Sr Product Manager

Cox Automotive is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the Recon Solutions and Services release train and help shape what’s next for its One Recon platform. Based in Atlanta, GA (onsite), you will own a defined product area, set direction, and deliver an outcomes-driven roadmap tied to Manheim auction sites and reconditioning operations.

What you’ll do

• Own product strategy and the roadmap for an assigned area of the One Recon platform, aligned to platform vision and Manheim operational priorities.
• Translate platform direction into area-level objectives, sequencing epics and features to maximize business value and reduce dependencies across the release train.
• Participate in quarterly and annual planning by making a clear case for investment in your area and the trade-offs versus other priorities.
• Identify opportunities to replace legacy recon tooling and remove manual processes within your area, and champion those opportunities with leadership.
• Lead product discovery for complex or high-impact problems by synthesizing operator interviews, usage data, and operational trends into problem statements and opportunity assessments.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with auction operators, operations partners, and internal stakeholders who rely on your area, balancing site needs with enterprise-wide value.
• Act as the subject matter expert on recon workflows, plus the systems and integrations within your area, and advise other teams on how they interact with it.
• Define and prioritize epics and features with acceptance criteria, scope boundaries, and dependencies made clear.
• Partner with engineering, UX, and architecture to shape solution designs, resolve trade-offs, and keep delivery aligned to committed outcomes.
• Own backlog health for your area, ensuring requirements are clear and ready before delivery teams pick them up.
• Escalate blockers and cross-team conflicts to product leadership with a recommended path forward.
• Represent your area in release train planning, reviews, and stakeholder forums, communicating progress, risks, and decisions.
• Lead go-to-market readiness for your area’s releases, including release communications, operator enablement, and documentation to drive adoption.
• Build alignment across teams and workstreams touching your area to maintain a shared view of priorities and progress.
• Share product management practices, frameworks, and lessons learned with other PMs, and provide informal coaching on discovery, prioritization, and stakeholder management.
• Serve as a sounding board for PMs handling complex stakeholder dynamics or ambiguous problem spaces.
• Contribute to team norms and ways of working to improve consistency and output quality.
• Define and monitor KPIs and adoption metrics for your area, using data to validate outcomes and guide iteration.
• Identify workflow automation, process optimization, and platform consolidation opportunities within your area.
• Lead resolution of complex product issues in your area and ensure feedback loops are in place to continuously improve the platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience in a related field.
• Alternative combinations may include a master’s degree and 2 years, a Ph.D. and up to 1 year, or 16 years of experience in a related field.

Compensation

• Base salary range: $101,500.00 - $169,100.00 per year.
• Base pay may vary within the anticipated range based on the position’s ultimate location and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Position may be eligible for additional compensation, which may include an incentive program.

Benefits

• Flexibility to 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 that of family members.
• Additional paid time off options including bereavement leave.
• Time off to vote and jury duty leave.
• Volunteer time off and military leave.
• Parental leave.
• Eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.