As the Director – Jeep Brand Product, you will lead the team responsible for one of Jeep’s most strategically important nameplates: Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, Gladiator or Compass.
You will shape their long‑range product vision, guide commercial performance, and inspire a team of Product Managers to deliver vehicles that elevate Jeep’s legacy. The ideal leader brings strategic vision, passion for the Jeep brand, and the discipline to drive detailed execution with urgency. Proven track record of leading people & projects required.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
- Energetic visionary with strong communication and presentation skills.
- Champion a collaborative, high‑performance culture across Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, Procurement, Finance, Sales, and Marketing.
- Represent the Jeep brand and customer voice in all product decisions.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Managers, elevating product discipline and cross‑functional collaboration through execution
- Define and execute the end‑to‑end global product and commercial strategy, balancing brand identity, customer needs, and business objectives.
- Create forward‑looking product visions informed by customer insights, analytics, and emerging trends and technologies.
Product Definition & Lifecycle
- Oversee global product planning, feature contenting, segmentation, positioning, and lifecycle strategy from concept through launch and serial life.
- Guide the team in managing the full product grid—trims, content, options, complexity, and take‑rate optimization.
Governance & Communication
- Build and present high‑quality, data‑driven narratives for executive governance forums, defending product strategy, financials, and trade‑offs.
- Drive alignment across key stakeholders and represent Jeep’s product strategy internally and externally.
Performance Management
- Establish, track, and drive corrective action for vehicle‑level KPIs (revenue, margin, mix, share, cost, complexity, timing, quality).
- Ensure urgency, discipline, and accountability to hit program milestones and launch readiness.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or related field.
- 10+ years experience in product planning, brand management, product strategy, or related automotive disciplines.
- Demonstrated success leading and developing teams in cross‑functional environments.
- Deep understanding of the U.S. SUV market and customer expectations.
- Exceptional attention to detail paired with strong strategic thinking and an entrepreneurial mindset.
- High-level proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, with the ability to craft well‑structured, data‑informed executive narratives.
- Strong communication, storytelling, and governance-preparation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA
- Automotive technical expertise and passion for the Jeep brand
- Familiarity with regulatory and market-specific vehicle requirements
- Experience driving organizational adoption of AI for improved efficiency and decision-making
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or related field
- 10+ years experience in product planning, brand management, product strategy, or related automotive disciplines
- Proven track record of leading people and projects; demonstrated success leading and developing teams in cross-functional environments
- Deep understanding of the U.S. SUV market and customer expectations
- Exceptional attention to detail, strong strategic thinking, and entrepreneurial mindset
- High-level proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; ability to craft data-informed executive narratives
- Strong communication, storytelling, and governance-preparation skills
- MBA
- Automotive technical expertise and passion for the Jeep brand
- Familiarity with regulatory and market-specific vehicle requirements
- Experience driving organizational adoption of AI for improved efficiency and decision-making
Stellantis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stellantis and has not been reviewed or approved by Stellantis.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Contract-driven increases lifted hourly wages roughly 25% over 4.5 years and restored cost-of-living adjustments, pushing top rates near $42 per hour by the end of the agreement. Union hourly positions appear to have benefited most since the 2023 deal.
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Affordable Benefits — UAW-represented hourly workers pay no premiums and about 3% of total healthcare costs while receiving comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellness coverage. This creates materially lower out-of-pocket costs for represented hourly roles.
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Retirement Support — Post-2007 hourly hires receive a 10% employer 401(k) contribution and legacy workers saw defined-benefit improvements with retiree bonuses. Salaried roles also cite a 401(k) with employer match and contribution up to a maximum of 8%.
Stellantis Insights
What We Do
Our storied and iconic brands embody the passion of their visionary founders and today’s customers in their innovative products and services: they include Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall and mobility brands Free2move and Leasys. Powered by our diversity, we lead the way the world moves – aspiring to become the greatest sustainable mobility tech company, not the biggest, while creating added value for all stakeholders as well as the communities in which we operate.
