Lead Product Manager, Marketplace

ACV Auctions; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision care

Life/AD&D

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Stock Purchase Program

RRSP / Retirement planning

Parental Leave Top-Up

Job summary

ACV Auctions is seeking a seasoned Staff Product Manager to own and scale the dealer-to-dealer marketplace platform. You will lead a team of PMs, set long-term directions, and ensure the product ships with high quality and velocity.

The role emphasizes AI-native discovery, data-driven decision making, and close collaboration with executives. You will drive strategy, coach junior PMs, partner with engineering on trade-offs, and lead multi-team launches to accelerate marketplace growth across a

Qualifications

• English proficiency in reading, writing and speaking.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a related field.
• Proven track record building and scaling products end to end.
• Experience directly coaching and growing product managers.
• Fluency with AI-native product workflows and rapid prototyping.
• Expertise in product discovery, prioritization, strategy and KPI measurement.
• Strong business and financial acumen for business cases and models.
• Excellent communication with senior stakeholders.
• Go-to-market and release planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Actively support efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Own strategy and roadmap for your marketplace area and align the team.
• Coach and grow junior product managers and set clear expectations.
• Architect and scale products as volume and data grow, partnering with engineering.
• Partner with finance and executives to build business cases and targets.
• Drive discovery for new marketplace capabilities and decisions to invest.
• Define product craft with AI-native discovery and reusable practices.
• Lead go-to-market planning for major launches with cross-functional teams.
• Drive cross-functional alignment to unlock opportunities and reduce friction.

Skills

Product management

Team leadership

AI-native workflows

KPI measurement

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Go-to-market planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Business/Finance/CS related field

Job description

Posted Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM

If you are looking for a career at a dynamic company with a people-first mindset and a deep culture of growth and autonomy, ACV is the right place for you! Competitive compensation packages and learning and development opportunities, ACV has what you need to advance to the next level in your career. We will continue to raise the bar every day by investing in our people and technology to help our customers succeed. We hire people who share our passion, bring innovative ideas to the table, and enjoy a collaborative atmosphere.
Who we are:
ACV is a technology company that has revolutionized how dealers buy and sell cars online. We are transforming the automotive industry. ACV Auctions Inc. (ACV), has applied innovation and user-designed, data driven applications and solutions. We are building the most trusted and efficient digital marketplace with data solutions for sourcing, selling and managing used vehicles with transparency and comprehensive insights that were once unimaginable. We are disruptors of the industry and we want you to join us on our journey. Our network of brands include ACV Auctions, ACV Transportation, ClearCar, MAX Digital and ACV Capital within its Marketplace Products, as well as, True360 and Data Services.

At ACV we focus on the Health, Physical, Financial, Social and Emotional Wellness of our Teammates and to support this we offer:

• Company Sponsored (paid) Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
• Comprehensive additional optional benefits such Critical Illness and Supplemental Life/AD&D.
• All insurance benefits go into effect on your date of hire.
• Generous Parental Leave Top-Up Pay and Vacation Programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with additional opportunities to earn stock in the company.
• Retirement planning through the Company’s RRSP.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for a seasoned Staff Product Manager to own and scale products at the heart of ACV's marketplace — the dealer-to-dealer platform where thousands of vehicles are bought and sold every day. You have a strong track record of building scalable products end to end and leading a team of product managers as they grow. In this role you will set the product strategy for your area of the marketplace, lead and develop a team of junior PMs, and be accountable for the quality and velocity of everything your team ships. You are equally comfortable setting long-term direction and rolling up your sleeves on the hard problems, and you bring the judgment and strategic range to build great products that keep pace with our rapidly evolving business.

What you will do:

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Own the strategy and roadmap for your area of the marketplace, aligning your team behind shared goals and keeping everyone focused on the highest-value work.
• Lead, coach, and grow a team of junior product managers — setting clear expectations, giving regular feedback, and helping each PM level up their craft.
• Architect and scale products that perform reliably as transaction volume, users, and data grow, partnering closely with engineering on the trade-offs that keep the platform fast and dependable.
• Partner with finance and executives to build the business cases and product targets that feed the annual operating plan, and execute against those targets to drive marketplace growth.
• Drive discovery for new marketplace capabilities, and make the build, buy, or partner calls that decide where your team invests.
• Set the standard for product craft on your team, defining how you do AI-native, prototype-led discovery and analytical rigor, and building reusable practices that speed up work across the team.
• Lead go-to-market planning for major launches, defining success criteria and coordinating launch sequencing across Sales, Marketing, and Operations.
• Drive cross-functional alignment on multi-team initiatives, building relationships with leaders in adjacent functions to unlock opportunities and reduce friction.

What you will need:

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree in Business, Communications, Finance, Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven track record of building and scaling products end to end, ideally in a high-growth, high-volume environment.
• Experience directly managing, coaching, and growing a team of product managers
• Fluency with AI-native product workflows, including rapid prototyping.
• Product discovery, prioritization, product-strategy, and measurement (KPI) skills.
• Business and financial acumen, including building business cases and financial models to present to executives.
• Excellent communication and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Go-to-market and release planning experience.

Nice to have

• Marketplace or two-sided platform product experience.
• Automotive or automotive-adjacent industry experience.
• Experience building platform or API products that other teams build on.
• Experience with products where scale, reliability, or data accuracy is mission-critical.
• Technical depth, such as prior software engineering experience, fluency querying data with SQL, and comfort reading and reasoning about code.

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Our Values

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Compensation: The compensation range for this position is listed in the "Job Details" section at the bottom of this posting. Please note that final compensation will be determined based upon the applicant's relevant experience, skillset, location, business needs, market demands, and other factors as permitted by law.