Group Product Manager, Fortellis Marketplace & API Platform at CDK Global | Austin, TX, US | Rezi

Group Product Manager, Fortellis Marketplace & API Platform at CDK Global

Group Product Manager, Fortellis Marketplace & API Platform

CDK Global · Austin, TX, US

1 weeks ago

Group Product Manager, Fortellis Marketplace & API Platform

CDK Global · Austin, TX, US

8 days ago
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About the Role

CDK is seeking a Group Product Manager to lead the Fortellis Marketplace, the premier integration ecosystem in the automotive retail industry. This role involves owning product strategy, roadmap, and execution for APIs, developer experience, and integration hub experiences, while leading a team of Product Managers.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution plan for the Fortellis Platform and Marketplace.
  • Lead and develop Product Managers responsible for APIs, Fortellis Platform/API Gateway, Developer Experience, and App Marketplace capabilities.
  • Own CDK’s API strategic framework across Product & Technology, including API market strategy, design standards, quality expectations, lifecycle practices, governance, launch readiness, and monetization.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to define how CDK builds, publishes, governs, measures, and manages APIs for the market.
  • Lead API lifecycle strategy across intake, discovery, prioritization, design, documentation, governance, publishing, adoption, monetization, support, and retirement.
  • Establish and evangelize API-first and agent-ready product practices that improve API quality, developer experience, platform consistency, and readiness for AI/agentic use cases.
  • Be an evangelist in the market for API adoption and the Fortellis experience.
  • Innovate Fortellis marketplace capabilities that support APIs, apps, integrations, MCP-enabled connectivity, AI Agents, and agentic product experiences across CDK products.
  • Improve the overall product experience for dealers, OEMs, ISVs, developers, and internal CDK teams across discovery, onboarding, subscription, provisioning, billing, support, and usage through automation and agentic workflows.
  • Execute marketplace and Integration Hub experiences that make it easier for customers and partners to discover, activate, and manage APIs, apps, integrations, MCPs, and AI-enabled capabilities.
  • Use customer research, product analytics, marketplace metrics, API usage data, AI/agent utilization insights, operational trends, and financial measures to guide prioritization, manage OKRs, align cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure the team delivers measurable customer and business outcomes.
  • Manage team priorities, roadmap commitments, OKRs, and product operating rhythms to ensure the team is focused, accountable, and delivering measurable outcomes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
  • 8+ years of Product Management experience in enterprise SaaS, platform products, API platforms, developer platforms, integration platforms, ecommerce marketplaces, app marketplaces, or similar ecosystems.
  • Experience managing, coaching, or mentoring Product Managers.
  • Strong experience building, launching, governing, and scaling APIs across an organization.
  • Strong understanding of API strategy, lifecycle management, gateways, developer portals, API documentation, standards, monetization, governance, and decentralized API ownership models.
  • Experience defining API design standards, quality expectations, launch readiness practices, governance routines, and operating models across multiple product and engineering teams.
  • Experience building products with usage-based pricing, subscription models, partner revenue-share models, or marketplace business models.
  • Experience working in decentralized product and engineering organizations where API, platform, integration, or marketplace ownership spans multiple teams.
  • Experience building or scaling self-service marketplaces, app marketplaces, partner platforms, developer ecosystems, or commercial marketplace experiences.
  • Strong front-end customer experience instincts across discovery, search, purchase, subscription, onboarding, provisioning, billing, support, and customer self-service.
  • Experience with, or strong working knowledge of, AI Agents, agentic product experiences, MCPs, workflow automation, or AI-powered platform experiences.
  • Technical depth to partner effectively with Engineering, Architecture, Security, Data Platform, AI Platform, and UX teams.
  • Strong customer discovery skills and the ability to understand the needs of customers, partners, developers, internal publishers, implementation teams, and support teams.
  • Ability to translate business strategy into measurable OKRs.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex platform, API, marketplace, and governance topics in clear business language.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, UX, Sales, Customer Success, Support, Professional Services, Implementation, Product Marketing, Security, Legal, Operations, and Finance.
  • Travel up to 15% of time.

Skills

  • API strategy
  • API lifecycle management
  • API gateways
  • Developer portals
  • API documentation
  • API standards
  • API monetization
  • API governance
  • Decentralized API ownership models
  • Product vision
  • Product strategy
  • Roadmap development
  • Product execution
  • Team leadership
  • Customer experience
  • Marketplace capabilities
  • Integration Hub experiences
  • AI Agents
  • Agentic product experiences
  • Self-service workflows
  • Product analytics
  • Marketplace metrics
  • API usage data
  • AI/agent utilization insights
  • Operational trends
  • Financial measures
  • OKRs management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Customer discovery
  • Business acumen
  • Product-led growth mindset
  • Technical depth

Location

  • Remote
  • Austin, TX

Work Type

  • Remote
  • Hybrid

Experience Level

  • 8+ years of Product Management experience
  • Experience managing, coaching, or mentoring Product Managers

Education Level

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.

Salary/Compensations

  • Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $190,000
  • Total compensation package may also include annual performance bonus, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 401K Matching Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement

About the Company

  • CDK Global is a leading provider of cloud-based software to dealerships and Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) across automotive and related industries.
  • The Company’s cloud-based, software as a service (“SaaS”) platform enables dealerships to manage their end-to-end business operations including the acquisition, sale, financing, insuring, repair, and maintenance of vehicles.
  • By automating and streamlining critical workflows, the integrated platform of modern solutions enables dealers to sell and service more vehicles by creating simple and convenient experiences for customers and improves their financial and operational performance.

Equal Opportunity

  • CDK Global is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
  • We offer Medical, dental, and vision benefits in addition to: Paid Time Off (PTO), 401K Matching Program, Tuition Reimbursement.
  • At CDK, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential in inspiring meaningful connections to our people, customers and communities. We are open, curious and encourage different views, so that everyone can be their best selves and make an impact.
  • CDK is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive workforce where everyone is valued.
  • Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, creed or religion, age, disability (including pregnancy), results of genetic testing, service in the military, veteran status or any other category protected by law.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.
  • The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
  • CDK retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position as needed.