Product Manager II

Cox Automotive; Candler-McAfee (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox Automotive is seeking a Product Manager II to lead product strategy and execution within their CRM platform. This role involves driving product initiatives by collaborating with cross-functional teams and engaging clients to understand and meet their needs. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, experience in product management, and a knack for navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2 years' experience in product management or related field.
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of product performance and industry principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy and discovery to understand user problems.
• Translate strategic priorities into executable work.
• Engage with internal and external clients throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Agility

Research

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline

Master’s degree

14 years’ experience in a related field

Tools

SAFe Agile methodology

Job description

As a Product Manager II at VinSolutions, you will provide product leadership in a strategically significant domain within our CRM platform. This role will contribute to a variety of initiatives that align with our evolving business priorities and customer needs.

You will partner closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, UX, Engineering, Architecture, and Solution Delivery to drive product strategy, execution, and alignment across the organization. Your ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, is essential to delivering an exceptional customer experience.

To succeed in this role, you must be comfortable navigating ambiguity and translating high-level strategy into actionable plans. You will leverage both quantitative and qualitative research to inform product decisions, and work iteratively to deliver tangible value. The ideal candidate brings a balance of humility, curiosity, and strong influencing skills to foster collaboration and drive a shared vision for the future of our platform.

Areas of Focus

• Product Strategy & Discovery
  Lead discovery efforts to deeply understand user problems, product segments, and customer personas. Collaborate with business leaders and stakeholders to ensure product strategy aligns with broader business objectives. Balance long-term enterprise goals with short-term, incremental value delivery in your product recommendations.

• Operational Execution
  Translate strategic priorities into executable work, including Rally milestones and epics. Ensure that product initiatives deliver measurable value while aligning with long-term vision. Collaborate with Product Management and UX peers to maintain alignment across the product portfolio.

• Agile Development
  Apply agile methodologies effectively within a complex enterprise environment. Build strong relationships across product, UX, engineering, architecture, and solution delivery teams. Ensure teams understand the product vision and maintain a healthy pipeline of meaningful, value-driven work.

• Adoption Planning
  Bring a customer-centric mindset to internal capabilities, informing product development and launch strategies. Collaborate with product readiness, engineering, implementation, and support teams to ensure scalable, cost-effective, and timely delivery of new features.

• Client Engagement
  Engage with internal and external clients throughout the product lifecycle to gather insights, validate ideas, and ensure solutions meet real-world needs.

• Product Success Measurement
  Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess product performance. Use data-driven insights to inform roadmap decisions and continuously improve the product experience.

Who You Are

You know how to foster collaboration and lead a team through changing priorities and feedback. Here’s what else you bring to the table:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 2 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and up to 2 years’ experience; or 14 years’ experience in a related field

• A broad understanding of business, product performance and industry principles, practices and procedures.

• Familiarity with SAFe Agile methodology

• Hands-on experience with the design, development and implementation of product plans, creating epics and features, identifying KPIs and conducting competitive research and analysis.

• Experience working cross-functionally with a variety of different domains, including engineering, finance and business development.

• A basic understanding of engineering architecture with experience working with engineering teams to deliver products.

• Basic understanding of engineering architecture with experience working with engineering teams to deliver products.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills for different types of audiences.

• This person must be comfortable navigating ambiguity, taking initiative, and pushing through uncertainty with resilience