Parallel Systems
Developing autonomous electric freight vehicles for more efficient and sustainable transportation.
Senior Product Manager
Own and build roadmap for enterprise SaaS rail traffic integration platform
Job Highlights
About the Role
As the inaugural product hire for the software platform, this role provides a 0‑to‑1 opportunity to shape vision, roadmap, and execution while working closely with engineering, operations, customers, and external rail partners. Collaboration will span autonomy and vehicle software teams, legacy rail systems, and modern APIs to deliver an enterprise‑grade solution that ties together transportation management, signaling, yard management, and train control. • Define and own the end‑to‑end product roadmap for the enterprise SaaS platform. • Partner with engineering to design and deliver a scalable rail traffic integration platform. • Lead product discovery across customers, rail partners, and internal stakeholders. • Drive integrations with legacy rail systems and modern APIs. • Collaborate cross‑functionally with autonomy and vehicle software teams. • Set and track product KPIs that reflect real‑world performance and customer value. • Ensure the enterprise software integrates effectively with existing rail industry platforms. • Facilitate prioritization, trade‑off discussions, and product decision‑making across teams. • 30‑day goal: build context across software systems, own core product requirements, identify key stakeholders, and produce a project schedule. • 60‑day goal: define an initial roadmap, capture user stories, translate customer input into clear requirements, and align vehicle and enterprise teams. • 90‑day goal: lead cross‑functional workstreams, develop specifications, set priorities with leadership, establish delivery expectations, and become the go‑to product owner.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸product roadmap
- ▸platform design
- ▸api integration
- ▸kpi tracking
- ▸user stories
- ▸specification
What You Bring
• 5+ years of product management experience with complex SaaS systems or platforms. • Proven ability to ship enterprise software in fast‑paced, high‑ambiguity environments. • Strong technical fluency to converse with engineers and translate constraints into product trade‑offs. • Experience working with legacy enterprise platforms and modern APIs. • Demonstrated 0‑to‑1 product ownership. • Experience in both software and hardware product environments (preferred). • Background or interest in freight, logistics, transportation, or industrial systems (preferred). • Exposure to hardware development or integrated hardware/software products (preferred). • Familiarity with embedded systems and hardware/software integration (preferred).
Requirements
- ▸product management
- ▸saas
- ▸apis
- ▸hardware
- ▸embedded systems
- ▸0‑to‑1
Benefits
The hiring process includes a transparent salary range of $160,000–$211,000 USD, and Parallel Systems is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
Work Environment
Hybrid