Software Product Manager

We're looking a strong Product Manager to help define and deliver experiences that customers in the convenience and fuel retail industry love as a part of Invenco by GVR, a Vontier operating company. This person will be responsible for product planning and execution, including but not limited to assessing customer needs, analyzing market trends, and acting on customers' behalf to prioritize product requirements. The Product Manager helps lead the business working collaboratively with engineering, sales, marketing, and other internal and external stakeholders to execute the product roadmap. Ultimately, the goal is to delight customers and deliver business goals.

This position reports to the Senior Director of Product Management and is located in IL

 The focus of the Product Manager's (PM) role is to:

· Define and manage the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with customer needs, industry trends, and company's business opportunities.

· Manage product lifecycle from New Product Introduction (NPI) to End of Life (EOL), including component phase-outs, engineering change notifications, pricing, revenue, and profit.

· Collaborate with R&D teams to develop new products and added features.

Identify additional customer needs for in-store experiences within the fuel & convenience retail space and determine how to deliver them – build, buy, partner

· Analyze customer requests, feedback, and insights to inform product improvements and innovation.

· Facilitate internal processes across various departments to ensure seamless product development and delivery.

· Generate and maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation for internal and external stakeholders.

· Visit customers and subsidiaries to conduct market research and competitive analysis, informing the setting of short- and mid-term goals for the product roadmap

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, sales, marketing, and customer support to deliver high-quality products that meet market needs

Track product performance, analyze outcomes, and adjust plans to optimize product success.

Act as a product evangelist, representing the company at industry events, conferences, and with key clients

Create business cases for new products/features

5+ years of product management experience in the software industry, with a strong preference for candidates with POS software experience in the convenience and retail fuel sector

Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle, including the management of cross-functional teams

Strong technical background with an understanding of software development and web technologies

Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills

Ability to think strategically and creatively to solve complex problems

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Experience in retail a plus or convenience and fuel retail a plus

Be willing to travel as needed, up to 30% of the time

Excellent English – Spoken and Written 

Orpak delivers comprehensive solutions to oil companies and commercial fleets, improving profitability and optimizing performance from the forecourt to the head office. Be it the single transaction, network optimization or business analytics, our hardware, software, and services enhance the entire retail fuel network and fleet management value chains.
Orpak has a well-established track record of success and innovation since 1983. Known for rapid deployment of large end-to-end projects, Orpak's field-proven products are installed in more than 40,000 service stations and 7 million vehicles across 60 countries.
Our solutions are distributed via an international network of subsidiaries and value-added partners.
In 2017, Orpak joined the Gilbarco Veeder-Root group and in 2020, Orpak joined Vontier along with Gilbarco Veeder-Root.

 

A Vontier Company
Vontier is a global industrial technology company uniting critical mobility and multi-energy technologies and solutions to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, more connected mobility ecosystem. Leveraging leading market positions, decades of domain expertise, and unparalleled portfolio breadth, Vontier enables the way the world moves – delivering smart, safe and sustainable solutions to our customers and the planet. Vontier has a culture of continuous improvement built on the foundation of the Vontier Business System and embraced by over 8,500 colleagues worldwide.