Program manager

Job Title: Beta Program Manager

Location: Westminster CO or Dayton, OH

Department: Field Systems

Trimble Field Systems develops hardware, software and services that connect the site to the office for key industries around the world, including civil construction, surveying, mapping, automotive, marine, utilities and more.

Leveraging decades of expertise and a commitment to driving innovative breakthroughs, we offer solutions that solve for today’s most pressing challenges.

What You Will Do

The Beta Program Manager is a strategic and hands-on leader responsible for the planning, execution, and management of beta testing programs for new or updated products for Trimble’s civil construction division. This role serves as the central point of contact between the product team and external beta testers, ensuring that valuable feedback is collected, analyzed, and integrated into the product development cycle. The manager is a key advocate for the user and plays a critical role in shaping the final product, its successful launch, and overall customer satisfaction.

• Program Strategy and Planning:
  • Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and designers to define the goals, scope, and success metrics for the beta program.
  • Develop a comprehensive beta program plan, including timelines, participant recruitment strategies, communication plans, and feedback collection methodologies.
  • Identify and define key testing scenarios and user journeys for the beta program.
• Recruitment and Engagement:
  • Design and execute strategies to recruit a diverse and representative group of beta testers, targeting specific user personas and demographics.
  • Manage the selection, onboarding, and offboarding of beta participants.
  • Create and foster a highly engaged and collaborative beta community, ensuring consistent participation and feedback.
  • Actively communicate with testers, providing regular updates, addressing questions, and moderating community forums.
• Feedback Management and Analysis:
  • Implement and manage tools for collecting feedback from testers (e.g., surveys, forums, bug tracking systems).
  • Regularly monitor and triage incoming feedback, identifying key issues, trends, and feature requests.
  • Synthesize qualitative and quantitative feedback into actionable insights and reports for the product and engineering teams.
  • Present findings and data-driven recommendations to key stakeholders and leadership to influence product decisions.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration:
    • Serve as the primary liaison between the beta community and internal teams, including Product, Engineering, QA, Marketing, and Customer Support.
    • Champion the voice of the customer within the organization, advocating for their needs and priorities.
    • Work closely with the QA team to validate reported bugs and with the engineering team to ensure issues are prioritized and addressed.
  • Program Operations and Optimization:
    • Manage the logistics of the beta program, including the distribution and recovery of pre-release hardware or software.
    • Continuously evaluate and improve the beta program's processes, tools, and overall effectiveness.
    • Ensure all program activities comply with company policies and security protocols, especially for confidential pre-release products.
      
      

What Skills And Experience You Should Bring

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Business, Marketing, Computer Science, etc.) or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience in program management, project management, or a similar customer-facing role, preferably in a technology or software company.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and product development process.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with community management or building and engaging online communities.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize data from various sources.
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience with beta management tools, project management software (e.g., Jira), and data analysis platforms (e.g., Tableau) is a plus.
• A passion for technology and a deep empathy for the user experience.
  
  

Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Hiring Range

$92,750.00–$122,960.00

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Bonus Eligible?

Yes

Commission Eligible?

No

Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.

Posting Date

10/15/2025

Application Deadline: Applications could be accepted until at least 30 days from the posting date.

At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at under “Corporate Governance.”

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