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 Senior Manager, Hardware Product Management you will be responsible for ensuring Monarch builds a suite of hardware products that meet customer needs and creates significant value for them by driving usage growth. Monarch’s hardware product ecosystem comprises the groundbreaking MK-V tractor, tractor implements, accessories, energy products, and licensing engagements. This is a leader doer role and in it you will also be responsible for being the Product Manager for the MK-V tractor.

In this role you will work with stakeholders across the company to set goals and success metrics for each of the product areas and coach a team of product managers as they prioritize and execute against the roadmap. You will provide strategic leadership and direction that optimizes for customer needs, driving competitive advantages, and achieving rapid growth objectives. In support of your team, you’ll be expected to deeply understand customer problems, dig into PRDs, and ensure timely delivery of product launches that meet our quality, performance, and safety standards.

To be successful in this role at Monarch, it is critical that you have proven experience building complex B2B hardware products (ideally a tractor platform similar to the 40hp MK-V), are well versed in agriculture equipment and vehicle systems, have led product management teams at fast-growing startups, and have demonstrated success aligning senior stakeholders to deliver world class products.

We’re looking for people as passionate as we are about helping farmers become more sustainable and profitable!

Responsibilities:

• Product Leadership: Develop and communicate a comprehensive hardware product strategy in alignment with Monarch's mission and vision. Align stakeholders across the company on the product strategy, roadmap, and product launches. Lead a team of product managers to shape product roadmaps.
• Be a Champion for the Customer -- Develop deep empathy for farmers, and ensure your team is continuously interacting with customers to derive insights via qualitative and quantitative approaches. Ensure people across the company regularly hear and internalize the learnings and insights your team gleans from customers.
• Be an Expert on the Ecosystem – Be an expert on the commercial autonomous vehicle and farm-tech ecosystem and understand how our products impacts farms, farm operations, and others in the ecosystem (e.g., partners, suppliers, dealers).
• Manage & Coach – Be a people multiplier, empowering those around you to use their talents to the fullest. Manage your team so they perform at their best, and coach them to grow their capabilities and impact.
• Create Frameworks – Work with stakeholders to jointly define and establish product frameworks and methodologies that are the right fit for Monarch.
• Explain the Why -- Clearly articulate why we are trying to solve customer and/or business problems, and how these align to the overall company goals.
• Lead the What – Translate our product strategy into goals and success criteria that enable successful execution. Collaborate closely with stakeholders to define hardware product requirements. Support your team as they define products that will enable Monarch to achieve these goals.
• Organize the When -- Balance near and long-term customer needs, business goals, and resources to maintain a product roadmap and help your team manage their backlogs. Oversee the full product development lifecycle, from concept to production in partnership with the Hardware Program Management team as they drive execution.
• Manage Trade-offs & Compromises – Work with your team on prioritization decisions when limited resources and/or time require something be compromised.
• Drive Launches -- Work cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain, Legal, and other teams to bring products to market that meet Monarch’s performance, quality, and safety standards.
• Gather Feedback & Iterate – Define and measure product success metrics. Set clear expectations with your team for how and when to collect feedback. Participate in user feedback sessions and incorporate learnings into the product strategy and roadmap.
• 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; a storyteller who is at ease presenting to senior executives.
• 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.
• Relationship builder with customers and across many layers of an organization.
• Ability to influence without authority across all levels of an organization.
• Ability to develop and articulate a strategy for future products.
• Ability to make compelling business cases.

More practical skills needed:

• 7 years of Product Management experience, with 3 years leading a team of product managers in fast-paced organizations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• Experience creating product roadmaps and driving decision alignment across multiple teams.
• Track record of success in defining and taking new innovative 0-1 products to market.
• Product Management experience with an agriculture vehicle platform similar to the 40hp MK-V.
• Experience managing products at commercial scale.
• Familiarity with industry-specific regulations and safety standards.

Physical Requirements:

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

PERKS OF JOINING OUR TEAM

• Monarch Tractor is proud to offer Competitive Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability, 401K, and DTO.
• With positive values, a productive atmosphere and a commitment to excellence, Monarch Tractor encourages employees to maximize and realize their potential.
• The salary range included in this job posting is relevant to applicants that reside or work in the Livermore, CA area only. Salary offers will depend on your experience, knowledge, skills, education, and location. Actual salary may vary due to these and other factors.

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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