Staff Technical Product Manager

Overview

Join an iconic brand to redefine the pickup truck and rugged SUV marketplace. As a Staff Technical Product Manager, you will contribute to building Scout’s next-generation consumer-facing digital experiences. In this highly collaborative role, you’ll work closely with engineering, design, and cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality digital touchpoints across web, mobile, and retail platforms. You'll apply strong technical acumen, user empathy, and executional rigor to bring best-in-class digital features to life.

What you’ll do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Support product strategy execution: Collaborate with senior product leaders to refine and execute the product vision and roadmap for key verticals within Scout's consumer-facing digital suite. Help translate high-level goals into actionable product initiatives that support our direct-to-consumer sales and delivery model. Leverage strong problem-solving skills to navigate evolving priorities in a fast-paced, startup environment.
• Champion user experience: Advocate for the customer throughout the product development lifecycle. Partner with Design and UX teams to create intuitive and impactful digital experiences that support a seamless vehicle-buying journey. Continuously seek user feedback and help translate insights into functional improvements.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Design, R&D, and Operations to deliver high-quality product features. Support alignment across teams by clarifying requirements, identifying potential blockers, and proposing well-reasoned solutions.
• Manage key stakeholder relationships: Act as a trusted advisor to internal and external partners, presenting solutions that align with broader business goals. Be a natural relationship builder and clear communicator.
• Operationalize products: Oversee the roll-out of technical solutions to the marketplace, ensuring performance, reliability and consumer adoption achieve agreed upon outcomes.
• Drive technical excellence: Collaborate with engineering teams to make informed trade-offs and support scalable, secure product development. Apply working knowledge of APIs, data systems, and platform capabilities to contribute to sound technical decisions.
• Measure and optimize: Define and monitor key success metrics. Analyze product data to identify areas of opportunity and support iterative improvements

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Fremont, California or remotely within the United States. This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.
• The responsibilities of this role will require attendance in office with some in-person meetings and events.
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.

What you’ll bring

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring:

• Experience:
  • 8+ years of product management experience, with a strong emphasis on consumer facing digital products.
  • Demonstrated success in building and launching complex digital experiences enjoyed by millions —or billions — of people around the world.
  • Clear sense of what good software looks like.
  • Automotive experience is a plus but not required.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Strong understanding of system architecture, APIs, and cloud technologies.
  • Experience with enterprise-level systems such as CRM, ERP, or service management platforms.
• Skills:
  • Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to influence and align diverse stakeholders.
  • Data-driven decision-making abilities and experience with tools for analytics and performance measurement.
• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.

What you'll gain

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up. This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation. In addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:

• Competitive insurance including:
  • Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with:
  • An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including:
  • 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
  • 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
  • Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range = $140,000.00 - $170,000.00

Initial California base salary range = $154,000.00 - $187,000.00

Internal leveling code: IC8