Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.
You will lead projects and processes of diverse scope, working independently with limited supervision, and serve as the connective tissue between customers, business stakeholders, and distributed engineering teams.
- Translate business and customer requests into clear, actionable work for engineering — decomposing them into well-structured epics, features, and user stories in partnership with our Agile teams
- Write technical and API-level user stories with the depth engineers need to build against; this is a core requirement of the role, not a nice-to-have
- Own and drive backlog refinement, sprint planning inputs, and prioritization within an Agile framework
- Coordinate delivery across a horizontally structured technical organization (Backend, Frontend, MuleSoft/Integrations, DevOps), managing cross-team dependencies and sequencing work so it lands in the right order
- Drive execution day to day — unblocking teams, tracking progress, and holding the line on scope and quality
- Coach and review the work of less experienced product professionals, raising the bar for story quality and product practices across the team
- Support continuous improvement and automation initiatives across the delivery process
- Apply advanced analytical and technical problem-solving to develop new solutions to existing problems and procedures
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders through clear communication and effective negotiation
- Perform other duties as assigned
What You'll Bring
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role on technical products, with demonstrated ability to write technical and API user stories
- Experience working across horizontally structured engineering organizations (Backend, Frontend, integration platforms such as MuleSoft, and DevOps)
- Strong track record working with remote and offshore development teams across time zones
- Deep fluency in Agile practices, including backlog ownership, refinement, and story decomposition (epics → features → stories)
- Ability to lead projects of diverse scope independently, with limited supervision
- Strong communication and negotiation skills with both technical teams and business stakeholders
- Experience coaching or mentoring junior product or delivery professionals
- Willingness to travel as needed, including internationally
Working Style
- This role suits someone who is energized by execution: comfortable in the details of a dependency map, confident challenging a vague requirement, and happiest when a complex piece of cross-team work ships on time because they made it happen.
- Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be
We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they feel safe bringing their chosen version of themselves to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.
What we offer
At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:
- A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
- The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
- Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
- A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
- Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
- An effective and inclusive team.
Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider all individuals for employment based on their unique merit and without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Employment Eligibility
If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.
Skills Required
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role on technical products, including writing technical and API user stories
- Experience working across backend, frontend, integration platforms such as MuleSoft, and DevOps teams
- Experience working with remote and offshore development teams across time zones
- Deep fluency in Agile practices, including backlog ownership, refinement, and decomposition of epics into features and stories
- Ability to independently lead projects of diverse scope with limited supervision
- Strong communication and negotiation skills with technical teams and business stakeholders
- Experience coaching or mentoring junior product or delivery professionals
- Willingness to travel as needed, including internationally
- Minimum five years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, or three years with a master's degree, or a PhD without experience, or equivalent work experience
Bridgestone Americas Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Bridgestone Americas and has not been reviewed or approved by Bridgestone Americas.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials highlight nationwide medical, dental, and vision coverage with added services such as autism support, 3D mammograms, diabetes care, family planning, cancer support, and transgender services, alongside EAP resources. These offerings are consistently emphasized as a core part of the package across many non‑retail locations.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match administered via Fidelity is repeatedly emphasized, with recent materials characterizing the match favorably. This provides a solid foundation for long‑term financial benefits, particularly in corporate and manufacturing settings.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, PTO, volunteer time off, and paid parental leave are featured, with role‑dependent flexibility noted in appropriate corporate roles. Although specifics vary by location, the range of options is consistently highlighted.
Bridgestone Americas Insights
What We Do
Nashville, Tennessee-based Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader providing sustainable mobility and advanced solutions. Bridgestone develops, manufactures and markets a diverse portfolio of original equipment and replacement tires, tire-centric solutions, mobility solutions and other rubber-associated and diversified products that deliver social and customer value. These best-in-class offerings are sold to consumers and fleet customers around the world under the trusted Bridgestone and Firestone brand names. With more than 50 production facilities and 55,000 employees, the Bridgestone Americas enterprise spans from Canada to Argentina. Business units of Bridgestone Americas include Bridgestone Retail Operations, the world’s largest network of company-owned retail tire and automotive service centers; Bandag, a leader in commercial tire retreading worldwide; Firestone Building Products, an industry leader in commercial roofing and building solutions; and Firestone Industrial Products, a leading provider of technologically advanced air springs for commercial and passenger vehicle applications. Across all its businesses, Bridgestone is dedicated to shaping a sustainable future. Guided by its global corporate social responsibility commitment, Our Way to Serve, the company strives to improve the way people around the world move, live, work and play in every aspect of its business. To view our terms of use, visit https://www.bridgestoneamericas.com/en/terms-of-use.
