Product Marketing Manager, Robotics & Drones

About Aptiv Aptiv is a global technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures software and hardware solutions to enable a safer, greener and more connected future. Our solutions help customers around the world to create software-designed platforms with advanced safety features, electrified architectures, and intelligent connectivity.

Aptiv

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aptiv.com

10,001+ employees

Software Development

Schaffhausen

Public Company

559k LinkedIn followers

Raised $5.9B

• Aptiv is seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Product Marketing Manager to
• support the growth of its Adjacent Markets portfolio, including robotics,
• drones,
• industrial automation, and emerging sensing solutions. This new role will serve
• as the market-facing expert for the quickly evolving portfolio, helping Aptiv
• translate complex technologies into clear commercial narratives, compelling
• customer-facing experiences, and actionable go-to-market programs.
• Working closely with product management, sales, creative, events, digital, and
• communications teams, the Product Marketing Manager will connect competitive
• insights, industry context, product capabilities, modular platforms, and
• industry
• use cases with coherent positioning, messaging, priorities and execution plans.
• The successful candidate will have a business mindset, paired with strong
• technical curiosity, cross-functional leadership, and operational discipline.
• They will be highly credible with product, strategy, engineering, commercial,
• creative, and digital teams, and will have the ability to quickly develop an
• in-depth
• understanding of Aptiv's technology strategy, growth priorities, competitive
• landscape, and business objectives.
• This person should be a systems thinker who is comfortable navigating ambiguity
• and complexity, identifying patterns across products, technologies, customers,
• industries, and use cases.
• Develop compelling positioning, value propositions, and messaging
• frameworks.
• Translate technical concepts into clear, differentiated customer-facing
• narratives.
• Understand and articulate the relationship between products, platforms, and
• industry-specific use cases.
• Use up-to-date competitive and market intelligence to create messaging that
• articulates our unique value propositions.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering to ensure technical
• capabilities are represented accurately in market-facing content, sales tools,
• and digital experiences.
• Partner with Product Management to support commercialization strategies for
• new and existing solutions, while providing market, customer, and competitive
• context.
• Lead marketing support for product launches, industry initiatives, opportunity
• marketing, sales enablement, and strategic customer engagement.
• Collaborate with customer-facing teams to develop account-specific messaging,
• presentation materials, and engagement strategies.
• Identify strategic themes, industry conversations, and emerging trends that
• align with Aptiv's growth objectives, and use that information to support
• buildout of content and digital experiences.
• Partner with the Thought Leadership team to create external narratives that
• are market-informed, technically grounded, commercially relevant, and
• strengthen Aptiv's credibility and visibility.
• Develop clear and actionable creative briefs for web, collateral, campaign,
• event, video, presentation, and sales enablement projects.
• Help creative, digital, content, and events teams prioritize work based on
• business objectives, market opportunity, customer needs, and launch timelines.

• 10+ years of experience in Product Marketing, Technical Marketing, Strategic
• Marketing, Product Management, or related B2B technology roles
• Demonstrated track record developing positioning, messaging, and go-to-
• market strategies for technical products and platforms
• Proven ability to understand complex product ecosystems and communicate
• them in an accessible, customer-relevant way
• Experience creating content, sales tools, campaigns, presentations, and event
• materials
• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management across
• technical, commercial, creative, and digital teams
• Experience leveraging AI tools for research, synthesis, ideation, content
• development, brief creation, and rapid prototyping
• Strong ability to gather, synthesize, and apply competitive intelligence and
• market insights.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, with high
• proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, especially PowerPoint
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, engineering, information technology,
• or a related field
• Experience in robotics autonomy, drones, industrial automation, embedded
• systems, automotive, aerospace, defense, or related technology sectors
• Results focused, with a high sense of accountability, urgency, ownership, and
• follow-through
• Able to translate strategy into actionable plans, briefs, deliverables, and
• execution priorities
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and bringing structure to complex,
• fast-moving initiatives
• Willing to roll up sleeves to get work done while keeping stakeholders aligned
• on priorities and tradeoffs
• Able to use data, market feedback, and performance insights to improve
• marketing effectiveness and support commercial outcome
• Able to earn trust with Product Management, Engineering, Business
• Development, Sales, Creative, Digital, Communications, and senior marketing
• stakeholders
• Strong communicator who can tailor messages for technical, commercial,
• executive, and creative audiences external resources, including marketing
• agencies and vendors.

• You grow at Aptiv. Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring
• together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our
• customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow,
• lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how
• we innovate and win.
• drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday.
• People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are
• building those solutions every day.
• You have support at Aptiv. We ensure you have the resources and support
• you need to take care of your family, your physical health, and your mental
• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation, Designated time off, Parental leave)
• At Aptiv, we deliver innovative solutions that people trust when it matters
• most.
• possibilities, and enabling mobility. Aptiv empowers customers to create
• solutions people rely on—advancing safety and autonomy in Automotive and
• Commercial Vehicles, enabling mission-critical performance in Aerospace &
• Defense, and powering intelligent systems across Energy, Enterprise, and
• Telecommunications. We also drive precision and efficiency in Industrials &
• Robotics and support life-critical innovation in Medical technologies.
• Guided by our winning culture and values to Think & Act Like Owners, as One
• Team, and Play to Win, we turn commitment into results and achieve more
• together.
• Join Us to Deliver Innovative Solutions That People Trust!
• Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will