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North American inland transportation is a key focus, supporting US and Canadian crude oil exports via pipelines, as well as the transportation of marginal barrels and last-mile movements via barges and rail.\nAs Product Manager for North America Inland Transportation Monitoring, you will own the product end to end, from strategy and roadmap through to the first release and go-to-market. Working closely with the Commodities Product and Business Unit Leads, you will identify market opportunities, translate customer needs into product requirements and build a product that delivers actionable insights across North American inland transportation.\nYou will work closely with Engineering, Data, Sales, Marketing and Market Analysts to develop a reliable, data-driven product, establish trusted methodologies and ensure seamless data delivery through web applications, APIs and other distribution channels.\nThis is an individual-contributor role for an experienced product professional with a background in commodities, transportation or an adjacent B2B data/SaaS environment. It offers the opportunity to build a new product category on a strong data foundation, taking a pragmatic, iterative approach rather than managing an already mature offering.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead product discovery to identify unmet customer needs and develop innovative propositions for internal and external customers.\nDefine the product strategy and roadmap for North America Inland Transportation Monitoring, prioritising development in collaboration with Product and Engineering teams.\nDrive the first product release and go-to-market strategy, contributing to positioning, packaging and pricing input, and working with Sales and Marketing to support launch and early adoption.\nEnsure seamless data delivery through web applications, APIs and other data distribution pipelines, working closely with Engineering and Data teams.\nEstablish trusted data standards and methodologies, using recognised external frameworks where relevant to ensure the product becomes a reliable reference 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