Senior Principal Product Manager, Hardware - Remote

Overview

Lime is the world's largest shared electric vehicle company. We’re on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. Our electric bikes and scooters have powered 700+ million rides in 250+ cities on 5 continents, replacing an estimated 150+ million car trips. Named a Time 100 Most Influential Company and Fast Company Brand That Matters, Lime continues to set the pace for shared micromobility globally.

Lime is hiring a Senior Principal Product Manager to lead our Hardware Product team. In this high-impact role, you will shape the future of Lime’s global fleet by owning the vision, strategy, and execution of our hardware product portfolio. You will lead a team of product managers and collaborate closely with engineering, operations, and business leadership to deliver world-class vehicles that serve millions of riders and enable efficient operations around the globe.

As a key leader within Lime’s Product organization, you will operate at both a strategic and executional level—driving product innovation, aligning cross-functional teams, and ensuring flawless delivery and sustained success in the field.

In Short

• Set Vision and Strategy: Own the long-term vision and strategy for Lime’s hardware products, aligning roadmaps with company goals, user needs, and operational priorities.
• Lead and Inspire: Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of product managers focused on vehicle hardware and firmware development.
• Drive Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with engineering, industrial design, operations, supply chain, software, and executive leadership to bring products from concept to launch.
• Champion the User Experience: Use customer insights and data to design intuitive, robust, and delightful vehicle experiences for riders and operational teams.
• Ensure Operational Excellence: Own the full product lifecycle—from early concept and prototyping, through development, launch, iteration, and fleet-wide scale.
• Bridge Hardware and Software: Engage deeply in technical discussions, understanding and navigating trade-offs across hardware, software, firmware, and systems engineering.
• Drive Business Impact: Identify strategic opportunities to improve efficiency, scale operations, and grow the business through innovative hardware solutions.
• Executive Partner: Influence and advise senior leadership, regularly presenting strategic plans, performance updates, and business cases for investment.
• Global Impact: Ensure Lime’s vehicles perform reliably across diverse markets and climates, and continually evolve to meet changing market needs.

Requirements

• 12+ years of product management experience, with significant leadership in hardware and/or firmware product development (e.g., IoT, consumer electronics, vehicles, robotics).
• Proven success delivering high-impact hardware products at scale, from conception through commercialization.
• Strong leadership presence and experience leading teams of PMs in a matrixed, fast-paced organization.
• Passionate about micromobility, sustainability, and the future of urban transportation.
• Deep customer empathy, with a track record of translating user needs into compelling product solutions.
• Data-driven mindset—comfortable with analytics, experimentation, and driving insights from both quantitative and qualitative sources.
• Comfortable with ambiguity; able to bring structure, clarity, and focus to complex problem spaces.
• Strong communicator; adept at influencing across all levels—from C-suite to technical teams to frontline operators.
• Willing and able to travel at least 6 times per year to San Francisco or other key operational locations.

Benefits

• If you want to make an impact, Lime is the place for you. Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? If this role excites you we encourage you to apply. Explore all opportunities on our career page.
• Lime is an Equal Opportunity Employer, but that’s just the start. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That’s why we’re dedicated to hiring and developing the most talented and globally diverse team – which includes individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities and experiences.
• Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email recruiting-operations@li.me for assistance.
• Use of artificial intelligence or an LLM such as ChatGPT during the interview process will be grounds for rejection of your application.