Lead Product Manager, Retail Market Data

Lead Product Manager for Cox Automotive Retail Market Data owns the end-to-end data product from acquisition and cleansing through publication and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Own the data product end to end, including cleansing, quality standards, coverage, and publication.
• Contribute to data sourcing and acquisition strategy, evaluating new data sources and expanding coverage into new markets.
• Serve as the primary authority on this data product, guiding internal teams on interpretation and usage.
• Engage with stakeholders to evaluate new use cases, identify pain points, and determine data updates that drive business value.
• Define and monitor data quality, coverage, freshness, and adoption metrics.
• Evolve the data product in response to changes in the retail vehicle selling market, aligning with dealer pricing concerns and data needs.
• Ensure product requirements are reflected in the modernization and growth roadmap, partnering with engineering and architecture on pipeline and infrastructure decisions.
• Lead product execution across two engineering delivery teams using Agile methodologies.
• Maintain a well-prioritized backlog with clearly defined requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Engage stakeholders at all levels to align priorities and communicate trade-offs.
• Participate in external data vendor discussions, including data quality expectations and expansion opportunities.
• Collaborate with front-end product teams consuming this data to support their roadmaps.
• Work with data science and analytics teams who use the data for enterprise reporting, forecasting, and insights.
• Translate technical data product decisions into business impact for non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline with 6+ years of related experience, or a Master's degree with 4+ years, or 10+ years of related experience.
• 6+ years of experience in Product Management, Analytics, or related roles, preferably with back-end data products, data platforms, or data pipeline products.
• Proficient in writing SQL and querying data to understand product quality, coverage, and stakeholder use cases.
• Strong understanding of data products, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud data platforms.
• Comfortable participating in technical data flow and architecture discussions.
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to present to leadership and translate technical concepts for business audiences.

Technologies

• SQL
• Rally

Benefits

• Flexible vacation policy for eligible employees, within duties and company obligations.
• Seven paid holidays per year.
• Up to 160 hours of paid wellness leave annually for personal or family wellness.
• Bereavement leave.
• Time off to vote.
• Jury duty leave.
• Volunteer time off.
• Military leave.
• Parental leave.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of the retail automotive market and dealer pricing dynamics.
• Experience with data stewardship, data governance, or data quality management.
• Experience managing external vendor relationships.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and backlog management tools, Rally preferred.

Compensation

• Base salary range: USD 111,500 to 185,900 per year.
• Base pay may vary within the anticipated range based on location and candidate qualifications.
• Position may be eligible for additional compensation through an incentive program.