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ALSO is looking for a Sr Staff Product Leader, Digital, Software & Control, Emerging Markets to own the end-to-end definition and successful deployment of product electrical/electronic, data & control requirements for vehicle & charging systems and components in Africa & other emerging markets with a focus on: Customer facing product functional & communication requirements; Asset/finance management, interface & IoT control requirements. The application & requirements span vehicle, charging, connectivity, asset/finance systems, and field operations — so riders get a reliable, affordable experience and ALSO.’s platform extracts maximum value from every asset in-market.
Job Responsibility:
Own the product requirements stack for vehicle, battery, motor/inverter, vehicle & communications controllers, charging/energy system and cloud/IoT — turn business goals into clear, testable specs and acceptance criteria including requirements for security & safety
Lead asset & finance control features: telematics-driven asset state, immobilization/geofencing rules, usage-based restrictions, repayment logic, mobile-money integrations, and lender/insurer data interfaces
Maximize reuse of the ALSO. platform electrical architecture, firmware services, diagnostics, OTA, data schemas, and dev tooling
Author & manage supplier requirements: write component-level specification, DVP&R and PPAP gates, and own compliance
Plan and run bring-up & validation: bench bring-up, subsystem and vehicle-level integration, performance & range tests and field pilots under African road, climate, and grid conditions
Operate early fleets: define pilot maintenance playbooks, telemetry dashboards, alert triage, root-cause analysis, parts containment, and firmware rollout cadence
Data as a product: specify data models, edge vs cloud processing, KPIs, and analytics that drive availability, TCO, and unit economics
Cross-functional leadership: align hardware, firmware, cloud, finance, operations, support, and market teams
Deliver on time: maintain a milestone-based roadmap, manage risks/backsourcing, and land spec-complete releases into production and scale-up
Requirements:
8+ years in Product / Systems roles across EVs, power electronics, or connected hardware
3+ years leading cross-functional delivery (vehicle + cloud + app)
Demonstrated responsibility for electrical & controls systems on a production vehicle or high-volume device: BMS, motor control, VCU/ECU integration, charger, and telematics
Hands-on with requirements engineering and acceptance testing from bench to road
IoT/telematics expertise: device provisioning, device identity, remote commands/immobilization, and reliable data sync in low-connectivity environments
Asset/finance integrations: experience connecting to lenders/insurers, building payment state machines, and working with mobile-money or Payment Service Providers
comfort with Know Your Customer/Anti-Money Laundering workflows
Data & analytics: define schemas for trips/energy/faults, set KPIs, and build dashboards for operations & finance decisioning
Supplier management: authored component specs, ran vendor evaluations, negotiated SLAs/warranties
Tooling: CAN analyzers, HIL rigs, JIRA, Confluence, Git-based flows, and a comfort with reading logs, DBCs, and firmware release notes
Communication & leadership: crisp writing, decision logs, stakeholder alignment, and the ability to turn ambiguity into a prioritized, shipped plan
Education: Bachelor’s in Electrical/Computer/Mechatronics Engineering or similar
Master’s preferred
What we offer:
Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options
One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates
Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny