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About the Role

The Senior Product Manager will own a portfolio of inventory capabilities for Cox Automotive's Common Vehicle Inventory (CVI) platform, from problem discovery through adoption. This role involves defining product strategy, driving alignment across teams, and ensuring successful adoption of shipped capabilities, focusing on outcomes and structured prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Lead problem discovery and product strategy, identifying and validating problems through engagement with internal and external customers.
• Define personas, map workflows, build hypotheses, and test them using data and customer evidence.
• Write product discovery specifications with clear definitions, measurable acceptance criteria, and scope boundaries.
• Maintain a forward-looking pipeline of work for engineering teams, balancing planning for momentum without overcommitting.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and build consensus across product, UX, engineering, architecture, business leadership, and solution delivery teams.
• Define adoption metrics, build rollout plans, and track progress for platform capabilities.
• Proactively communicate status, risks, and wins to stakeholders, providing solutions for off-track items.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years' experience in a related field, or a master's degree and 4 years' experience, or a Ph.D. and up to 2 years of experience, or 10 years' experience in a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software product management.
• Demonstrated experience owning product discovery end-to-end, from problem identification through validated solution direction.
• Understanding of modern product development practices and how to drive complex initiatives forward in a multi-team environment.
• Experience with enterprise platform or capability products where customers are other products or technical teams preferred.
• Ability to clear a pre-employment drug test (excluding marijuana for this position, but adherence to a drug-free workplace policy is required).

Skills

• Critical thinking skills to solve challenging problems for complex enterprise products.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with AI tools integrated into product workflows.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop relationships with team members and customers.
• Structured discovery skills for moving from ambiguity to conviction.
• Strategic prioritization with tradeoffs, connecting priorities to business outcomes.
• Data-driven decision making, anchoring recommendations in evidence.
• AI fluency, including integrating AI into product work and understanding its impact on product management.
• Ownership and accountability for outcomes, meeting deadlines and following through on commitments.
• Communication discipline, leading with headlines and tailoring messages to the audience.

Location

• USA
• Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Individual Contributor
• Full-time
• Day Shift

Experience Level

• 6 years' experience in a related field
• 4 years' experience with a master's degree
• Up to 2 years of experience with a Ph.D.
• 10 years' experience in a related field
• 5+ years of experience in software product management

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Ph.D.

Salary/Compensations

• Base salary in the range of $111,600.00 - $186,000.00
• Eligible for additional compensation, including an incentive program

Benefits

• Flexible paid vacation
• Seven paid holidays
• Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually
• Bereavement leave
• Time off to vote
• Jury duty leave
• Volunteer time off
• Military leave
• Parental leave
• Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Retirement planning (401(k))
• Sick leave

About the Company

• Cox Automotive employees are transforming how the world buys, owns, sells, or uses cars through groundbreaking technology and stellar experiences for drivers and dealers.
• Employees work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim.
• Cox fosters a people-centered atmosphere.
• Cox brings together great minds to drive innovation for a better future, seeking individuals with a pioneering spirit and imaginative ideas.
• Employees are passionate about technology, making a difference, finding new solutions, and collaborating with brilliant colleagues.
• The company offers dynamic, collaborative, and creative environments where ideas are welcome and new discoveries await.
• Cox supports employee career aspirations and promotes the freedom to explore new horizons.

Equal Opportunity

• Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
• All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.
• EOE, including disability/vets.