Product - Dir, Product

ACV Auctions; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ACV Auctions in Chennai, India is seeking a Director of Product to shape the vision and drive growth across our product offerings. You will lead a team of product managers and analysts, partner with design and engineering, and set plans that align with business strategy and customer needs.

The role demands proven experience in building and scaling product management, strong financial acumen, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across geographies.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading product for a portfolio or business area.
• Experience building and growing product management teams.
• Experience with CRM, sales, service, or customer-operations products.
• Fluency with AI-native product workflows, including rapid prototyping.
• Business and financial acumen, including building business cases and financial models.
• Excellent communication and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across geographies.
• Based in, or willing to be based in, Chennai, India.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision and roadmap for multiple offerings.
• Lead a team of PMs and Analysts; collaborate with design and engineering.
• Manage prioritization, releases, and stakeholder communications.
• Develop competitive analyses and partner/or build/buy decisions.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to inform strategy and problem solve.
• Drive customer-centric product development and data-driven insights.

Skills

Product leadership

Team building

CRM/ERP familiarity

AI-native workflows

Financial modeling

Executive influence

Customer focus

Chennai based

Job description

5, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, PTK nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600096, India

Job Description

Posted Monday, August 10, 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. ACV Auctions in Chennai, India are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As we expand our platform, we're offering a wide range of exciting opportunities across various roles in corporate, operations, and product and technology. Our global product and technology organization spans product management, engineering, data science, machine learning, DevOps and program leadership. What unites us is a deep sense of customer centricity, calm persistence in solving hard problems, and a shared passion for innovation. If you're looking to grow, lead, and contribute to something larger than yourself, we'd love to have you on this journey. Let's build something extraordinary together. Join us in shaping the future of automotive!

At ACV we focus on the Health, Physical, Financial, Social and Emotional Wellness of our Teammates and to support this we offer industry leading benefits and wellness programs.

What you will do:

We are looking for a senior leader with demonstrated success creating innovative solutions to join ACV Auctions as a Director of Product. As a Director of Product, you will be responsible for the product vision and continued growth and expansion of our offerings as well as managing a team of product and design talent. We’re looking for a unique individual who can be the champion for our company, products and the customers we obsess over daily. This role requires proven understanding of building great product teams and impactful products that can meet our rapidly evolving business needs.

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Data Collection & Analysis
• Customer Feedback Collection & Analysis
• Own Business Requirements
• Own execution & delivery of features & products
• Own Release Marketing
• Creation and Presentation of Plans and Impacts
• Create and Maintain Competitive Analysis for your Product
• Own Build, Buy, Partner Analysis
• Own the Vision for your Product Area
• Own the 6-month and 18-month roadmaps for your Product Area
• Own Prioritization Framework for your Product Area
• Create Functional User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
• Define Product Lifecycle for your Product Area
• Collaborate with Design, Analysts and Engineering to Plan Development Schedule
• Lead discussions with Technology and Executive Leadership to inform, gain consensus and problem solve
• Develop industry recognition and credibility as a thought leader
• Continuously engage partners and potential partners to look for opportunities to expand our business or make us more efficient and allow us to bring capabilities to market faster
• Manage, Coach and Develop a team of PMs and Analysts
• Delegate responsibilities to your team
• Perform additional duties as assigned

What you will need:

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Proven track record leading product for a portfolio or business area, with responsibility for both strategyand delivery
• Experience building, hiring, and growing product management teams — ideally including establishing orscaling a product practice in a new location or development center
• Experience with CRM, sales, service, or customer-operations products, or comparable enterprise/workflow domains
• Fluency with AI-native product workflows, including rapid prototyping
• Business and financial acumen, including building business cases and financial models to present toexecutives
• Excellent communication and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across geographies
• Strong customer focus and sound product judgment
• Based in, or willing to be based in, Chennai, India

Nice to have

• Experience working across US and India teams in a global product organization
• Experience with arbitration, dispute-resolution, claims, warranty, or assurance/guarantee products
• Automotive or marketplace industry experience
• Experience building platform or API products that other teams build on
• 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

Trust & Transparency | People First | Positive Experiences | Calm Persistence | Never Settling

At ACV, we are committed to an inclusive culture in which every individual is welcomed and empowered to celebrate their true selves. We achieve this by fostering a work environment of acceptance and understanding that is free from discrimination. ACV is committed to being an equal opportunity employer regardless of sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires reasonable accommodation, please let us know.