Senior Manager, Product Planning & Development
Bridgestone AmericasAbout the role
Azuga, a Bridgestone Company, is a mission-driven team committed to remaining the fastest growing enterprise fleet management mobility solution in the industry. With vehicle GPS fleet tracking, safety camera solutions, driver safety and vehicle diagnostics for small business and enterprise fleets, our fleet management system, and therefore our teams, are helping fleet managers and drivers make smarter decisions when it comes to vehicle maintenance, cost-savings and safety.
We are a group of builders and doers - building the foundations of a dynamic marketing team and marketing strategy to deliver amazing results for our customers and our sales partners. We are a team with a strong commitment to customer-driven innovation, data-based decision making and a commitment to learning through experimentation. As a part of Bridgestone, the opportunities can be endless across the broad spectrum of businesses in the Bridgestone portfolio. If this is your type of work and the type of environment you want to work in, we encourage you to explore our job opportunities.
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This role will be responsible for leading product strategy for a telematics ecosystem that bridges digital intelligence with physical service delivery; this spans partner integrations, connected devices, scoring, and maintenance services. This individual will own the roadmap for ecosystem connectivity platforms, mobile experiences, API infrastructure, algorithmic scoring, and the digital-to-physical service layer that extends solution offerings.
Responsibilities
Define and scale telematics partnership products including OEM, aftermarket device, and mobile SDK integrations that feed real-time vehicle health and driver behavior data into service workflows
Drive product strategy for ecosystem connectivity layers: managing device onboarding, data ingestion pipelines, and real-time telemetry APIs that trigger predictive risk and service recommendations
Build and evolve recommendation algorithms and scoring models leveraging telematics signals (speed, braking, engine diagnostics, DTC codes, trip behavior) to surface timely maintenance, risk, and safety insights
Develop API/platform strategy enabling third-party partners in service centers, insurers, fleet operators, and OEMs, to consume and act on telematics data at scale
Drive product strategy for the development of the digital-to-physical service loop: translating telematics signals into actionable maintenance alerts, service appointments, and parts fulfillment workflows routed to physical locations
Establish data governance frameworks for partner data-sharing, raw signal normalization, DTC interpretation, and scoring model transparency
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree; 8+ years of relevant experience including 5+ years management or leadership experience OR Master’s degree; 6+ years of relevant experience including 4-5 years management or leadership experience
Experience with data pipeline tools (Kafka, Spark, Airflow)
Experience with ML/scoring platforms (Databricks, SageMaker, DataRobot)
Some SQL proficiency; familiarity with Python or R for model evaluation
Experience with Roadmapping tools (Productboard, Jira, Aha!), Data/analytics platforms (Looker, Tableau, Amplitude), and A/B testing and experimentation frameworks
Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure — specifically data storage, streaming, and compute services
Experience with microservices and containerized architectures (Kubernetes, Docker)
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