Principal Product Manager - Infotainment & Digital Vehicle Experience
Honda · Torrance, California ·
- Seniority
- Principal
- Category
- Product
- Experience
- 5+ years
What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”
We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.
If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!
Job Purpose
Developing and executing Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) product strategy in a rapidly evolving automotive and technology landscape requires a highly capable, knowledgeable, and engaged team. The Software-Defined Vehicle Product Planning (SDVPP) Department is responsible for defining and driving Honda’s North American SDV product strategy. The team translates customer needs and business objectives into product vision, portfolio investments, and strategic partnerships that enable Honda to deliver proven customer value faster, improve competitiveness, and drive sustainable business growth. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Infotainment Principal Product Planner to lead the strategic direction of Honda’s in-vehicle digital experiences. This role requires a broad understanding of infotainment systems, digital services, customer trends, business strategy, and emerging technologies. As the business and product planning lead, you will be responsible for defining product vision, developing business strategies, and driving product planning for infotainment platforms, audio, AI assistants, connected services, and future digital experiences. You will leverage the customer’s voice, business acumen, and technical understanding to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, engineering teams, and external partners
Key Accountabilities
• Lead cross-functional planning activities to convert product strategies into executable implementation roadmaps.
• Drive alignment among business, engineering, design, operations, and partner organizations to enable efficient product delivery.
• Establish product requirements, launch strategies, and lifecycle plans that support successful deployment across Honda vehicle programs.
• Facilitate timely decision-making by balancing customer expectations, technical feasibility, program timing, and business objectives.
Market Intelligence & Customer Insight
• Conduct ongoing analysis of customer trends, competitive offerings, emerging technologies, and industry developments related to infotainment and digital vehicle experiences.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer satisfaction, market competitiveness, and long-term product adoption.
• Provide data-driven insights and strategic guidance to leadership and stakeholders.
• Advocate for the voice of the customer throughout product planning and portfolio prioritization activities
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• MBA or other relevant advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in product planning, product strategy, business development, strategic partnerships, automotive technology, engineering, consulting, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in automotive infotainment, connected vehicles, digital services, consumer electronics, software-defined vehicles, or a comparable technology-driven product domain.
• Demonstrated experience leading product strategy or business planning from initial concept and business-case development through organizational alignment and implementation planning.
• Experience evaluating customer needs, market trends, competitive offerings, technology developments, and financial considerations to support product and investment decisions.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving business, engineering, design, finance, legal, procurement, operations, and external partners.
• Experience developing business cases, evaluating revenue and cost models, and presenting strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Experience working with global organizations, technology suppliers, content or service providers, and other strategic partners preferred.
What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?
Total Rewards:
- Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
- Regional Bonus (when applicable)
- Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)
- Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
- Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
- Relocation assistance (if eligible)
Career Growth:
- Advancement Opportunities
- Career Mobility
- Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
- Training and Development Programs
Additional Offerings:
- Lifestyle Account
- Childcare Reimbursement Account
- Elder Care Support
- Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
- Wellbeing Program
- Community Service and Engagement Programs
- Product Programs
Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.