--- title: 'Head of Product Managment at Platform Science' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-product-managment-platform-science-belgium-rh0hnnw5yynd' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-16' --- # Head of Product Managment at Platform Science - **Company:** Platform Science - **Location:** Belgium - **Posted:** 2026-10-02 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/platformscience/jobs/8010258003 ## Job description ## Who We Are At Platform Science, we’re working to connect everything that moves. Founded in 2015, we are an open IoT platform that partners with innovative fleets, application developers, vehicle manufacturers, and equipment providers in the transportation industry to deliver revolutionary solutions to supply chain professionals across the globe. Our employees are an engaging, diverse group of people who believe in the power of great ideas. We hire people with different experiences and perspectives to build a company culture that fuels growth through innovation. We value thoughtful actions and empathy for others. We approach challenges with resiliency and creativity, while encouraging transparency because, no matter our backgrounds or responsibilities, we are one team. ## About the Role We are seeking a strategic, visionary, and people-first Head of Product Managment to lead our European Mobility product organization. Reporting directly to the General Manager of Europe Mobility, you will take full ownership of our product strategy, portfolio roadmap, and execution across 8 European countries. In this role, strategic vision must be paired with outstanding people leadership. You will manage, mentor, and grow a multi-regional team of 16 people (including Senior Product Managers, Product Owners, UI/UX, and Technical Writers), fostering a culture of trust, accountability, continuous coaching, and customer-centric execution. You will oversee and steer a solution portfolio that integrates SaaS platforms, telematics hardware, telco interfaces, and market-specific fleet management capabilities. Essential Responsibilities Leadership & Team Growth - Lead and Inspire: Build, coach, and retain a high-performing team of Product Managers and Product Owners distributed across multiple European hubs. - Culture & Mentorship: Cultivate a collaborative, psychologically safe, and continuous-learning environment. Guide your team on backlog health, stakeholder alignment, market validation, OKR setting, and customer discovery best practices. - Resource & Capacity Management: Structure teams effectively to ensure optimal allocation across core maintenance, strategic growth initiatives, and regional localization. Product & Portfolio Strategy - Portfolio Strategy: Define and execute the multi-year product strategy for Mobility solutions across European markets, aligning product goals with broader business unit growth targets. - Roadmap Ownership & Global Influence: Own the European product roadmap while actively influencing the North American (NA) roadmap for common global products, balancing short-term technical enhancements with long-term technological standards and market opportunities. - Lifecycle Governance: Oversee end-to-end product lifecycles—from market analysis and requirement definition to go-to-market enablement and deprecation. Executive Leadership & Commercial Alignment - Senior Leadership Team (SLT): Serve as an active contributor to the executive leadership team running the Europe Mobility business, influencing commercial strategy, operational direction, and regional expansion. - Financial Oversight: Manage the product portfolio budget, monitor product KPIs, forecast revenue impacts, and ensure product financial health. - Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with Engineering, Go-To-Market (Sales & Marketing), Customer Support, and Operations to ensure complete operational readiness for product releases. Market & Customer Focus - Customer Voice: Act as an executive sponsor for key regional customers, partners, and enterprise accounts across Europe, integrating feedback into product decisions. - Market Intelligence: Monitor fleet management, telematics, and logistics technology trends across target countries to anticipate threats and capture market share. ## Experience & Qualifications - Proven Leadership: 8+ years in product management with a strong track record of leading, mentoring, and developing teams of Product Managers and Product Owners in a B2B environment. - Domain Expertise: Prior experience in the transportation industry, telematics, fleet management, logistics, mobility software, or multi-layered SaaS/hardware environments is highly required. - Strategic & Commercial Acumen: Proven experience serving on leadership teams, setting multi-country roadmaps, managing product budgets, and driving business metrics/OKRs. - Technical Understanding: Deep understanding of software architecture, SaaS models, web/mobile applications, hardware integration, and telco constraints. - Communication: Exceptional cross-cultural communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills across international cross-functional teams. - Travel Requirements: Willingness and ability to travel to various European office locations and customer sites (~25% of the time). - Education: Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or equivalent practical experience. - Languages: Fluency in English is mandatory. A good understanding of Dutch and/or French is a strong advantage. ## Benefits