Lead Product Manager, Retail Market Data

Responsibilities

• Oversee the data product end to end, including cleansing, quality standards, coverage, and publication
• Help shape data sourcing and acquisition strategy by evaluating new data sources and expanding market coverage
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert for this data product, advising internal teams on interpretation and effective usage
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify new use cases, surface pain points, and determine data product changes that drive business value
• Define and monitor metrics for data quality, coverage, freshness, and user adoption
• Adapt the data product to shifts in the retail vehicle market, aligning with dealer pricing needs and translating those into data requirements
• Ensure product requirements feed the modernization and growth roadmap, partnering with engineering and architecture to guide pipelines and infrastructure decisions
• Lead product delivery across two engineering teams using Agile practices
• Maintain a prioritized backlog with clearly defined requirements and acceptance criteria
• Coordinate with stakeholders at all levels to align priorities and articulate trade-offs
• Participate in discussions with external data vendors, addressing quality expectations and expansion opportunities
• Collaborate with front end product teams consuming this data to ensure alignment with their roadmaps
• Work with data science and analytics teams who use this data for enterprise reporting, forecasting, and insights
• Explain technical data product decisions in business terms to non technical audiences

Requirements

• A relevant bachelor's degree with six or more years of related experience, or a master's degree with four or more years, or ten or more years of related experience
• At least six years of experience in product management, analytics, or related roles, preferably with backend data products, data platforms, or data pipelines
• Strong SQL skills and the ability to query data to assess product quality, coverage, and stakeholder use cases
• Solid understanding of data products, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud data platforms
• Comfortable engaging in technical data flow and architecture discussions
• Excellent communication skills with a track record of presenting to leadership and translating technical concepts for business audiences

Technologies

• SQL
• Rally

Benefits

• Flexible paid vacation
• Seven paid holidays per year
• Up to 160 hours of paid wellness leave annually
• Bereavement leave
• Paid 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, governance, or data quality management
• Experience managing external vendor relationships
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and backlog management tools, Rally preferred