Product Owner - OEM Hardware I Automotive / IATF - Telematics

We are looking for a Product Owner – OEM Hardware to build and lead Teltonika’s entry into OEM-grade hardware development, aligned with automotive and IATF 16949 standards.

This is a foundational role. You will start from zero — defining the business plan, product strategy, team structure, and roadmap required to make Teltonika OEM-ready. You will own the full journey from OEM requirements analysis to SOP readiness, working across hardware, firmware, quality, manufacturing, and sales.

Teltonika develops and produces easy-to-use IoT and telematics devices for global markets. With strong aftermarket leadership, we are now taking the next strategic step: entering the OEM hardware space.

Your Mission

To design, build, and own Teltonika’s OEM hardware product capability, ensuring products, processes, and teams meet automotive-grade expectations.

Core Responsibilities:

• OEM Product & Business Ownership

• Define the OEM hardware product vision, strategy, and long-term roadmap
• Build the business plan: scope, investment logic, milestones, and success criteria
• Own OEM hardware programs from concept → development → validation → SOP

• Team & Capability Build-Up (from zero)

• Define required team structure (HW, FW, quality, program support)
• Participate in key hires and role definition
• Establish ways of working suitable for OEM / IATF environment

• Requirements & Stakeholder Alignment

• Analyze and structure OEM, regulatory, and internal requirements
• Translate requirements into:
• HW architecture inputs
• Validation and test expectations
• Manufacturing and quality constraints
• Act as the single product owner across R&D, quality, manufacturing, and sales

• Delivery & Program Orchestration

• Coordinate:
• Hardware design and supplier alignment
• Firmware dependencies and interfaces
• Manufacturing readiness and ramp-up
• Drive milestones, gates, and readiness reviews
• Own change management (ECR/ECO, design freeze discipline)

• Quality, Compliance & Risk Ownership

• Ensure alignment with IATF 16949 principles (APQP, FMEA, traceability mindset)
• Maintain a risk-driven product approach
• Proactively identify and mitigate:
• Design risks
• Supply-chain risks
• Compliance and audit risks

• OEM & Supplier Interface

• Represent Teltonika in OEM technical discussions
• Lead design and readiness reviews

Coordinate with EMS and component suppliers

Requirements

Experience

• 2+ years in hardware product management, program management, or engineering leadership.
• Proven involvement in NPI / SOP preparation.

Technical & OEM competency

• Strong understanding of:
• Electronics hardware development
• Embedded systems and HW/FW interaction
• Manufacturing and validation processes
• Practical knowledge of IATF / automotive quality concepts
  (APQP, FMEA, change control mindset)

Leadership & Ownership

• Comfortable building things from scratch
• Strong decision-making under uncertainty
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams without formal hierarchy
• Clear communication with engineers, management, and customers

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with IATF 16949 audits or preparation
• Background in EMS / Tier-1 / OEM supplier environment
• Experience with cost modeling, BOM ownership, and supplier negotiations

Benefits

What Makes This Role Special:

• Foundational role – you are building the OEM capability, not inheriting it
• True product ownership – hardware, quality, delivery, and readiness
• Strategic visibility – direct impact on Teltonika’s long-term direction
• Career accelerator – rare OEM experience in a growing global company

This is not a backlog-only Product Owner role.
This is a builder, owner, and leader role.

What we offer:

• Great opportunities to grow in a strong and rapidly expanding company.
• Interesting and ambitious projects of industrial GPS tracking devices.
• Place where curiosity is key: here, we share knowledge and learn in training courses, conferences or business trips.
• Dynamic, challenging work environment and cooperation-based internal culture.
• Care about your emotional and physical well-being by offering flexible work schedules, hybrid work opportunities, the ability to work remotely, and health insurance.
• Company-paid sports activities (basketball, football, volleyball, yoga) and other sports events.
• Celebrating achievements and having fun together in team building, summer festivals, and other important occasions.
• Opportunity for solid bonuses when participating in the recommendation program.
• We delight with birthday and Christmas gifts and rewards on work anniversaries.
• Lunch snacks.

Salary

We appreciate everyone's efforts and experiences, so we offer an attractive salary matching your skillset and field expertise.

💶 Hourly rate: from 25 EUR/h up to 28 EUR/h (~4170 EUR – ~4670 EUR/month pre-tax), depending on experience
🎯 Bonuses: available based on results and contribution

In the employment agreement, we specify a fixed (tariff) hourly salary rate before taxes.

If you have questions, do not hesitate to contact our recruitment colleague Aistė Mataitytė, email [email protected].