial models to find the right answers
• Strong quantitative reasoning - you are excited to dive into large/complex datasets and can visualize data effectively, translating your analysis into actionable insights
• Independent doer - you have an ownership mindset and strong work ethic with a high level of responsibility and ability to work with minimal supervision. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Team player - you have experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and have demonstrated versatility in navigating a complex corporate environment
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Desirable Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in mobility, transportation, or logistics
• Work experience in the logistics or transportation industry
• Experience developing strategic plans and/or implementing projects for the transportation industry
• Working familiarity with SQL or BI platforms (e.g., Tableau, Quicksight, Periscope, Looker, Mode) for analysis

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