Why Join Digital Products at Penske
Most people know Penske for our big yellow trucks. But we’re so much more than that. At Penske we have a 50-plus year history of leading the transportation and supply-chain industry, delivering world-class and award-winning technology solutions.
What most people don’t know, we are just as much a data company as we are a transportation and supply chain company. We collect and analyze billions of datapoints each year, through over 300+ advanced analytical models and integrate insights from our fleet, maintenance operations, and logistics networks to give customers a more complete view of their supply chains. That connected intelligence allows us to anticipate issues, optimize resources, and deliver reliable outcomes across transportation and logistics for our customers. Penske continues to invest in, and grow, our digital products – and we need talent at all levels to help us advance and continue to lead our industry.
While data is very important, the key to our success is our people. You’ll work alongside great people and on really cool projects. Ultimately, you’ll help develop and ensure our technology solutions keep our company and our customers moving forward.
Position Summary:
Penske Transportation Solutions is seeking a strategic and customer-focused Product Manager to lead the vision, strategy, and execution of digital products that power our transportation and logistics services. This role owns the full product lifecycle—from discovery through delivery and optimization—and is accountable for delivering measurable business and customer outcomes.
As part of a cross-functional product team, the Product Manager partners closely with engineering, design, and data to solve meaningful customer problems, validate solutions, and continuously improve product performance. This role requires strong product judgment, a bias for action, and the ability to operate at the intersection of customer needs, business strategy, and technology.
This position is based out of our corporate offices in Reading. PA. This an office first position, at least 4 days in office.
Key Responsibilities:
Product Strategy & Vision
• Define and communicate a compelling product vision aligned to customer needs and Penske’s strategic objectives
• Develop and evolve a product strategy and roadmap grounded in outcomes, not just features or timelines
• Establish clear success metrics (KPIs/OKRs) and ensure alignment to business value and customer impact
Product Discovery & Customer Insight
• Lead ongoing product discovery efforts including customer interviews, field research, and data analysis
• Deeply understand customer workflows, pain points, and unmet needs within transportation and logistics
• Partner with UX and engineering to rapidly test, validate, and iterate on solutions before full-scale development
• Use qualitative and quantitative insights to inform product decisions and prioritization
Cross-Functional Product Leadership
• Operate as part of a product triad with engineering and design, ensuring shared ownership of outcomes
• Collaborate closely with data, operations, and business stakeholders to align on priorities and trade-offs
• Act as the voice of the customer while balancing technical feasibility and business impact
• Influence without authority across a matrixed organization, including Enterprise IT partners
Execution & Delivery
• Translate product strategy into well-defined problems, priorities, and outcomes for engineering teams
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog based on value, risk, and learning opportunities
• Guide teams through agile development cycles with a focus on delivering incremental value
• Ensure product releases are high quality, scalable, and aligned with architectural standards
Performance & Optimization
• Own product performance, including adoption, engagement, operational efficiency, and ROI
• Monitor product health through data and analytics, identifying opportunities for improvement
• Drive continuous iteration and optimization based on user feedback, experimentation, and performance insights
• Champion a culture of test-and-learn, continuous improvement, and accountability for results
Stakeholder Alignment & Communication
• Communicate product vision, strategy, and performance clearly to stakeholders and leadership
• Build strong alignment across Digital Products, Operations, and Enterprise IT teams
• Manage expectations, risks, and dependencies across complex, cross-functional initiatives
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required (MBA or equivalent experience preferred)
• 5+ years of product management experience in digital, SaaS, or platform-based environments, with end-to-end ownership from discovery through delivery and optimization
• Proven track record of delivering measurable business and customer outcomes (e.g., adoption, revenue impact, operational efficiency), not just feature delivery
• Strong experience in product discovery, including customer research, problem validation, and experimentation (e.g., MVPs, A/B testing)
• Demonstrated ability to define product strategy and translate ambiguous problems into clear priorities, trade-offs, and execution plans
• Experience working within a modern product operating model, including empowered teams and close partnership with engineering and design (product triad)
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, with experience defining and tracking product metrics and KPIs
• Ability to engage effectively with engineering teams on technical concepts such as APIs, integrations, and data flows
• Proven ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment, including collaboration with Enterprise IT
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect product decisions to customer and organizational impact
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to align stakeholders and present to senior leadership
• Experience operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with competing priorities and trade-offs
• Experience with transportation, logistics, fleet management, or IoT platforms is a plus
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required
Physical Requirements:
-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To Learn More
• About Penske’s Digital Products: pensketruckleasing.com
• About Penske: gopenske.com
Requirements
Must-haves
Why Join Digital Products at Penske
Product Strategy & Vision
Define and communicate a compelling product vision aligned to customer needs and Penske’s strategic objectives
Develop and evolve a product strategy and roadmap grounded in outcomes, not just features or timelines
Establish clear success metrics (KPIs/OKRs) and ensure alignment to business value and customer impact
Product Discovery & Customer Insight
Lead ongoing product discovery efforts including customer interviews, field research, and data analysis
Deeply understand customer workflows, pain points, and unmet needs within transportation and logistics
Partner with UX and engineering to rapidly test, validate, and iterate on solutions before full-scale development
Use qualitative and quantitative insights to inform product decisions and prioritization
Cross-Functional Product Leadership
Operate as part of a product triad with engineering and design, ensuring shared ownership of outcomes
Collaborate closely with data, operations, and business stakeholders to align on priorities and trade-offs
Act as the voice of the customer while balancing technical feasibility and business impact
Influence without authority across a matrixed organization, including Enterprise IT partners
Execution & Delivery
Translate product strategy into well-defined problems, priorities, and outcomes for engineering teams
Maintain and prioritize the product backlog based on value, risk, and learning opportunities
Guide teams through agile development cycles with a focus on delivering incremental value
Ensure product releases are high quality, scalable, and aligned with architectural standards
Performance & Optimization
Own product performance, including adoption, engagement, operational efficiency, and ROI
Nice-to-haves
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required (MBA or equivalent experience preferred)
Experience with transportation, logistics, fleet management, or IoT platforms is a plus
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