Product Manager II

A Product Manager II on Manheim's Lot Operations Modernization initiative at Cox Automotive, onsite in Atlanta, GA, will identify high-value lot-operations problems, shape the future of the workflow, and deliver AI-powered products to cut costs, reduce waste, and improve the work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery efforts including research, field-user engagement, and evaluating problem relevance and priority within the team strategy.
• Support backlog grooming and maintenance by translating validated problems into clearly defined features and user stories for engineering teams to implement.
• Use customer feedback, operational data, and UX insights to identify opportunities for product improvements and surface them to the team.
• Define and track KPIs for the assigned product areas, monitor results, and flag deviations from plan.
• Collaborate with UX designers, data and analytics teams, and engineering to ensure solutions are well specified, feasible, and grounded in real user needs.
• Help develop business-case documentation and product collateral to support prioritization and stakeholder alignment.
• Use AI to accelerate discovery, experimentation, development, and recommend improvements.
• Adopt AI tooling and apply a product development life cycle mindset to the work.
• Share learnings openly to contribute to a discovery culture that values transparency, iteration, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with other PMs and cross-functional partners on the release train to stay aligned and avoid duplication across problem areas.

Requirements

• A related bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of experience; or a master’s degree with up to 2 years of experience; or 6 years of related experience with no degree.
• Foundational skills in managing multiple priorities, requirements analysis, and technology integration.
• Ability to leverage customer feedback, data, and UX insights to identify product opportunities and enhancements.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and able to build relationships with engineering, UX, and operations partners.
• Familiarity with SAFe Agile methodology.
• High integrity with a focus on execution, building partnerships, and delivering excellence in what you ship.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Technologies

• Pendo
• Power BI
• Tableau
• Snowflake

Benefits

• Paid vacation aligned with duties and company needs
• Seven paid holidays per year
• Up to 160 hours of paid wellness leave annually for yourself or family members
• Bereavement leave
• Time off to vote
• Jury duty leave
• Volunteer time off
• Military leave
• Parental leave

Preferred Background

• Automotive or Wholesale sector experience
• Operations or Logistics focus
• Supply Chain Technology exposure
• Field service or last-mile experience
• Familiarity with analytics and product tools such as Pendo, Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake
• Exposure to AI-related initiatives or tools

Compensation

• USD 89,400.00 – 134,000.00 per year
• Base salary within the stated range; final amount may vary by location and candidate qualifications; position may be eligible for additional compensation such as incentives