Group Product Manager

BLC BACKLOTCARS Inc; Town of Carmel (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health, dental, and vision benefits

401K with company match

Paid vacation and sick time

Job summary

OPENLANE, headquartered in Carmel, IN, seeks a Group Product Manager to drive product strategy and portfolio execution. You will lead discovery, manage roadmaps, mentor a small team of PMs, and partner with cross-functional teams to align with business goals.

Strong data-driven decision making and 7+ years in product management with leadership are required. Join a data-focused, collaborative environment that values ownership, curiosity, and impact across a global digital marketplace for used

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a customer-facing, technology-related business role as a product manager.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Proven success in developing business cases, roadmaps, and product execution strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to work across an organization, incorporating feedback from internal stakeholders.
• Prioritize capabilities that benefit the varying needs of users across a heterogeneous organization.
• Strong communication skills, comfortable with varying audiences from engineers to C-level executives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate a product vision that outlines the future impact of your product portfolio on the company.
• Build and maintain a prioritized product roadmap aligned with your vision, ensuring its execution through agile methodologies.
• Lead an Agile development team through product discovery and execution, creating user stories and managing the product backlog.
• Apply data-driven strategies to inform business decisions and track the success of product releases against company KPIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, business partners, and stakeholders to improve products and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Mentor and lead a team of Product Managers and Business Analysts, guiding them through the Agile process as they develop their own visions, roadmaps, and KPIs.
• Act as a liaison to senior leadership, reporting on the impact and progress of your product portfolio.

Job description

Who We Are:

At OPENLANE we make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. We’re a technology company building the world’s most advanced—and uncomplicated—digital marketplace for used vehicles. We’re a data company helping customers buy and sell smarter with clear, actionable insights they can understand and use. And we’re an innovation company accelerating the future of wholesale remarketing through curiosity, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Our Values:

Driven Waybuilders. We pursue challenges that inspire us to build, create, and innovate. Relentless Curiosity. We seek to understand and improve our customers’ experience. Smart Risk-Taking. We transform risk into progress through data, experience, and intuition. Fearless Ownership. We deliver what we promise and learn along the way.

We’re Looking For:

We are seeking a Group Product Manager with experience in product strategy development, agile methodologies, and team leadership. You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative Product Management team responsible for driving the development and execution of product roadmaps that align with our company's vision. You will be involved in leading product discovery and execution phases, managing a portfolio of digital products, and mentoring a small team of product managers. In this role, you will have the opportunity to use your experience in creating product strategies, utilizing data-driven decision-making, and managing cross-functional collaborations. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in product management roles with management experience.

You Are:

Visionary. You have a strong ability to see the big picture and create a compelling product vision that aligns with business goals. Data-Driven. You leverage data to make informed decisions and track the impact of product releases on key performance indicators. Collaborative. You work effectively across different teams, incorporating feedback from various stakeholders to improve your products. Mentor. You guide and develop product managers, helping them grow their qualitative and quantitative skills. Strategic Thinker. You can prioritize initiatives that provide the most value to a diverse user base across the organization.

You Will:

Develop and communicate a product vision that outlines the future impact of your product portfolio on the company. Build and maintain a prioritized product roadmap aligned with your vision, ensuring its execution through agile methodologies. Lead an Agile development team through product discovery and execution, creating user stories and managing the product backlog. Apply data-driven strategies to inform business decisions and track the success of product releases against company KPIs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, business partners, and stakeholders to improve products and ensure alignment with business goals. Mentor and lead a team of Product Managers and Business Analysts, guiding them through the Agile process as they develop their own visions, roadmaps, and KPIs. Act as a liaison to senior leadership, reporting on the impact and progress of your product portfolio.

Must Have’s:

• 7+ years of experience in a customer-facing, technology-related business role as a product manager.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Proven success in developing business cases, roadmaps, and product execution strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to work across an organization, incorporating feedback from internal stakeholders.
• Prioritize capabilities that benefit the varying needs of users across a heterogeneous organization.
• Strong communication skills, comfortable with varying audiences from engineers to C-level executives.

Nice to Have’s:

• Experience in a similar industry or with similar Digital Marketplace products.
• Familiarity with advanced data analytics tools.
• Experience in managing remote or distributed teams.

What We Offer:

Competitive pay Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US) Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time Paid maternity and paternity leave (US) Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US) Robust Employee Assistance Program Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement

Compensation Range of Annual Salary:

$130,000.00 - $185,000.00 (Depending on experience, skill set, qualifications, and other relevant factors.)

OPENLANE makes wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. Our end-to-end platform serves the remarketing needs of the world’s largest OEMs, dealers, fleet operators, rental companies and financial institutions. We’re a technology company delivering next generation tools to accelerate and simplify remarketing. We’re an analytics company leveraging data to inform and empower our customers with clear, actionable insights. And we’re an auction company powering the world’s most advanced digital used vehicle marketplaces. In 2021, OPENLANE sold nearly 2.6 million vehicles valued at over $40 billion through our auctions and generated approximately $2.3 billion in revenue. Our integrated digital marketplaces and vehicle logistics centers reduce risk, improve transparency and streamline the experience for customers in about 75 countries. OPENLANE continues to make investments in innovation, strategic acquisitions and integrations to better serve our customers.

Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, OPENLANE has about 5,000 employees and maintains business units across North America, Europe, the Philippines and Uruguay. Together, the OPENLANE brands provide a complete remarketing solution for our customers.

OPENLANE is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.