Who is Monarch Tractor?

Monarch Tractor has created the world’s first fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor committed to elevating farming practices to enable clean, efficient, and economically viable solutions for farmers today and in the future. Monarch provides a platform for farmers to make the transition to productive, precise, profitable and sustainable farming practices. As we seek to revolutionize the farming industry and accelerate the future of clean farming, we approach every problem with a farmer-first mentality to create electric, autonomous, and intelligent solutions. Our team is made up of engineers, farmers, and industry experts who have committed themselves to building the future of agriculture. We believe the best solutions always come from collaboration amongst diverse perspectives and backgrounds.

What does the job entail? 

At Monarch our Product Managers play a pivotal role in shaping the future of farming by turning ambiguity into clarity. As the Product Manager, Autonomy you will be responsible for Monarch’s suite of autonomous driving and ADAS (advanced driver assistance) products, including Autodrive and Row Follow. In this role you will work with customers and stakeholders across the company to understand customer needs and business goals, prioritize solving for them, and bring people together to deliver products that will generate significant value for our customers. You will also play a key role in driving usage growth of Monarch’s autonomy products.

To be successful in this role at Monarch, it is critical that you have proven experience building Autonomous Vehicle products, have been successful working at fast-growing startups, are extremely well organized, have demonstrated success working collaboratively with senior Engineering and Design leaders to turn breakthrough technologies into products, and are passionate about helping farmers become more sustainable and profitable.

Job Responsibilities

• Be a Champion for the Customer -- Develop deep empathy for farmers, identify customer problems, and the value of solving them.
• Be an Expert on the Ecosystem – Be an expert on the commercial autonomous vehicle ecosystem, and understand in depth how your products impact farms, farm operations, and others in the ecosystem (e.g., partners, suppliers, dealers).
• Explain the Why -- Clearly articulate why we are trying to solve a specific customer and/or business problem, and how it aligns to the overall company and product strategy.
• Lead the What – Bring teams together to create ideas for new products that solve identified problems, work for our business, and validate that the product is desirable and feasible. Document user personas, features, acceptance criteria, and user flows in support of product development efforts.
• Organize the When -- Balance near and long-term customer needs, business goals, and resources to maintain a product roadmap.
• Manage Trade-offs & Compromises -- Decide what to prioritize when limited resources and/or time require something be compromised (products, product features, testing).
• Sign off on Launch -- Ensure the technology and design meet the requirements and acceptance criteria in the PRD you drafted via functionality and usability testing.
• Gather Feedback & Iterate -- Define and measure product success metrics, learn via data analysis and soliciting direct feedback from users, then incorporate learnings into future product iterations.
• Communicate -- Ensure all stakeholders have a clear understanding of the product strategy, the status of product development work, and the performance of existing products.

What kind of person are we looking for?

• An ownership mindset with a self-motivated bias to action.
• Exceptional communication skills across all levels of an organization.
• Capable of both strategic and tactical thinking.
• Ability to solve complex issues quickly and turn them into simple, intuitive, and elegant solutions.
• Knowledge of human-centered design.
• Ability to influence without authority across all levels of an organization.
• Relationship builder with customers and colleagues.
• Ability to make compelling business cases.

More practical skills needed:

• 3-5 years of Product Management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• Experience building, launching, and managing autonomous vehicle products.
• Track record of success in defining and taking new innovative 0-1 products to market.
• Experience creating product roadmaps and driving decision alignment across multiple teams.
• Deep understanding of software development for machine-learning products and services.

Physical Requirements:

• Visiting customer farms and participating in farm operations
• Regularly climbing on and off of tractors

What do we offer?

• Competitive Salary Equity
• Catered Lunch / Snacks at HQ
• Electronics Allowance
• Health, Dental, Vision, Insurance Benefits

This is not a remote position. The ideal candidate is excited about working in-person with peers in Livermore. We bounce ideas off of each other and strive to achieve maximum collaboration. We want someone who’s excited to be part of the collaborative culture and contribute to that energy.

Diversity

Monarch Tractor is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit. Monarch Tractor policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.

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