Full-Time

Director of Product Workforce Management

Workforce Management

Motive

Motive

5,001-10,000 employees

Field operations safety and productivity software

Compensation Overview

$208k - $285k/yr

+ RSUs

Remote in USA

Remote

Remote role in the United States; willing to travel up to 25%.

Category
Product (1)
Required Skills
Market Research
Product Management

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Requirements
  • 10+ years of product management experience with expertise in managing enterprise SaaS products at scale
  • Exceptional product thinking, with demonstrated ability in building customer centric product strategy for a business and delivering on them
  • Player and coach, who can drive individual projects while also building and shaping a high performing product team
  • High "EQ" with the ability to handle multiple priorities and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Adept at working with customers and GTM teams, in addition to EPD teams
  • Strong bias to action and fearlessness in getting hands dirty
  • Comfort and confidence in verbal and written communication
  • Interest and willingness to meet customers, travel expected 25% of the time
Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage products, ensuring exceptional end-user experiences
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand customer needs, identify market opportunities, and develop growth strategies
  • Build and shape a high performing product team
  • Conduct market and customer research to identify opportunities and challenges in diverse verticals
  • Define clear product requirements based on a deep understanding of customer needs
  • Work with GTM teams to develop sales strategies and marketing campaigns
  • Analyze performance metrics to measure the success of product launches

Motive creates software and tools designed to improve safety, productivity and profitability for businesses that drive the physical economy. Its customers include more than 120,000 companies across industries such as construction, field service, agriculture, trucking and logistics, and delivery. The product line focuses on helping these businesses run more efficiently by coordinating operations and people, with an emphasis on delivering user-friendly solutions that customers love. Motive differentiates itself through its broad industry reach, a strong commitment to customer satisfaction, and a culture that supports employees in doing their best work. The company’s goal is to empower millions of physical economy businesses to operate more safely and efficiently while growing their profitability.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

Series F

Total Funding

$567.3M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2013

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Holman's March 11, 2026 integration expands Motive into maintenance-led fleet budgets and workflows.
  • UK AI Coach reduces coaching labor for fleets facing insurance pressure and DVSA scrutiny.
  • Edge AI on existing dashcams lifts upgrade adoption and raises switching costs across 120,000 customers.

What critics are saying

  • Samsara won $30.3 million on March 2026 false-advertising claims, damaging Motive's trust.
  • Motive's December 23, 2025 IPO remains unpriced on August 7, 2026, signaling weak public-market demand.
  • If Samsara or regulators curb sales claims, Motive's AI-led differentiation turns into expensive compliance risk.

What makes Motive unique

  • Motive unifies dashcams, telematics, maintenance, and workforce workflows in one operating system.
  • Its June 10, 2026 AI Coach automates driver feedback using custom avatars and voice.
  • Its May 12, 2026 edge AI detects fatigue, eating, and collisions without new hardware.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

0%
Business Wire
Jun 10th, 2026
Motive launches AI Coach in UK with custom avatars for automated driver feedback

Motive has launched AI Coach in the UK, an AI-powered platform that automatically delivers personalised driver coaching through AI-generated videos. Managers can select preset avatars or create custom avatars replicating their own face and voice. The system addresses scaling challenges in driver coaching, particularly as UK organisations face rising insurance costs and regulatory scrutiny. Safety managers often spend less than one-third of their time on people management, making consistent coaching difficult. AI Coach detects unsafe driving behaviours with up to 99% accuracy and sends weekly personalised feedback videos through Motive's Dashboard and Driver App. The platform provides positive reinforcement and actionable improvement suggestions whilst reducing manual coaching time. Beeline's Operations Manager Adam Fox reported the system enabled feedback at previously impossible scales whilst reducing incident rates.

Business Wire
May 12th, 2026
Motive launches edge AI to detect driver fatigue and collisions in real-time

Motive, an AI platform for physical operations, has launched new edge AI capabilities for driver safety, including AI-powered Fatigue Detection, Eating Detection and Collision Detection. The features aim to detect unsafe driving behaviours early and capture low-severity collisions often missed by telematics alone. The Fatigue Detection system monitors six indicators including yawning, eye rubbing and microsleep to identify risk before collisions occur. The Eating Detection identifies high-risk distracted driving, whilst Collision Detection combines telematics with computer vision to capture incidents like sideswipes and fender benders. Motive's AI Dashcam has reportedly helped prevent over 170,000 accidents since 2023. Customers using the system reduced collisions by 80% and accident-related costs by 63% on average. The new capabilities are available on existing Motive AI dash cams with no additional hardware required.

Business Wire
May 11th, 2026
Motive appoints Thomas Hansen as president, go-to-market, to accelerate AI leadership and global scale

Motive, an AI platform for physical operations, has appointed Thomas Hansen as President, Go-To-Market in a newly created role. Hansen will lead sales, marketing, customer success, partnerships and revenue operations as the company scales globally. Hansen joins from Amplitude, where he built a global go-to-market organisation. He previously served as CRO at UiPath and COO at Carbon Black, and held senior roles at Dropbox and Microsoft. Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers, including Fortune 500 companies like Halliburton and Maersk, across transportation, construction, energy and manufacturing sectors. The platform enables safety, operations and finance teams to manage workers, vehicles, equipment and fleet spending in a single system.

Business Wire
Apr 8th, 2026
Motive launches AI-powered analytics platform to turn fleet data into real-time insights in seconds

Motive has launched Motive Analytics, an AI-powered analytics solution for Mexican teams managing physical operations. The platform unifies data across safety, fuel, maintenance and telematics, automating reports and eliminating manual spreadsheet analysis. The solution includes AI Answers, a conversational AI that responds to natural language queries, instantly surfacing operational insights. Teams can ask questions like "Which drivers had the most idling time last week?" and receive immediate answers and visualisations. Commercial vehicle telematics adoption is surging in Mexico due to cross-border freight growth and evolving regulations, but many organisations struggle with disconnected legacy tools. Motive Analytics addresses this by providing real-time insights without requiring coding skills, helping teams reduce costs, improve safety and make faster decisions across fleet operations.

Business Wire
Apr 8th, 2026
Motive launches AI analytics platform for UK fleets, turning hours of data analysis into real-time insights

Motive has launched Motive Analytics, an AI-powered analytics solution that unifies data across safety, fuel, maintenance and telematics for UK teams. The platform, built into the Motive Dashboard, automates reporting and centralises operational information to enable faster decision-making. The solution includes AI Answers, a conversational AI that responds to natural language queries such as "Which drivers had the most idling time last week?" Users receive instant answers and visualisations without requiring coding skills or data analytics teams. Motive Analytics addresses challenges UK organisations face with disconnected legacy tools and outdated spreadsheets. The platform provides real-time dashboards, custom reports and executive-ready reporting that links operational data to financial impact. Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers globally, including Fortune 500 enterprises across transport, logistics, construction, energy and manufacturing sectors.