Sr Product Manager

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with product leadership to align on priorities, strategic direction, and planned work across the team.
• Define and maintain the One Recon platform roadmap in line with organizational objectives and the operational needs of Manheim auction sites.
• Drive innovation in platform capabilities, recon workflow tooling, and integration with vendor and auction systems.
• Collaborate with product leadership to prioritize strategic initiatives and quarterly planning, with a focus on replacing legacy tools and eliminating manual processes.
• Conduct product discovery to deeply understand problems and workflows of auction site operators before defining solutions.
• Gather feedback from auction operators, operations partners, and internal teams to create clear plans for new features or enhancements that balance site needs with enterprise-wide platform value.
• Analyze platform usage patterns, research operational trends, and identify opportunities to improve recon efficiency across Manheim's auction network.
• Serve as subject matter expert on recon workflows, auction operations, and the underlying systems and integrations that support them.
• Partner with engineering, UX, and architecture teams to deliver high-quality 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 efforts including release communications, documentation, and enablement for auction operators and operations partners.
• Build and maintain effective 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 based on stakeholder feedback and usage data.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, data analytics, or a related discipline and 4 years of experience in a related field; alternative combinations include: master's degree with up to 2 years of experience, PhD with up to 1 year, or 16 years of related experience.
• 3+ years of experience in Product Management or Product Owner roles, preferably with data products or APIs.
• Proficient in writing SQL and querying data to understand product data quality and stakeholder use cases.
• Strong understanding of data products, APIs, data platforms, and cloud technologies; automotive industry experience or knowledge of retail automotive data is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and backlog management tools, with Rally preferred.
• Familiarity with GraphQL and modern API query patterns.
• Foundational skills in managing multiple priorities, requirements analysis, data modeling, and technology integration.
• Integrity and ability to build cross-functional partnerships with stakeholders, drive innovation, execute effectively, and strive for excellence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to craft clear materials and present ideas to stakeholders at all levels.

Technologies

• SQL
• GraphQL
• APIs
• Rally

Compensation

USD 101,500.00 - 169,100.00 per year. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on location and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Benefits

• Vacation with pay as needed, flexible to duties and company needs.
• Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for own wellness or 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.

EOE, including disability/vets