Director, Product Strategy & Monetization
MotiveThis Director role focuses on the commercial and financial engine of a large industrial operations platform, specifically managing monetization strategy, pricing models, and R&D cost optimization across hardware and software.
What you’d own
- Revenue expansion strategy for core and growing software SKUs
- Pricing and packaging governance from analysis through launch
- R&D spend management across devices, cellular, IoT, and software
- Long-term product and company strategy planning
Who it’s for
A fit if you…
- ✓You have a background in management consulting or investment banking.
- ✓You possess advanced financial modeling skills to drive executive decisions.
- ✓You have experience leading and hiring teams of strategy professionals.
- ✓You excel at cross-functional influence across Product, Engineering, and Finance.
Not for you if…
- ✗You prefer pure product discovery over heavy financial modeling and margin analysis.
- ✗You prefer a role focused solely on features rather than pricing and cost-reduction.
- ✗You are looking for an individual contributor role without people management responsibilities.
Reading between the lines
- The requirement for 'ownership of results, not just recommendations' suggests a high level of accountability for hitting specific margin and revenue targets.
- The focus on 'cost-reduction initiatives' and 'COGS' implies the role involves significant work on the underlying unit economics of hardware/IoT components.
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Benefits
Full job description
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. About the Role: As Director of Product Strategy, Monetization Operations, you will own the commercial and financial engine of Motive's R D organization.
You will lead revenue, pricing, packaging, margin, and cost-reduction efforts across Product and Engineering, and pair that near-term revenue strategy with the long-term product and company strategy that sets Motive's direction. You will report to the Sr. Director of Product, build your own team, and work daily with senior leaders across the company. You are an exceptional partner and a rigorous analyst: someone who earns trust across Product, Engineering, Finance, and Go-to-Market, and who turns complex data into clear decisions.
You are comfortable moving between a financial model and a multi-year strategy, and you take ownership of results, not just recommendations. What You’ll Do: Drive revenue expansion strategy for Motive's core and growing suite of software SKUs, and own pricing and packaging governance from analysis through launch and measurement. Define how Motive views and manages the cost of R D spend across devices, cellular, IoT, and software services, and own the cost data foundation behind product-level margin and COGS.
Partner with product line leaders to identify and deliver revenue generation cost-reduction initiatives that improve gross margin. Size new product lines and adjacencies, and work with product leadership to run proofs of concept and decide whether to bring new products to market. Shape long-term product and company strategy, turning market, customer, and competitive insight into multi-year plans and investment choices. Run the operating cadence for R D strategy, including planning, business reviews, and executive reporting.
Hire, build, and lead a team of strategy and operations professionals. What We’re Looking For: 2+ years of experience in management consulting or investment banking. 5+ years of operating experience in a business operations or corporate strategy role. Advanced financial modeling skills, with the ability to turn analysis into clear recommendations for executives. Track record of driving measurable business outcomes, such as revenue, margin, or cost, rather than recommendations alone.
Proven success partnering and influencing across functions and levels without direct authority. Experience hiring, developing, and leading a team. Pay Transparency Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks Benefits The base compensation range for this role is: $185,000 — $255,000 USD 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. Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here . UK Candidate Privacy Notice here . The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations.
It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology. Regarding US-based roles, depending on your role and primary work location, Motive Technologies, Inc. (“Employer”) discloses candidates may be required to execute a non-compete covenant with the Employer. This requirement does not apply to lawyers, interns, or employees working in CA, MN, MT, ND, OK, or where otherwise prohibited by law.
Non-compete covenant terms in all other jurisdictions will be subject to the applicable statutory requirements, including but not limited to, procedures, industry related prohibitions, or salary and compensation thresholds. 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.
About Motive
See all roles →Motive is an integrated operations platform for fleet-based businesses — trucking, construction, field services, and other parts of the physical economy — combining driver safety (AI dashcams), fleet management, equipment monitoring, spend management via the Motive Card, and workforce tools in one suite. Customers include Cintas, Carvana, KONE, and 1-800-GOT-JUNK, and the company is consistently top-ranked on G2 for fleet management and supply chain software. Motive is remote-first with more than 4,000 employees across ten global offices, offering a WFH stipend and hybrid options for those who prefer in-office work.
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