VP of Vehicle and Telematics – Remote Position Available In Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Who we are: Motive empowers the people who run physicaloperations with tools to make their work safer, more productive,and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operationsand finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment,and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industryleading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility andcontrol, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automatingand simplifying tasks. Motive serves more than 120,000 customers -from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a widerange of industries, including transportation and logistics,construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture,food and beverage, retail, and the public sector. About the

Role:

As VP of Vehicle and Telematics, you will lead the design,development, and scaling of Motive’s telematics platform — acritical capability that powers connected fleets worldwide. You’llguide multiple teams delivering firmware, mobile, and backendsystems that span from embedded vehicle hardware to cloud-basedfleet intelligence. Your leadership will directly influence thesafety, reliability, and efficiency of our customers’ operations.

In this role, you are expected to act like the General Manager (GM)for the vehicle telematics business area — owning not justengineering execution, but the overall success of the platform.

Acting like a GM means: Owning business outcomes: You’reaccountable for the success of telematics features and products,including customer satisfaction, performance, and scalability.

Driving cross-functional alignment: You’ll work across Product,Hardware, Data, Sales, Support, and Operations to ensure thevehicle telematics platform delivers end-to-end value.

Managingplatform strategy:

You will shape the roadmap, set priorities, andmake tradeoffs to maximize long-term impact across customer needsand business goals.

Making resource decisions:

You will assessbuild-vs-buy, team sizing, and third-party investments — treatingyour domain like an autonomous business within Motive.

Leading withurgency and ownership:

You will roll up your sleeves to close gaps,respond to escalations, and ensure that delivery and quality arenever compromised. This is a global leadership role, withengineering teams distributed across San Francisco, Buffalo,Taiwan, and India. You will have a rare opportunity to define andgrow a critical platform in a high-scale, fast-paced environmentthat blends real-world data with intelligent software.

What You’llDo:

Lead global teams building advanced telematics firmware,in-vehicle integrations, mobile platforms, and supporting cloudservices Architect and scale high-performance systems acrossembedded platforms (bare metal, RTOS, Linux) and mobile OS, withbackend infrastructure for configuration, provisioning, OTA updates(FOTA), and diagnostics Collaborate with Product, Hardware, andData Science teams to design customer-focused solutions for safety,reliability, and vehicle intelligence Set clear goals, metrics, andownership across distributed teams; deliver platform-wideinitiatives on schedule and at high quality Establish and improveour end-to-end Product Development Lifecycle, with a focus onautomated testing, CI/CD, and validation Mentor and developengineering leaders; foster a culture of technical excellence,accountability, and ownership Partner with external engineeringfirms to accelerate delivery when appropriate Serve as system-levelsoftware architect connecting embedded, mobile, server, andmanufacturing systems

What We’re Looking For:

15 years ofengineering experience, with 5 years in senior leadership rolesacross embedded and cloud systems Proven success shipping andsupporting high-scale connected hardware platforms — millions ofdevices in market Strong foundation in backend system design —experience with microservices, event-driven architecture, datastreaming, and distributed systems Deep understanding of IoTecosystems — MQTT, edge computing, secure boot, OTA updates, deviceprovisioning, and telemetry collection Experience architecting andoperating high-throughput backend systems (e.g., Kafka, DynamoDB,Redis, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP) Mastery of system performance,observability, fault tolerance, and horizontal scaling inproduction environments Proficient in multiple languages (e.g.,C/C++, Python, Go, Java) across embedded and server contextsFamiliarity with vehicle communication protocols (e.g., CAN,OBD-II, RP1226, FMS) and automotive data patterns Demonstratedsuccess leading globally distributed teams and scaling engineeringorganizations Strong collaboration skills and ability to influencetechnical strategy across cross-functional teams Understanding ofdata compliance and security in the context of fleet and vehicledata Expertise in telematics systems, including GPS tracking, OBD,accelerometers, and video telematics integration Awareness of fleetmanagement applications including driver behavior monitoring, fuelanalytics, route optimization, and predictive maintenanceExperience with software QA processes, test automation, CI/CDtooling, and metrics-driven quality management Why Join Us AtMotive, you’ll play a pivotal role in building the connectedvehicle platform that powers the backbone of the physical economy.

You’ll work with passionate teams solving meaningful problems at amassive scale. We are committed to fostering a diverse andinclusive workplace, and we welcome candidates from allbackgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Join us in driving thefuture of intelligent operations. Creating a diverse and inclusiveworkplace is one of Motives core values. We are an equalopportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds,experiences, abilities and perspectives. The applicant must beauthorized to receive and access those commodities and technologiescontrolled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It isMotives policy to require that employees be authorized to receiveaccess to Motive products and technology.