Product Manager II
Job Description
Own product strategy and execution for the One Recon platform within Cox Automotive’s Recon Solutions and Services release train.
Responsibilities
- Partner with product leadership to keep priorities, strategic direction, and planned work aligned across the team.
- Define and maintain the One Recon platform roadmap based on organizational objectives and Manheim auction site operational needs.
- Drive innovation in platform capabilities, recon workflow tooling, and integration with vendor and auction systems.
- Collaborate on prioritization and quarterly planning, focused on replacing legacy tools and eliminating manual processes.
- Lead product discovery to understand auction site operators’ problems and workflows before defining solutions.
- Collect feedback from auction operators, operations partners, and internal teams to shape feature plans that balance site requirements with enterprise platform value.
- Analyze platform usage patterns and operational trends to identify opportunities to improve recon efficiency across Manheim’s auction network.
- Act as a subject matter expert on recon workflows, auction operations, and the systems and integrations that support them.
- Work with engineering, UX, and architecture teams to deliver platform features and integrations on time.
- Define epics and features that translate operational requirements and stakeholder needs into actionable development work.
- Own product backlog definition and maintenance at the epic and feature level in close partnership with product leadership, ensuring clear requirements and delivery accountability.
- Drive stakeholder alignment through clear, consistent communication of platform strategy and release updates.
- Support product marketing with release communications, documentation, and enablement for auction operators and operations partners.
- Build and maintain working relationships with auction site operators, operations partners, engineering, UX, and product teams across Cox Automotive.
- Monitor platform KPIs, feature adoption metrics, and operational efficiency indicators.
- Identify opportunities for workflow automation, process improvement, and platform consolidation.
- Support product issue resolution and continuously optimize the One Recon platform using stakeholder feedback and usage data.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience in a related field.
- Alternative acceptable combinations include master’s degree with up to 2 years experience, or 6 years experience in a related field.
Technologies
- APIs
- Integrations
Benefits
- Take as much vacation with pay as consistent with duties, company needs, and obligations.
- Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
- Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for your own wellness or for family members.
- Additional paid time off including bereavement leave.
- Time off to vote.
- Jury duty leave.
- Volunteer time off.
- Military leave.
- Parental leave.
Compensation
- Base salary range: $89,400 - $134,000 per year.
- Base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on location and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- May be eligible for additional compensation, which may include an incentive program.
Location: Atlanta, GA (onsite)
Minimum experience: 2 years
Education: Bachelor’s degree