Jennifer Hodges

Jennifer Hodges has over 20 years of work experience in various roles within the technology and automotive industries. Jennifer is currently the Director of Product Management at Woven by Toyota, a position they have held since 2023.

Prior to their current role, Jennifer worked at Lear Corporation as the VP of Automotive Programs. In this role, they led automotive programs for Xevo by Lear, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to deliver intelligent software services to automakers and drivers. Jennifer managed the development and operations process to ensure customer commitments were met. Jennifer held this position from September 2013 until their move to Woven by Toyota.

Before their time at Lear Corporation, Jennifer was employed at UIEvolution. Jennifer held multiple roles during their time there, including Sr. Director of Product Planning and Director of Marketing. As the Sr. Director of Product Planning, Jennifer was responsible for transforming ideas into usable, market-leading connected applications and services. Jennifer also managed a cross-functional team to deliver next-generation technology products. In their role as Director of Marketing, Jennifer led product planning and marketing strategy for product launches across US mobile carriers. Jennifer managed product strategy and business relationships with mobile advertising networks. Jennifer worked at UIEvolution from August 2006 to September 2013.

Jennifer's earlier work experience includes a role as a Software Engineer at Spirent Communications from July 2000 to July 2004. In this position, they collaborated with marketing and sales to develop real-time software decoding products for analyzing network traffic trends. Jennifer also managed software design, prototyping, development, testing, and deployment of routing solutions for telecommunication networks.

Overall, Jennifer Hodges has a strong background in product management, automotive programs, product planning, marketing strategy, and software engineering.

Jennifer Hodges earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics & Computer Science from Macalester College, where they attended from 1996 to 2000. Jennifer later pursued higher education at the University of Washington from 2004 to 2006, earning an MBA with a focus on Marketing & Entrepreneurship.