What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Director, Product Management position at TransCore?
TransCore (TRN), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is seeking a talented, experienced Senior Director, Product Management to join our development team in the Round Rock, Texas office.
Position Summary
TransCore is seeking an experienced individual with a strong track record of defining and delivering complex, integrated hardware-software products in a Scrum-based Agile environment. This role is responsible for product vision, strategy, and roadmap ownership across real-time embedded systems and enterprise software platforms.
This position ensures alignment between product investments, business objectives, and customer needs. In close partnership with Product Owners and Program Managers, this role translates strategy into prioritized product outcomes that Agile teams can execute effectively.
The successful candidate will be technically fluent, commercially aware, and experienced in managing products that span embedded systems, enterprise platforms, and AI/ML-enabled capabilities within a matrixed organization.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Vision
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time. Requires frequent use of keyboard and mouse and must be able to wear a headset for prolonged periods. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Position Summary
TransCore is seeking an experienced individual with a strong track record of defining and delivering complex, integrated hardware-software products in a Scrum-based Agile environment. This role is responsible for product vision, strategy, and roadmap ownership across real-time embedded systems and enterprise software platforms.
This position ensures alignment between product investments, business objectives, and customer needs. In close partnership with Product Owners and Program Managers, this role translates strategy into prioritized product outcomes that Agile teams can execute effectively.
The successful candidate will be technically fluent, commercially aware, and experienced in managing products that span embedded systems, enterprise platforms, and AI/ML-enabled capabilities within a matrixed organization.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Vision
- Works with Executive Management to define and own product vision and long-term roadmap
- Align strategy with business objectives and market opportunities
- Continuously evaluate competitive landscape and emerging technologies
- Develop and maintain multi-quarter product roadmap
- Prioritize features based on value, revenue, and feasibility
- Align roadmap with Program Manager delivery capacity
- Remains aware of Project Delivery schedules and assist scrum team with alignment to those
- Engage product owners, stakeholders and project teams
- Gather and translate feedback into product direction
- Define product requirements and epics with Product Owners
- Guide Product Owners on backlog priorities
- Ensure alignment with roadmap and milestones
- Partner with Program Managers, Engineering, and Scrum Masters
- Support Agile execution without owning ceremonies
- Partners with Executive management to define business cases for product investments
- Define KPIs and ensure delivery of business value
- Support positioning, pricing as needed.
- Ensure product readiness for launch
- Own full lifecycle from concept through sustainment
- Drive decisions on enhancements and product evolution
- 8–10 years product management experience
- Experience in Agile / Scrum environments
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Transportation experience with a strong preference in toll and/or congestion pricing solutions
- Technical degree (Engineering, Computer Science, or related)
- Experience with embedded systems and enterprise software
- Familiarity with AI / ML concepts
- Experience supporting large-scale deployments
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time. Requires frequent use of keyboard and mouse and must be able to wear a headset for prolonged periods. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.