About the role

Lead Product Manager responsible for developing and managing product lines at Cox Automotive. Collaborating on product strategy, discovery, and execution with cross-functional teams in a hybrid model.

Responsibilities

The Lead Product Manager is responsible for developing, managing and optimizing one or more large and/or complex Product lines
Define and manage the product roadmap for a newly formed space and lead the discovery efforts
Lead the discovery process to formulate an in-depth understanding of problems by customer segment and personas with an understanding of the market and competitive landscape
Collaborate with business leaders to ensure product strategy and discovery efforts align to business objectives
Synthesize discovery into a transparent, outcome-oriented roadmap that sequences near-term wins and longer-horizon strategies
Translate strategy into business outcomes, milestones, and epics; keep a healthy backlog that continuously delivers measurable value
Build effective relationships with onshore and offshore teams, including contractors, across product, UX, engineering, architecture and solution discovery
Apply commercialization mindset to inform innovation and product development activities in collaboration with business, operations, and marketing teams
Engage with clients and client-proxies throughout the discovery process to gather feedback and input on product ideas
Assess product performance against KPIs and provide insights to improve product performance and inform future roadmap priorities.

A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years of experience in a related field
6+ years of experience product management/development with a record of shipping complex, enterprise products
Ability to apply critical thinking skills to solve challenging problems for complex enterprise products
Can precisely articulate customer problems and solution value and effectively influence cross functional teams; not afraid to ask hard questions and engage in difficult conversations to achieve the best outcome
Strong communicator who can articulate customer problems, solution value, and trade-offs
Fluency in agile methods and tooling; Proven cross-functional leadership with UX, engineering, and architecture
Experience with Product planning/roadmap and project management tools
Excellent people skills and developing relationships with team members and customers
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations
seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year
up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members
additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave
health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
retirement planning (401(k))