Product Manager, MineCare (Tucson, AZ, US, 85706) - Military Veterans
at Komatsu
Komatsu is an indispensable partner to the construction, mining, forestry, forklift, and industrial machinery markets, maximizing value for customers through innovative solutions. With a diverse line of products supported by our advanced IoT technologies, regional distribution channels, and a global service network, we tap into the power of data and technology to enhance safety and productivity while optimizing performance. Komatsu supports a myriad of markets, including housing, infrastructure, water, pipeline, minerals, automobile, aerospace, electronics, and medical, through its many brands and subsidiaries, including Joy, P&H, Montabert, Modular Mining Systems, Hensley Industries, NTC, and Gigaphoton.
We’re more than a company, and we’re a community of passionate, creative professionals striving toward a shared vision: revolutionizing the way the mining industry operates. With a presence stretching from Johannesburg to Vancouver, Sydney to Lima, you are part of a global brand that supports creativity, fosters innovation, and encourages you to think big, share ideas and be yourself.
The Company
Modular Mining Systems is the global leader in mine management technology and a wholly owned subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd. Our innovative technology powers mine operations in every corner of the globe. The products we cultivate, the solutions we engineer and the service we deliver set us apart in the Mining Technology industry. We are more than a company, we’re a community of passionate, creative professionals striving toward a shared vision: to revolutionize the way the mining industry operates. With a presence stretching from Johannesburg to Vancouver, Sydney to Lima, you are part of a global brand that supports creativity, fosters innovation and encourages you to think big, share ideas and be yourself.
Job Purpose
As part of Modular Mining’s Product Strategy team, you will be responsible for managing the entire product life cycle for the assigned product lines and therefore have the opportunity to define, analyze, scope, and prioritize product requirements. You'll be tackling tough challenges that require innovative out-of-the-box thinking, an understanding of our customer’s business and operating environment, problem-solving skills, and the ability to make sound business decisions. If you consider yourself someone who can apply mining domain know-how in a software engineering environment and contribute with practical solutions in a dynamic and team-oriented environment, this is a great opportunity to work side by side with some of the biggest innovators in the mining technology industry. Some domestic and international travel is required to attend both internal and external meetings.
If you consider yourself someone who can apply technical know-how to create practical solutions in a dynamic and team-oriented environment, this is a great opportunity to work side by side with some of the biggest innovators in the Mining technology industry.
Travel Requirements
Up to 25%.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Create a competitive strategy for the assigned product lines
- Establish shared vision across the company by building consensus on priorities leading to product execution
- Act as the liaison between our business and development teams to identify market opportunities, drive the reduction in the time-to-market, and launch completed and marketable products to the end use
- Maximize efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the norm
- A strong desire to understand the why behind actions and to truly understand the core problem within every opportunity
- Collaborate with technology platform Product Owners and Software Engineering to provide application and implementation guidance and direction to achieve product release and deployment
- Triage support issues requiring Software Engineering support, in collaboration with technology platform Product Owners
- Identify and document opportunities for innovation while working closely with internal and external end users and various mine technology groups
- Contribute to the sales and support process by providing clients and our regional sales teams with thoughtful responses, product demonstrations, product release bulletins, and value measurement tools
- An adaptable attitude when it comes to managing projects
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or related discipline
- 5+ years of Product Management or related experience
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong initiative, customer focus, leadership, and interpersonal skills
- Organizational and analytical skills
Desired Skills
- MBA or graduate business degree recommended
- Experience with complex systems
- Mining operational experience
- Understanding of Agile development methodologies
- Experience using Microsoft SQL Server
What are the benefits of being a part of Modular?
We believe strongly in a healthy work/life balance and we love to brag about all the great things are members enjoy; like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, RRSP contributions with company match, flexible scheduling options and, of course, an excellent vacation policy. We are a global organization with a reputation for having premier people building premier products, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives off creativity, collaboration and teamwork.
Mine Smarter.
Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Tucson, AZ
Our purpose: Creating value through manufacturing and technology innovation to empower a sustainable future where people, businesses and our planet thrive together
Our values:
Ambition: With a ‘challenging spirit’ and without fear of failure, we innovate and always aspire to do more
Perseverance: Even when the work is difficult, we remain committed to our promises and reliably carry them through to completion
Collaboration: Creating value comes from teamwork, inclusion, respect, diversity and a win-win approach to all relationships
Authenticity: To earn and maintain trust, we always act with sincerity, integrity and honesty, and communicate transparently
Komatsu is an indispensable partner to the construction, mining, forestry, forklift, and industrial machinery markets, maximizing value for customers through innovative solutions. With a diverse line of products supported by our advanced IoT technologies, regional distribution channels, and a global service network, we tap into the power of data and technology to enhance safety and productivity while optimizing performance. Komatsu supports a myriad of markets, including housing, infrastructure, water, pipeline, minerals, automobile, aerospace, electronics and medical, through its many brands and subsidiaries.
The Komatsu North America Mining Distribution and Service group is a critical part of our Komatsu global organization. We, sell, install, service, provide parts and rebuild equipment, as well as provide digital solutions for our customers. In the United States, we have a presence in 16 states across the US with 30 primary sites. We have approximately 1,200 employees.
Our group supports field operations at the customer mine sites as well as shop operations at the Distribution and Service Centers. A large part of our workforce focuses includes technical trades.
SLQDC (Safety, Law, Quality, Delivery, and Cost) represents the order of priority for all Komatsu Employees when making decisions. Safety always comes first. In addition to Komatsu standards, our operations follow all OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), MSHA (Mine Safety and Health Administration), DOT (Department of Transportation), Customer, and all federal, state, and local guidelines.