Jeep Product Strategy \u0026 Integration Business Planner

The Sr. Professional, Product Strategy & Integration Business Planner for Jeep is responsible for orchestrating and synchronizing all cross-functional product activities across the Jeep vehicle portfolio. Reporting to the Jeep Brand Product SVP, this is a critical, high-impact role that enables effective management and alignment of complex, cross-functional product initiatives across the organization. This role serves as a central integrator, ensuring alignment between product strategy, execution, and launch readiness. The position drives executive decision-making by synthesizing complex inputs, assessing product proposals, and leading coordinated review processes across the product development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Product Coordination, Integration & Governance

• Lead and coordinate all transversal product activities across the Jeep portfolio, ensuring alignment with cross-functional teams

• Act as the central integration point for transversal product initiatives, dependencies, and timing across multiple vehicle programs

• Own and coordinate key product milestone reviews for all Jeep brand governance

• Ensure readiness, alignment, and high-quality content for each review

• Drive follow-ups and resolution of open issues to support decision-making

Product Optimization Management

• Compile and prioritize all vehicle optimization initiatives across programs

• Develop clear, executive-ready summaries of trade-offs, benefits, and impacts

• Facilitate cross-functional alignment to enable timely decision-making

• Evaluate product proposals, ensuring alignment with brand strategy, financial targets, and customer value

• Develop and articulate data-driven counterproposals and alternatives for executive review

• Highlight risks, opportunities, and implications to support informed decisions

Launch Readiness, Performance Tracking & Reporting

• Lead the coordinated tracking of Product Execution Requests (PERs) tied to product actions approaching launch

• Work with product managers and cross-functional teams to ensure all product actions are completed on time and meet quality standards to support dealer order availability

• Identify risks to launch readiness and proactively drive mitigation actions

• Facilitate regular product dashboard updates in collaboration with product managers, ensuring accurate and timely visibility into portfolio status

• Track and consolidate annual product accomplishments, highlighting key milestones, achievements, and value delivered to support executive communications and performance reviews

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or a related field

• 7+ years of experience in Product Planning, Engineering, Program Management, or related areas

• Strong ability to lead without direct authority in a matrix organization

• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and communication skills

• Proven experience driving cross-functional alignment and integration

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree

• Automotive product experience, ideally within SUVs or off-road segments

• Experience balancing technical feasibility, cost targets, and customer value

• Strong storytelling and governance preparation skills