Cox Enterprises Austin , TX 78719
Posted 2 weeks ago
Company
Cox Automotive
Job Family Group
Engineering / Product Development
Job Profile
Lead Product Manager
Management Level
Manager
Flexible Work Option
Hybrid
Travel %
Yes, 15% of the time
Work Shift
Day
Compensation
Compensation includes a base salary of $117,400.00 - $195,700.00. 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 Lead Product Manager role is responsible for developing, managing and optimizing one or more products. The role includes but is not limited to contributing to and managing the product roadmap, overseeing the implementation and working in an agile environment with a cross-functional team to develop products that meet the needs of our consumers and clients. Requires in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in Product Management along with other job disciplines within the organization in order to successfully manage the product. Manages one or more producers of strategic importance to the organization due to high growth value, involving large cross-functional teams.
PRIMARY DUTIES/KEY RESPONSIBILITES
Strategy/Discovery:
Formulates an in-depth understanding of problems by customer segment, persona and competitive landscape.
Partners with UX, marketing research, client solutions, and business stkaeholders to observe and solicit feedback from clients.
Responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing one or more products.
Identifies, quantifies, and effectively communicates customer market opportunities.
Planning:
Creates and maintains product vision and roadmap; creates business plans to secure funding; develops go-to-market strategy and value proposition.
Ensures feature alignment across products; manages feature creation and identifies business rules/impact.
Collaborates with other Product Managers to ensure alignment across products; participates in planning and pre/post-planning events (Demos and Inspect/Adapt).
Development:
Builds an effective relationship between Product & Development teams.
Collaborates with Product Owners, UX Designers and others to prototype, test and validate solutions.
Makes buy/build/partner recommendations to Agile Release Train(s).
Supports testing and partners with revenue and business stakeholders to develop pricing strategies and assess impact on Return on Investment (ROI).
Works with Product Readiness, Product Management and Marketing teams to communicate new products, and develop go-to-market strategy, plans, and training materials.
Evaluation:
Assesses product performance against KPIs and makes corrections to improve performance; creates and delivers thoughtful information to influence key market constituents.
Makes end-of-life recommendations for non-performant products.
Functional Skills
Foundational Skills
Education, experience and Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 6 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year of experience; or 10 years' experience in a related field
Experience in API management, B2B integrations, and/or Data Management is required.
Applies comprehensive knowledge of business, product maturity and performance, and industry principles, practices, and procedures.
Working knowledge of SAFe Agile Methodology.
Familiar with recognized industry bodies of knowledge both generic and specific, and has a wide breadth of knowledge across the industry or business
Experience in design, development and implementation of product plans.
Experience in full product lifecycle methodologies.
Experience in creating, prioritizing and recommending epics and features.
Experience in in conducting competitive research and analysis.
Experience in identifying KPI's and other analytics to measure product value.
Experience with executive presentations.
Experience in a collaborative, cross-functional, and complex team environment.
Inventory and/or Enterprise domain experience preferred.
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, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination 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
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