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About the Role

As a Product Manager for Dealer Group Management within vAuto, you will define, prioritize, and evolve capabilities that help dealer groups operate more effectively. Your focus is the group manager's world: how they set pricing strategies, configure settings, monitor performance, and act on insights across their network. You will serve as the product manager for one of vAuto’s AI Transformed Teams (AITs), working in an AI-first, spec-driven development model where you write detailed product specs to enable faster, AI-assisted development. You will translate business strategy and dealer insights into actionable epics and features, partnering with engineering, UX, and architecture to ship impactful product.

Responsibilities

Support the Product Director in maintaining and evolving the dealer group management roadmap.
Translate organizational objectives and dealer group needs into a clear, prioritized backlog of epics and features.
Identify opportunities to improve the group manager’s experience.
Stay current on competitive dynamics, industry trends, and the evolving operational needs of dealer groups.
Build deep fluency in dealer group management workflows.
Conduct continuous discovery with dealers, dealer group managers, and internal partners.
Synthesize feedback across multiple channels into coherent problem statements and well-scoped product opportunities.
Serve as the internal subject matter expert on dealer group management use cases, workflows, and pain points.
Serve as product manager for a dedicated AI Transformed Team (AIT), working within vAuto’s AI-first, spec-driven development model.
Write clear, detailed epics and features that give your team everything they need to build confidently.
Own the product backlog at the epic and feature level in close partnership with the Product Director.
Partner with engineering, UX, and architecture to deliver high-quality features and enhancements.
Communicate product plans, priorities, and release updates clearly and consistently to internal partners.
Support launch readiness activities including release communications, documentation, and enablement.
Build strong working relationships across vAuto and Cox Automotive product, engineering, UX, and business teams.
Track feature adoption, usage trends, and product health metrics to assess impact and surface opportunities for improvement.
Use data and dealer feedback to continuously refine and improve dealer group management capabilities.
Support timely resolution of product issues and escalations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, data analytics, or a related discipline and 2 years’ experience in a related field, or a master’s degree and up to 2 years’ experience, or 6 years’ experience in a related field.
2+ years’ experience in Product Management or Product Owner roles in a SaaS or software product environment.
Demonstrated ability to form, communicate, and defend a well-reasoned product point of view while remaining open to feedback.
A fast learner who takes initiative, digs into unfamiliar problems independently, and quickly builds working fluency in new domains and customer workflows.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and backlog management tools (Rally preferred).
Acts with integrity and has foundational skills in building cross-functional partnerships, driving innovation, focusing on execution, and striving for excellence.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to craft clear written materials, write well-defined product specifications, and present ideas effectively.
Prior experience with vAuto products — specifically Provision, ProfitTime GPS, or Conquest — or direct experience supporting dealer group management functionality is a significant plus.
Experience working directly with dealers, dealer group managers, or automotive retail stakeholders.
Familiarity with automotive inventory management, vehicle pricing workflows, or dealer group operational structures.
Experience working within or alongside AI-enabled development teams and comfort with AI tooling as part of the product development lifecycle.
Must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.

Skills

Product Strategy
Roadmap Development
Backlog Management
Agile Methodologies
SaaS Product Management
Communication
Stakeholder Management
Data Analysis
AI Tooling

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Individual Contributor
2+ years experience in Product Management or Product Owner roles
Approximately 1 year of experience may be considered with strong domain knowledge

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, data analytics, or a related discipline
Master's degree

Salary/Compensations

$98,300.00 - $147,500.00

Benefits

Flexible vacation with pay
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))
Paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)

About the Company

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars.
Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox.
Cox brings together the world’s greatest minds to help breathe life into new possibilities – and drive innovation for a better future.
Cox looks for individuals who share its pioneering spirit, have imaginative ideas and are fearless when it comes to tackling the world’s biggest challenges.
Our people love technology – and they love making a difference.
They have a passion for finding new solutions and working with brilliant colleagues.
Every day they dedicate themselves to a huge range of exciting projects, contributing to the Cox vision around the globe.
From engineering new sustainability solutions that conserve water and energy to creating the infrastructure for the smart cities of tomorrow, there’s no challenge too great for our pioneers.
And there’s no shortage of opportunities for you to make a difference.
Come and experience the dynamic, collaborative and creative environments where your ideas are welcome and new discoveries are waiting.
To help you grow to your full potential, we strive to support our employees in their career aspirations and promote 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 that individual’s 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