Senior Digital Product Lifecycle II

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one.  We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success.  We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job description:

• We are seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Product to join our growing team. As a Product Lead, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our solutions, from ideation to launch and beyond. You will be responsible for understanding the needs of our users, translating those needs into product requirements, and working closely with engineering and design teams to deliver high-quality products.

Key accountabilities:

• Oversee the entire Product lifecycle from project initiation to feature delivery. Requirements, specifications, solutions, design, develop, test, and deploy. Manage post-deployment phases and project closure.
• Collaborate closely with Managed Service teams (project mgmt., technical, testers, etc.) to ensure that features are delivered to Project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Work closely with Honda stakeholders including Product Owners, UX, Quality, Security & Governance, and Operations team members to prioritize, align tasks and address project risks.
• Responsible for managing overall planning, tracking, change control, and reporting aspects of the project.
• Champion the Customer experience and ensure that products are easy to use and delightful to interact with.
• Ensure clear communication between the project team and stakeholders, while offering daily guidance to the team and regular project status updates to management.

Workstyle:

• Hybrid: ~ 3 to 4 days per workweek at the local Torrance, CA office

Visa sponsorship:

• This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate (BS) of graduate (MS) level degree in engineering, applied mathematics and/or computer science.
• 5 to 7 years of experience as a Product/Project Manager or similar experience with a proven track record of success. 
• Proven track record of delivering products/projects from inception through delivery to post launch.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies
• Strong understanding of user experience (UX) principles and design methodology
• Experience working with Agile teams
• Exceptional communication and facilitation skills
• Expert at Jira and Atlassian Confluence
• Experience with project Budgeting

What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards:
•    Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
•    Paid Overtime
•    Regional Bonus (when applicable)
•    Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx) 
•    Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
•    Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
•    401(K) Plan with company match + additional contribution
 

Career Growth:
•    Advancement Opportunities
•    Career Mobility  
•    Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
•    Training and Development Programs 

Additional Offerings:
•    Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
•    Lifestyle Account
•    Childcare Reimbursement Account
•    Elder Care Support
•    Wellbeing Program
•    Community Service and Engagement Programs
•    Product Programs
•    Free Drinks Onsite

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.