Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Software Product Manager

at Aperia Technologies

🏢 About Aperia Technologies

Aperia Technologies is revolutionizing commercial trucking through innovative tire maintenance solutions that reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency. Their Halo Connect product represents a unique IoT-enabled SaaS platform at the intersection of sustainability and transportation technology. Working here offers the opportunity to impact both environmental outcomes and operational efficiency in a critical industry.

About This Role

As Senior Software Product Manager for Halo Connect, you'll own the product vision and strategy for an IoT-enabled SaaS platform that directly impacts commercial trucking efficiency and emissions reduction. This role involves end-to-end product leadership from discovery through launch, requiring deep customer empathy and data-driven decision-making to solve real-world problems in transportation technology.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve analyzing Halo Connect usage data to identify customer pain points, conducting virtual sessions with fleet managers to validate problems, collaborating with engineering on technical constraints for new features, and refining product requirements based on both customer feedback and business objectives. You'd balance strategic vision work with hands-on execution, ensuring the product delivers both customer value and environmental impact.

🎯 Who Aperia Technologies Is Looking For

  • 8+ years of Product Management experience with significant ownership of both SaaS and IoT-enabled software products
  • Technical background (BS in Engineering/CS or equivalent) with ability to navigate technical constraints while solving customer problems
  • Proven track record of delivering products end-to-end using structured discovery, customer research, and data analytics
  • Experience in transportation, logistics, or industrial technology sectors would be particularly valuable given Aperia's focus

📝 Tips for Applying to Aperia Technologies

1

Highlight specific experience with IoT-enabled software products, not just generic SaaS experience

2

Quantify your impact on emissions reduction or efficiency improvements in previous roles, aligning with Aperia's mission

3

Demonstrate your structured discovery process with concrete examples of how you've validated customer problems

4

Show familiarity with commercial trucking or transportation industry challenges in your application materials

5

Include examples of how you've maintained deep customer empathy through on-site visits or industry events

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience with IoT-enabled SaaS products and how it applies to Halo Connect', 'Specific examples of using structured discovery and customer research to validate problems', "How you've previously balanced technical constraints with customer needs in product development", "Your understanding of Aperia's mission to reduce emissions in commercial trucking"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • Halo Connect's current features and how they address tire maintenance challenges
  • Commercial trucking industry trends, especially around emissions regulations and efficiency
  • Aperia's competitors in tire pressure monitoring and maintenance solutions
  • Recent news about Aperia's partnerships or deployments in the trucking industry

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk through your experience with IoT product development and integration challenges
2 How would you approach validating customer problems in the commercial trucking industry?
3 Describe a time you had to evolve a product vision based on technical constraints
4 How do you measure success for a product like Halo Connect beyond typical SaaS metrics?
5 What strategies would you use to develop deep empathy with trucking industry users?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on consumer software experience without addressing IoT or industrial applications
  • Generic product management approaches without demonstrating structured discovery methods
  • Ignoring the transportation industry context and Aperia's specific mission in your application

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

Offer

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