A Day in the Life:

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Digital Product leader who knows how to define, de-risk and execute against a product vision. You will be collaborating with customers and colleagues on cross-functional and co-located product teams. The role demands strong product instincts, excellent communication skills, technical fluency, empathy, humility and an appreciation for and understanding of lean start up, agile and user-centered design values, principles and practices. 

The ideal candidate should have Fleet Management domain experience. This role will support a significant transformation initiative at Hertz.

This role has an impact on our financial performance and customer experience.

 

What You’ll Do:

Ship successful products, including defining vision, strategy, outcome-driven product roadmaps and creating and managing backlogs Define and prioritize product features Collaborate with engineers, designers, and users Understand a specific customer domain and identify the trends and opportunities in that space Facilitate collaborative decision-making in a workshop context Articulate and test product hypotheses Strong leadership and communication skills and the ability to teach others Navigate complex decision-making using product data and key performance indicators (KPIs) Lead product strategy, planning, and life cycle management efforts. Monitor business, market, and technology trends to inform product strategy and proactively propose new solutions. Continuously monitor and evaluate product performance and proactively champion product improvements. Determine internal and contract/external resources and skills required for the product team to deliver on the product roadmap. Guide the product engineering team to scope, plan and deliver work, applying established delivery methodologies (e.g., agile methods) and best practices (e.g., reusability). Proactively identify and resolve blockers to achieve business objectives for the product, including technical and resourcing challenges. Increase adoption and consumption of product capabilities.  Manage investment decision making and finances for the product, taking a return-on-investment approach to increasing the value while minimizing product costs. Where applicable, Serve as the Product Manager for multiple, related products.

What We’re Looking For:

Skills & Competencies

Strong product and project management skills to manage multiple products and deadlines simultaneously.  Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, including experience leveraging data to inform decision making and independently solving software engineering problems. Expertise in strategic thinking and strong business acumen. Strong experience in understanding business partner and client needs.  Demonstrated success in defining and building products. Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing. Verifiable track record of effective leadership which includes successful execution with technical and intellectual resources. Experience with product management tools like JIRA, Mural, Zephyr.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computing Science, Computer Engineering (or equivalent years of experience). Certifications:  Design Thinking, Agile Methodologies, Lean Sigma etc 8-10 years experience leading digital product development;  Background in fleet management or transportation industries preferred 

What You’ll Get:

Employee Friends & Family rental discount (40% discount for employee & partner; 30% discount for up to 8 additional family/friends). Hybrid/flexible working arrangements. 22 days holidays on hire rising to 27 days with service. Occupational Pension Scheme with up to 5% company matched contribution.  Life Cover payable at 4 times base salary.  Profit Share Scheme. Tuition support plus access to compressive online learning platform. 10 days paid study leave & paid exam leave where exams fall during work hours.