Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Director, Product Management

Management Level

Director

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 15% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $159,400.00 - $265,600.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

The Cox Automotive Product and Technology Group Inventory Management Team is continuously improving our products to meet the needs of more than 14,000 automotive dealerships that use them each day. Dealers need better acquisition and merchandising capabilities powered by unique insights to improve performance, and we are focused on building and improving software that address underserved needs in the market.   

The Director, Product Management drives the product strategy, roadmap, and delivery of vAuto’s acquisition and merchandising suite of products and serves as the subject matter expert on how our solutions solve customer problems. This leader works closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, user experience teams and other product leaders to deliver industry leading capabilities across a robust portfolio of inventory management solutions. 

What You Will Do:

Owns the product strategy, vision, and enhancement roadmap for vehicle acquisition and merchandising capabilities and ensures successful execution of development with technology partners

Responsible for achieving business case value associated with feature delivery and ensures effective prioritization to maximize value creation

Influences and executes on enhancements that enable future strategy in partnership with business teams

Partners closely and effectively with architecture, user experience, engineering and solution delivery teams to ensure understanding of business objectives and commitments to drive business value are achieved

Lead cross-functional teams to define intake and effective prioritization processes for platform enhancement and long-term horizons

Effectively and transparently communicate program status to include roadmap program, successes, opportunities, and ensure clear alignment to vision to build support and alignment across the organization

Proactively build and maintain relationships across the organization and leverage those relationships to effectively manage and deliver upon customer experience outcomes

Stays current on industry trends and next generation solutions to continue driving innovation for employees and customers

Defines and drives continuous process improvements and ensures strategy is strongly grounded in data and metrics systems

Required:

A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 10 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 8 years of experience; a Ph.D. and 5 years of experience; or 14 years of experience in a related field

5+ years’ experience in a management or leadership role

Demonstrated ability to lead product ideation, discovery and delivery in an Agile environment with a strong focus on collaboration between customers, business stakeholders and delivery teams

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects or activities that can be impacted by shifting priorities

Experience in successfully leading platform business delivery teams and programs

Experience delivering on large scale implementation projects

Ability to travel up to 20%

Preferred:

Experience in the automotive industry, experience with Inventory Management and / or vehicle merchandising solutions are a strong plus

What's In It For You? 

Here’s a sneak peek of the benefits at your disposal as a Cox employee:​  

A competitive salary and top-notch bonus/incentive plans. ​  

Exceptional work-life balance, flexible time-off policies and accommodating work schedules. ​  

Comprehensive healthcare, with multiple options for individuals and families. ​  

Generous 401(k) retirement plans with up to 8% company match. ​  

Mental health support, including counseling and access to virtual wellness resources such as CALM.  

Access to Care.com, with up to 10 days of subsidized care for children, seniors and pets.  

Check out all our benefits.   ​  

Join the Cox family of businesses and make your mark today! 

Drug Testing

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for 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.

About Us

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.