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AAA Auto Club Enterprises · 2 months ago

Senior Product Manager, Tech R&D - Hybrid

Costa Mesa, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$156K/yr - $208K/yr

10+ years exp

AAA Auto Club Enterprises is a leading organization known for delivering exceptional member services across various sectors. The Senior Product Manager for Tech R&D will lead innovation efforts, focusing on advanced technologies and their impact on the enterprise, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful transitions into production.

Insurance

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead of the technology R&D function, partnering with the Sr PM of core product transformation (horizon one to two initiatives) and the Sr PM of strategic foresight (horizon two to three exploration). Mentor and build team capabilities, drive R&D strategy, and foster sustained alignment with stakeholders and execution teams

Direct R&D function, focusing on discovery, experimentation, and piloting of product and technology with potential enterprise impact

Establish and operationalize a disciplined R&D methodology, including hypothesis-driven research, structured experimentation frameworks, rapid iteration cycles, and clear criteria for advancing, pausing, or abandoning concepts

Develop processes for feasibility assessment, prototyping, and pilot evaluation

Formalize how R&D outputs transition into production. Collaborate closely with business units and production engineering teams to prepare concepts for operationalization, ensuring downstream teams understand risks, requirements, and value propositions before pilot completion

Conduct vendor and startup scouting to supplement internal research and broaden awareness of promising technologies that may accelerate R&D objectives

Qualification

Technology researchR&D leadershipAI/ML expertiseProduct development knowledgeIndustry experienceStrategic thinkingEffective communicationProblem-solving skills