Senior Product Manager

carsales.com.au; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Recognition by Great Place to Work

Face-time with leadership

Parental leave (24 weeks)

Job summary

CAR Group is seeking a Senior Product Manager for its NEXT team to lead discovery of the group’s next big bets and to develop AI-enabled product experiences that create value for buyers, sellers and the business.

You will explore opportunities, run experiments with real users, and turn data into actionable insights to define the group’s bets. The role requires a hands-on leader who thrives in ambiguity and can influence across senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Hands-on product leader who can take an idea from concept to launch.
• Shipped AI/ML-powered products or used AI to accelerate discovery and decision-making.
• Challenged status quo and shipped better versions of products or processes.
• Extensive product toolkit; knows which framework or tool fits the job.
• Clear, persuasive communicator able to work in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery of new business opportunities across marketplaces.
• Design and run experiments to validate or kill ideas quickly.
• Turn data into actionable insights to define bets and strategy.
• Harne AI to move faster from prototyping to product experiences.
• Balance buyer and seller experiences to create real value.
• Forge partnerships with third parties and vendors to execute at pace.

Skills

Product leadership

AI product development

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Influence across teams

Job description

Are you ready to be a big part of something big?

CAR Group has been driving innovation and growth since the 1990s. Collectively, our world leading marketplaces bring together deep expertise powered by the best people, data, and technology across Oceania, Asia and The Americas.

We deliver world leading technology and advertising solutions designed to make buying and selling a great experience and are the parent company of wholly owned digital marketplaces in Australia (carsales), South Korea (Encar), the United States (Trader Interactive) and Chile (chileautos), in addition to being a majority shareholder of webmotors in Brazil.

With a vision to be the global leader in online vehicle marketplaces, we’re transforming how people buy and sell across the world. We discover new ideas and bring them to life. We continue to grow, and we continue to evolve - and we’re committed to taking innovative steps to get there.

When it comes to your career, we want to offer meaningful opportunities that empower you to make a lasting impact. But for that to happen, we strive to feel small - small enough to stay agile, learn across teams, and connect authentically with each other.

Our NEXT team focusses on building new, high growth businesses and features that aim to power the future of mobility. Working on unsolved and high potential problems with a start-up mindset at rapid pace to deliver growth for the business.

We embrace hybrid working combining the flexibility of remote work with the energy and connection of in-person collaboration. We champion flexibility and offer a range of policies and leave options to support your wellbeing.

What’s on offer:

• A place where you can move your career forward, where you’ll be continuously backed to make new ideas happen, and the chance to do work that makes real, significant impact in the world.
• We’re proud to be recognised as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces™ by Great Place to Work®, a Family Friendly Workplace and a WORK180 endorsed employer for women.
• The support of a highly engaged, high‑performing team including a leadership team thatyou’ll actually have face time with.
• 24 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers, four weeks paid secondary caregivers leave and paid family & fertility planning leave.

Job Description

What you’ll be doing

As the Senior Product Manager in our NEXT team, you’ll lead the discovery of the group’s next big bets. You’ll explore opportunities, prove which ones have value, and develop products that create value for buyers, sellers and the business. Each day will be different, but you’ll spend your time:

• Leading discovery of new business opportunities - spotting unsolved, high‑potential problems across our marketplaces.
• Proving what’s real, fast- designing and running experiments, tests and pilots with real users to kill weak ideas early and validate the ones worth pursuing.
• Turning data into decisions - interpreting user and market signals and drawing clear, actionable insights that define our bets.
• Using AI to move faster- harnessing AI to find and test new business models faster, from rapid prototyping to AI-native product experiences.
• Balancing both sides of the marketplace- improving the experience for buyers while creating real value for sellers and dealers.
• Building the partnerships that make it happen - forging win-win relationships with third parties, vendors and partners to execute at pace.
• Making the case to the top- defining a compelling product vision and strategy then pitching it to our most senior stakeholders to win the backing and funding to scale.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

You’re a hands‑on product leader who has taken an idea and made it real. You thrive in ambiguity, love hard problems, and use data to pressure‑test your instincts. You’ll thrive here if:

• You’ve built products from scratch - ideally taking at least one product or business from zero to launch in a startup, incubator or internal zero‑to‑one team.
• You use AI as a product tool - you’ve shipped AI/ML‑powered products, or used AI to accelerate discovery, prototyping and decision‑making.
• You’ve challenged the status quo and shipped the better version - you don’t accept “that’s how it’s always been done.”
• You have a deep product toolkit and a bias for action - you know which framework, process or tool fits which job, and when to skip all three.
• You’re a clear, persuasive communicator - comfortable with fast pace, rapid change and ambiguity.
• You influence beyond your own squad - a track record of getting cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders aligned around a vision.

Bonus points if you have automotive, marketplace or two‑sided platform experience - but if you don’t tick every box and think you’d be great in this role, we’d still love to hear from you.

Additional Information

A few other things we want to let you know about...

• As an equal opportunity employer, CAR Group welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and life experiences. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
• If you have a disability or require adjustments to participate fully in the recruitment process, please let us know—we’re here to support you.
• We understand the importance of work‑life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, including part‑time options. If you’d like to explore this, just ask during the process.
• We’re also a proud Circle Back Initiative employer, which means we commit to responding to every applicant.
• Successful candidates joining the CAR Group team will need to complete a National Police Record check and must have full‑time Australian working rights.

So come and join our team - because every role is a big role in our plans to go big.