Platform Science offers a comprehensive, market-leading package to regular, full-time employees in Belgium: - Compensation & Mobility: Competitive salary as per market norms, corporate bonus scheme, and a Company Car (+ fuel/recharge card). - Time Off: 20 statutory leave days + 12 ADV days (32 days total) + 1 Global Day of Service. - Allowances: Monthly meal vouchers (€7.50/day), Home Working Allowance, Internet Allowance, and annual Ecocheques (€250). - Insurance & Retirement: Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance (DKV), Group/Life Insurance (Baloise), and a company-funded pension contribution. - Professional Value: High-level international exposure, global roadmap influence (EMEA & NA), deep autonomy to drive end-to-end product strategy, and career growth within an expanding, innovative global organization. ## About Platform Science ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Platform Science provides a SaaS-driven fleet management platform that integrates telematics, driver apps, and enterprise tools to help fleets manage operations from the back office to the driver’s seat. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series D funding) - **Headquarters**: San Diego, California, United States - **Founded**: 2015 - **Founders**: Jack Kennedy (CEO) and Jake Fields (CTO) ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Fleet management, transportation technology, telematics, supply chain logistics. - Target customers: B2B – commercial truck fleets of all sizes, from small fleets to large enterprises. - Mission statement: “To make transportation smart” by enabling fleets to develop, deploy, and manage commercial vehicle mobile devices and applications on a single connected platform. ## Products & Services - **Platform Science Fleet Management Platform**: A SaaS platform that integrates telematics, ELD compliance, driver apps, back-office tools, and a marketplace of partner solutions (Virtual Vehicle Marketplace). Allows fleets to manage driver experience, real-time monitoring, diagnostics, and connectivity in one unified interface. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Total funding of $381.9M across 9 rounds (as of April 2024). Latest round: $125M Series D led by NewRoad Capital Partners and Prologis Ventures. Annual revenue estimated at $44M. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investors include 8VC, NewRoad Capital Partners, Prologis Ventures. Strategic partnerships include Daimler Trucks North America, Noregon (fault diagnostics). In September 2024, acquired Trimble’s Global Transportation Telematics business. - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 604 employees (+9.8% YoY). Operates in 12 countries including Brazil, India, Belgium, France, Canada. Over 100 million miles driven on the platform. Positioned to disrupt the $20B fleet management and $10T+ logistics space. ## Competitive Advantages - **Open platform approach**: Unlike proprietary systems, Platform Science allows fleets to choose and integrate third-party apps and hardware via the Virtual Vehicle Marketplace, giving them flexibility and avoiding vendor lock-in. - **Deep OEM partnerships**: Collaboration with Daimler Trucks North America to develop advanced on-vehicle mobile applications strengthens its embedded position. - **Remote Platform Management (RPM)**: A dedicated solution for remotely managing in-cab devices, a differentiator in the telematics market. - **Focus on driver experience**: Designing tools that make training and daily tasks easier for drivers, improving adoption and retention. ## Strategic Focus - **Expanding the partner ecosystem**: Continually adding new solutions to the Virtual Vehicle Marketplace to cover more fleet needs. - **Global scale**: Operating in 12 countries and planning further international growth, especially in Latin America and Europe. - **Post-acquisition integration**: Incorporating Trimble’s telematics business to broaden its customer base and technology stack. - **Innovation in connectivity**: Developing better connectivity from corporate to cab, including real-time diagnostics and app management. ## Why Work Here - Culture highlights: Values include Resiliency, Transparency, Empathy, and “One Team” mindset. The company emphasizes open communication, innovation, and community (beach cleanup days, celebratory events, family outings). - Remote/hybrid policy: Some roles are remote (e.g., Full Stack Developer - India, Director Business Systems), while others likely require office presence. Specific policy details are not publicly listed but job postings indicate remote-friendly positions. - Notable perks: Mentorship programs, career development courses, speaker series, leadership training, demo days, and courses on diversity, inclusion, and equity. Comprehensive benefits (2025 Platform Science Benefits Guide mentioned on careers page). Open positions listed across Engineering, Product, Design, Delivery, and more. - Growth environment: Working on cutting-edge transportation technology with a high-growth private company that has strong venture backing and a clear path to disrupting a massive industry. ## Sources 1. [platformscience.com](https://www.platformscience.com/) 2. [platformscience.com/careers](https://www.platformscience.com/careers) 3. [platformscience.com/our-story](https://www.platformscience.com/our-story) 4. [platformscience.com/jobs](https://www.platformscience.com/jobs) 5. 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