Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Engineering / Product Development

Sr Product Manager

Individual ContributorHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Yes, 5% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $101,500.00 - $169,100.00. 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.

About the Role 

Supporting Manheim, the world's largest wholesale auto auction network, the Inspections & Imaging Product Team builds the systems that capture, evaluate, and deliver vehicle condition data at scale. The Senior Product Manager, Workflow & Output Management owns the product vision and backlog for two connected domains within Inspections & Imaging.

• The first is client-facing: The integrations and reporting that ensure inspection and imaging output reaches downstream clients accurately and reliably.

• The second is internal-facing: The operational tools that inspection and imaging supervisors and managers use to monitor quality and manage day-to-day workflow.

• This role translates needs from both audiences into clear product specifications and partners with engineering and cross-functional stakeholders to drive delivery.

What You'll Do

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Owns the backlog for client integrations, reporting, and internal workflow tooling, keeping it prioritized, well-specified, and aligned to Inspections & Imaging delivery commitments

• Partners with engineering leads, operations, and client-facing teams to define requirements and drive features from discovery through delivery

• Gathers and synthesizes input from workflow supervisors, managers, and client stakeholders to surface problems worth solving and validate proposed solutions

• Writes clear problem and product documentation, (epic, feature, user stories, acceptance criteria) and specifications that engineers can execute with minimal ambiguity

• Monitors integration health, reporting accuracy, and tool adoption; identifies patterns and escalates or resolves issues with appropriate urgency

• Contributes to process improvement within the Inspections & Imaging Product team, including backlog hygiene, Rally discipline, and documentation standards

Who You Are 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 4 years’ experience in a related field

  • The right candidate may have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 2 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 1 years’ experience in a related field; or 12 years’ experience in a related field with no degree.

• Experience owning and prioritizing a product backlog within an Agile or SAFe delivery framework, including writing epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

• Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude, or equivalent) to improve personal productivity or drive AI-enabled transformation within a product or engineering team.

• Experience partnering with engineering leads, operations teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements and drive features from discovery through delivery.

• Experience with system and technology integrations, including client-facing data outputs such as API integrations, file deliveries, or automated reporting.

• Experience with Agile project management tools such as Rally, Jira, or equivalent for backlog management, sprint planning, and documentation standards.

• Experience gathering and synthesizing requirements from multiple stakeholder groups to identify problems and validate product solutions.