Lead Product Manager, Inspections

BetterCloud; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ACV is seeking a Lead Product Manager to own the end-to-end vehicle inspection platform strategy and roadmap. This staff-level IC role will align products and teams behind clear goals and drive growth with AI-native capabilities.

You will partner with finance and executives to forecast impact, guide build/buy/partner decisions, and mentor other PMs while advancing a data-driven go-to-market strategy.

Qualifications

• Proven track record owning strategy and delivery for multi-team product areas.
• Fluency with AI-native product workflows and rapid prototyping.
• Strong business and financial acumen with executive-level modeling.
• Excellent communication and ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own long-term strategy and roadmap for the inspection platform.
• Partner with finance and executives to build business cases and targets.
• Drive discovery for new capabilities and decide build/buy/partner.
• Set standard for product craft including AI-native workflows.
• Own AI adoption strategy and reusable AI tools across teams.
• Identify risks and close data gaps with data-platform teams.
• Lead go-to-market planning for major launches across teams.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Sales, Marketing and Ops.
• Mentor PMs and grow product talent.

Skills

Strategic leadership

AI-native workflows

Product discovery

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Mentoring PMs

Customer focus

Vehicle inspection domain

Go-to-market planning

Cross-team influence

Tools

SQL

Data analysis

Tech depth

Job description

Who we are looking for:We are looking for a Lead Product Manager with a proven track record of building products end-to-end to own ACV’s vehicle inspection platform. The platform spans a portfolio of products that give our marketplace the trusted, transparent vehicle condition data it runs on. This is a staff-level individual-contributor role. You will own the long-term strategy and direction for the inspection platform, align the products and teams within it behind clear goals, and lead through influence rather than direct reports. You will set the bar for product craft in the area and set the direction that the other product managers in the space build on. You will be the champion for your products and the customers we obsess over daily, and you bring the judgment and strategic range to build great products that keep pace with our rapidly evolving business.

What you will do

• Own the long-term strategy and roadmap for the inspection platform, aligning the products and teams within it behind shared goals and keeping everyone focused on the highest-value work.
• Partner with finance and executives to build the business cases and product targets that feed the annual operating plan, forecasting the impact of major bets across the portfolio and executing against those targets to drive growth.
• Drive discovery for new inspection capabilities and markets, and make the build, buy, or partner calls that decide where the platform invests.
• Set the standard for product craft in your area, defining how the team does AI-native full-stack work, prototype-led discovery, and analytical rigor.
• Own the AI adoption strategy and responsible-use guidelines, and build reusable AI skills and tools that speed up work across teams.
• Identify and head off strategic risks across the portfolio, and partner with data-platform teams to close the data gaps that slow PM self-service.
• Lead go-to-market planning for major launches that span multiple teams, 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 like FP&A, legal, and corporate development to unlock opportunities and reduce friction.
• Reorient multi-team initiatives when the market, data, or AI capabilities shift, and evolve the processes and decision frameworks that help teams move faster.
• Mentor and sponsor PMs across multiple teams, help attract and grow senior product talent, and lead knowledge-sharing across the product org.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What you will need

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Proven track record owning strategy and delivery for a product area or portfolio that spans multiple teams
• 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 without direct authority
• Experience mentoring and growing other PMs
• Strong customer focus and sound product judgment
• Direct experience in vehicle inspection, vehicle conditioning, or the automotive industry
• Go-to-market and release planning experience

Nice to have

• Experience building platform or API products that other teams build on
• Experience with field-operations, mobile, or data-capture products
• Experience with products where data accuracy or trust is mission-critical, such as trust and safety, fraud, or quality
• Experience with condition-data or computer-vision/ML-powered products
• Technical depth, such as prior software engineering experience, fluency querying data with SQL, and comfort reading and reasoning about code.

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