Sr. Staff Product Leader, Digital, Software & Control for Emerging Markets

About ALSO.

We’re ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian. We’re a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSO—replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient.

Job title: Sr Staff Product Leader, Digital, Software & Control, Emerging Markets

Location: U.K.

Department: Africa & India Region

Reports To: Managing Director, Africa & India Region

Type: Full-Time

About ALSO.

We’re ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian. We’re a

passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new

vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and

tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSO—replacing many local car, truck and

SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more

efficient.

We have a Global focus and an international business unit with a vision to develop and inspire,

at scale, electric mobility and renewable energy in Emerging Markets.

ALSO is looking for a Sr Staff Product Leader, Digital, Software & Control, Emerging

Markets to own the end-to-end definition and successful deployment of product

electrical/electronic, data & control requirements for vehicle & charging systems and

components in Africa & other emerging markets with a focus on:

- Customer facing product functional & communication requirements

- Asset/finance management, interface & IoT control requirements

The application & requirements span vehicle, charging, connectivity, asset/finance systems, and field operations — so riders get a reliable, affordable experience and ALSO.’s platform extracts maximum value from every asset in-market.

What you will do

● Own the product requirements stack for vehicle, battery, motor/inverter, vehicle &

communications controllers, charging/energy system and cloud/IoT — turn business

goals into clear, testable specs and acceptance criteria including requirements for

security & safety

● Define customer-facing functionality & comms: rider HMI, app flows (onboarding, ride,

payments, support), charging & swap UX, notifications, fault messaging, and over-the-air

(OTA) update behavior.

● Lead asset & finance control features: telematics-driven asset state,

immobilization/geofencing rules, usage-based restrictions, repayment logic,

mobile-money integrations (e.g., M-Pesa), and lender/insurer data interfaces.

● Maximize reuse of the ALSO. platform electrical architecture, firmware services,

diagnostics, OTA, data schemas, and dev tooling.

● Author & manage supplier requirements: write component-level specification, DVP&R

and PPAP gates, and own compliance.

● Plan and run bring-up & validation: bench bring-up, subsystem and vehicle-level

integration, performance & range tests and field pilots under African road, climate, and

grid conditions.

● Operate early fleets: define pilot maintenance playbooks, telemetry dashboards, alert

triage, root-cause analysis, parts containment, and firmware rollout cadence.

● Data as a product: specify data models (trip, charge/swap, SoC/SoH, faults), edge vs

cloud processing, KPIs, and analytics that drive availability, TCO, and unit economics.

● Cross-functional leadership: align hardware, firmware, cloud, finance, operations,

support, and market teams.

● Deliver on time: maintain a milestone-based roadmap , manage risks/backsourcing, and

land spec-complete releases into production and scale-up.

What experience & qualifications you need to bring

● 8+ years in Product / Systems roles across EVs, power electronics, or connected

hardware, with 3+ years leading cross-functional delivery (vehicle + cloud + app).

● Demonstrated responsibility for electrical & controls systems on a production vehicle or

high-volume device: BMS, motor control (e.g., FOC), VCU/ECU integration, charger

(on/off-board), and telematics.

● Hands-on with requirements engineering and acceptance testing from bench to road.

● IoT/telematics expertise: device provisioning, device identity, remote

commands/immobilization, and reliable data sync in low-connectivity environments.

● Asset/finance integrations: experience connecting to lenders/insurers, building payment

state machines, and working with mobile-money or Payment Service Providers; comfort

with Know Your Customer/Anti-Money Laundering workflows.

● Data & analytics: define schemas for trips/energy/faults, set KPIs (availability, SOH

decay, cost/100 km, revenue recovery), and build dashboards for operations & finance

decisioning.

● Supplier management: authored component specs, ran vendor evaluations, negotiated

SLAs/warranties.

● Tooling: CAN analyzers, HIL rigs, JIRA (or similar), Confluence, Git-based flows, and a

comfort with reading logs, DBCs, and firmware release notes.

● Communication & leadership: crisp writing, decision logs, stakeholder alignment, and

the ability to turn ambiguity into a prioritized, shipped plan.

● Education: Bachelor’s in Electrical/Computer/Mechatronics Engineering or similar;

Master’s preferred (or equivalent practical track record).

Why ALSO.

• We’re passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you’re headed.

• Together we’re working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges.

• Competitive perks and benefits for every global role

Why ALSO.

We’re passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you’re headed.

We’re located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world-class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces. 

Together we’re working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges. 

Perks and Benefits

• Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options.

• One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.

• Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny.

• Flexible time off. 

• 401(k) match.