VP Product Management

About Locus

Battle-tested in 350+ deployments across 30+ countries, Locus is an agentic Transportation Management System for all-mile, all-channel, trusted by enterprises like Unilever, Nestlé, and Siam Makro.

The platform unifies orders, capacity, and carrier networks into one living plan, aligning planning, execution, and settlement so promises become proof. AI co-pilots with guardrails surface risk early and recommend the next best move to protect SLAs and reduce empty miles.

In 2025, Locus joined the Ingka Group (IKEA Retail) family, marking a major milestone in our journey. Backed by the scale and strength of IKEA, we continue to operate independently while accelerating our mission to make global supply chains faster, smarter, and more sustainable.

Our Journey and Impact

Since 2015, Locus has been on a mission to make logistics decision-making intelligent, sustainable, and real-world ready. Our platform has powered billions of deliveries across 30 + countries for global enterprises, driving measurable impact in cost savings, carbon reduction, and SLA performance. With the strength of the IKEA ecosystem behind us, we’re scaling that impact even further.

Our Global Footprint

Headquartered in Bangalore, with teams across the U.S., U.K., UAE, and Southeast Asia, Locus brings together 170 + engineers, designers, and problem-solvers united by a single goal: to reinvent how the world moves goods.

Traits We Value

We look for people who are:

• Global in mindset: curious about diverse markets and ideas.
• Unrelenting in drive: energized by complex challenges.
• Intelligent in approach: analytical, creative, and thoughtful.
• Dynamic in execution: adaptive and decisive in fast-moving contexts.
• Exact in craft: detail-oriented and committed to excellence.

Role Overview

As the VP of Product Management, you will lead the product function at Locus—defining vision, strategy, and execution for our enterprise SaaS platform. You will manage and mentor a team of product leaders, collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, design, architecture, and GTM teams, and ensure that our platform continues to scale for global enterprise customers.

This is a senior leadership role that requires deep product expertise, strong technical acumen, and proven experience in enterprise SaaS and logistics technology.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Define and own the end-to-end product vision and roadmap across all Locus modules.
• Translate business objectives and customer needs into clear product strategies and execution plans.
• Drive platform modularity, scalability, and AI-native workflows to meet enterprise demands.
• Partner with the leadership team to align product direction with company strategy.
• Communicate product vision, roadmap, and KPIs to C-level executives, board members, and key stakeholders.

Product Lifecycle & Execution Management

• Oversee product lifecycle management from concept to launch to adoption.
• Lead sprint planning, prioritization, and review cycles to ensure roadmap adherence.
• Collaborate with engineering and design on execution milestones, delivery schedules, and risk mitigation.
• Continuously evaluate post-launch performance, collect insights, and drive iteration cycles.
• Define and manage product budgets, forecasts, and delivery metrics to ensure ROI.

Technical Vision & Innovation

• Co-own the technical vision with architecture and engineering leadership to ensure scalability, performance, and extensibility.
• Guide the evolution of the platform architecture to support multi-tenant, enterprise-scale deployments.
• Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and design patterns to keep the platform at the leading edge of logistics tech.

Product Analytics & UX Excellence

• Establish and monitor product analytics frameworks to track feature usage, adoption, and optimization opportunities.
• Leverage data insights to inform prioritization and improve user experience.
• Partner closely with UX and design teams to ensure usability and seamless customer experience across all workflows.

Product Marketing & Go-to-Market (GTM) Leadership

• Lead Product Marketing Managers to define positioning, messaging, and differentiation for core modules.
• Collaborate with marketing to design and execute go-to-market campaigns and product launch plans.
• Define pricing and competitive strategy for target industries and customer segments.
• Partner with sales and marketing on launch readiness, enablement, and feedback loops.
• Act as an external evangelist for Locus’ AI-native TMS—representing the company in conferences, analyst sessions, and customer events.

Organization Building & Team Leadership

• Build and scale the global Product Organization, including recruitment, training, and mentoring of PM and PMM talent.
• Coach a high-performing team of product managers and product marketing managers.
• Foster a culture of curiosity, accountability, and collaboration across pods.
• Create structured processes for career development, performance management, and succession planning.

Operational & Execution Excellence

• Establish product governance mechanisms to track progress across pods.
• Conduct inter-pod reviews, sprint retrospectives, and roadmap alignment sessions.
• Implement and maintain best practices for delivery management, release coordination, and communication cadence.

Core Competencies

• Strategic and analytical thinking with strong execution discipline.
• Ability to align product roadmaps with financial and business goals.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills; proven experience scaling product teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Data-driven decision maker with a customer-first mindset.
• Deep understanding of enterprise SaaS and product lifecycle methodologies.

Qualifications

• 15–20 years of experience in product management, with a track record of leading enterprise SaaS platforms.
• B.S. in Engineering or Computer Science and an advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) required.
• Proven expertise in logistics, transportation, and distribution operations within supply chain technology.
• Strong technical fluency in B2B SaaS architectures, APIs, AI/ML-enabled systems, and enterprise integrations.
• Demonstrated success in defining technical vision and translating it into scalable product strategies.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present to board-level stakeholders.

Preferred Experience & Traits

• Experience in global enterprise SaaS deployments across multiple regions.
• Ability to influence senior executives and external stakeholders with credibility.
• Proven record of driving transformational change in product organizations.
• Strong attention to detail and operational excellence.
• Collaborative, empathetic, and able to balance visionary thinking with pragmatic execution.
• Exposure to ecosystem development, or product partnerships is a plus.

Why Join Us?

• Shape the future of logistics technology at a global scale.
• Lead a mission-critical product function driving AI-native transformation.
• Work with passionate innovators redefining how enterprises orchestrate logistics.
• Be at the forefront of building a truly AI-native TMS.