Senior Product Manager

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Sr Product Manager

Management Level

Individual Contributor

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $99,000.00 - $165,000.00. 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

NextGear Capital, A Cox Automotive company, is hiring a Senior Product Manager.  This innately curious and forward-thinking individual will lead discovery and strategy for a mission-critical product line.  Your goal will be to develop and drive a rich understanding for your client and their respective problem space.  You will establish the product roadmap, in partnership with the release train product lead while also continuing to assess and measure product performance in the market today.  Additionally, you must be capable of presenting to executive audiences and large groups, interviewing end users, and communicating technical information to non-technical people.  The ideal candidate is an experienced product manager with demonstrated experience defining, designing, and launching new solutions leveraging the Salesforce platform.  This person is also a self-starter who is passionate about problem solving, comfortable operating with direct and indirect influence, acclimates well to change, and is objective and detail oriented. 

Primary Responsibilities: 

Discovery:                                                                                                             

• Perform market assessments and create an in-depth understanding of user needs by persona to ensure appropriate direction of impacted products. Assess competitive landscape and determine the most efficient course of action to achieve goals. 
• Conduct problem discovery activities, both qualitative and quantitative, to understand user pain points and determine opportunities for new solutions
• Establish concise value statements, objectives, and key results for product initiatives that will guide the organization and delivery teams in measuring success. 

Innovation & Evaluation: 

• Assess product performance against KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and adjust to improve performance; create and deliver thoughtful information to influence key market constituents.
• Manage innovative ideas and a pipeline to prototype on them.  Encourage and facilitate communication and open flow of creative ideas between interested parties and the set-up of innovation efforts related to the product. 

Strategy / Planning: 

• Create and maintain product vision and roadmap, including development of go-to-market strategy and value-proposition messaging. 
• Manage the full product lifecycle to ensure that the needs of internal and external customers are met.
• Conduct in-market tests, experiments, pilots, and product launches to support in-flight data initiatives. 

Development: 

• Build an effective