Lead Product Manager

Cox Automotive; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox Automotive USA is seeking a Lead Product Manager for the Lot Operations Modernization team. You will own key problem areas, drive discovery, and shape a roadmap to reduce cost and modernize vehicle movement across the auction network.

You will collaborate with engineering, UX, and analytics to prototype, test, and secure funding for impactful solutions while mentoring other PMs and aligning with SAFe PI planning. This role offers hybrid work and a base salary with incentive potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of PM experience or higher degrees with equivalent experience.
• Proven track record leading discovery and turning it into fundable business cases.
• Experience coaching or mentoring other product managers.
• Familiarity with SAFe Agile and PI planning.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Own one or more interconnected problem areas in Lot Operations Modernization.
• Lead discovery end-to-end with field research and validation.
• Translate problems into clear specifications and roadmaps.
• Define a 6–9 month roadmap and build business cases for funding.
• Define and monitor KPIs using data and analytics.
• Collaborate with engineering, UX, and data leads to prototype and validate solutions.
• Mentor other product managers and contribute to release train alignment.
• Represent product area in PI planning and communicate progress to leadership.
• Champion AI-enabled discovery and tooling adoption across the team.

Skills

Discovery

Strategy

Roadmapping

SAFe Agile

PI Planning

Mentoring

AI in discovery

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Ph.D. in related field

18 years experience alternative

Tools

Rally

Power BI

Tableau

Snowflake

Pendo

Job description

Company Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Lead Product Manager

Management Level

Manager - Non People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 5% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $111,500.00 - $185,900.00. 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.

Job Description

Every year, Manheim moves millions of vehicles across its auction network - and the operational infrastructure powering that movement is ready for transformation. As a Lead Product Manager on the Lot Operations Modernization team, you won't just execute a backlog - you'll help set the direction for one of the highest-impact problem spaces in that network. You'll lead discovery, shape strategy, and build the products that reduce cost, eliminate waste, and modernize how our lot employees move vehicles every day.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own one or more interconnected problem areas in Lot Operations Modernization - from labor visibility and vehicle move efficiency to planning gaps and inconsistent standards across the auction network.
• Lead discovery efforts end-to-end - conducting research, engaging field users, and determining whether problems are real, relevant, and worth solving within the team's strategy
• Translate validated problems into specifications, and step in to resolve ambiguity the team can't clear on its own
• Help to define a 6 - 9 month roadmap.
• Build business cases and investment documents that secure funding and inform prioritization decisions at the release-train level
• Define and monitor KPIs for assigned product areas, using Pendo, operational data, and field research to flag when outcomes are trending off course before it becomes a leadership question
• Partner directly with Solution Delivery Managers, engineering, UX, and data/analytics leads to prototype, test, and validate solutions - and bring buy/build/partner recommendations to the Release Train Core
• Mentor other Product Managers - modeling discovery rigor, prioritization judgment, and how to turn ambiguity into a clear plan; this role may also carry 1-2 direct reports
• Represent your product area in PI planning and Inspect/Adapt events, and communicate progress, risk, and tradeoffs directly to Director- and VP-level stakeholders
• Champion AI-accelerated discovery, experimentation, and development - not just using AI tools yourself, but helping the rest of the team adopt them
• Collaborate with other Product Managers on the release train to keep problem areas aligned to strategy and avoid duplicated effort
• Share learnings openly, contributing to a discovery culture built on transparency, iteration, and continuous improvement

WHO YOU ARE

• You're a Product Manager who has moved past executing a backlog and is ready to own outcomes. You're comfortable setting direction with incomplete information, translating operational complexity into a strategy the team can align to, and helping less experienced PMs develop their own judgment. You use context - not just instructions - to figure out what matters most, and you're as clear about what the team should NOT do as what it should.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 6 years of experience; or a master's degree and 4 years of experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year of experience in a related field; or 18 years of experience in a related field with no degree
• Proven track record leading discovery independently and turning it into a fundable business case
• Skilled at managing multiple priorities, translating ambiguous and operationally complex problems into clear requirements, and evaluating emerging technology for product fit
• Experience coaching or mentoring other product managers
• Familiarity with SAFe Agile methodology and PI planning
• High integrity; skilled in building partnerships, driving innovation, and focusing the team on execution and excellence
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship

PREFERRED BACKGROUND

• Automotive or Wholesale
• Operations or Logistics
• Supply Chain Technology
• Field service or last-mile
• Familiarity with Rally or comparable ALM tooling, and analytics/product tools such as Pendo, Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake
• A track record of driving AI-related initiatives or tooling adoption at a team level

Drug Testing

To be employed in this role, you'll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are