Who we are:
Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.
Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.
Visit gomotive.com to learn more.
As the Staff Product Manager, UK Market, you will define and execute Motive's product strategy for the UK, with the opportunity to expand your scope to continental Europe over time. You will own the commercial roadmap: where we compete, what we build, and in what order. You will then deliver it, working with engineering teams and peers across the product organization.
International expansion is one of the most important strategic initiatives at Motive. You will partner closely with sales, marketing, customer success, finance, product leaders, designers, and engineers to bring our products to customers who face different regulations, vehicles, hardware, and buying needs than in the US. You will be a senior voice in the room as leadership decides where to invest, and you will see those decisions through to shipped product.
To succeed, you must be comfortable influencing leaders across the company and navigating complex technical and organizational challenges. We operate like a startup within a larger organization, so you will wear many hats. Being entrepreneurial, commercially minded, and growth-oriented is critical.
What You'll Do- Define the UK product strategy. Decide which segments, products, and use cases to prioritise to win, grounded in customer, competitive, and regulatory insight.
- Align the company on the right commercial roadmap. Work with GTM, finance, and executive leadership to turn market opportunity into prioritised roadmaps, business cases, and investment asks.
- Execute with engineering. Partner with multiple engineering teams and product peers to scope, sequence, and deliver UK requirements, including regional feature adaptations, compliance products, and hardware and integration needs.
- Build a deep understanding of UK customers, from fleet operators to drivers, through regular customer visits and field research, and translate what you learn into clear product requirements.
- Influence across the product organization so that shared platform and product teams deliver against UK priorities.
- Establish success metrics for the region, such as win rate, market coverage, adoption, and revenue, and report progress to senior leadership.
- Contribute to the broader international strategy through market research, benchmarking, and financial and risk assessments.
- 7+ years in product management at a B2B company or on operational products, with a track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives at scale.
- Strong product sense and execution, with the commercial judgement to tie roadmap decisions to business outcomes.
- Deep analytical skills and the ability to synthesise insight for an executive audience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence up and across, including senior engineering and business leaders.
- Experience in a startup or new team environment.
- Based in the UK. London preferred for in-office collaboration. Ability to travel within the UK for customer visits and field research (about 1-2 times per quarter) and to San Francisco 1-2 times per year for team meetings.
- Experience with products similar to Motive's, such as connected devices, telematics, fleet or asset management, IoT hardware plus software, or AI video and safety products.
- Experience with international launches or localization.
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
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All job postings are for existing vacancies. Please note; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of product management experience at a B2B company or on operational products
- Track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives at scale
- Strong product sense and execution
- Commercial judgment connecting roadmap decisions to business outcomes
- Deep analytical skills and ability to synthesize insights for executives
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to influence senior engineering and business leaders
- Experience in a startup or new team environment
- Based in the UK
- Ability to travel within the UK for customer visits and field research
- Experience with connected devices, telematics, fleet or asset management, IoT hardware and software, or AI video and safety products
- Experience with international launches or localization
What the Team is Saying
Motive Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and free mental-health support for U.S. employees. Feedback suggests the offering is broad and accessible, with multiple plan options noted.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation, sick leave, local holidays, and enhanced parental leave are emphasized, and PTO is often described as generous or flexible. Feedback suggests many teams can utilize time off, though experiences may vary by department.
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Flexible Benefits — Work arrangements span fully remote, hybrid, or in-office, with a work-from-home stipend for fully remote employees. Feedback suggests flexibility is a notable perk that supports work-life balance.
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What We Do
Motive builds technology to improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy. The Motive Automated Operations Platform combines IoT hardware with AI-powered applications to automate vehicle and equipment tracking, driver safety, compliance, maintenance, spend management, and more. Motive serves more than 120,000 businesses, across a wide range of industries including trucking and logistics, construction, oil and gas, food and beverage, field service, agriculture, passenger transit, and delivery. Visit gomotive.com to learn more.
Why Work With Us
We work hard, with humility and we see our efforts rewarded in tangible ways every day. At Motive, you’ll have the chance to make a difference for the drivers who keep our world moving. We trust each other to do great work because together we can achieve collective goals that reach beyond the physical economy.
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