Product Manager II — AI-Driven Fintech Solutions

Cox Communications; Carmel (IN); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox Automotive's NextGear Capital seeks a Product Manager II to drive strategic product initiatives. You will translate business strategy into actionable plans, own the backlog, and collaborate across product, engineering, and operations to deliver valuable capabilities.

You will define requirements at epic/feature levels, prioritize work, and maintain alignment with organizational goals while leveraging data and AI-driven insights for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong product ownership and backlog management skills.
• Experience translating business needs into actionable product outcomes.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Familiarity with AI tooling and analytics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide Product Management support for assigned products, capabilities, and strategic initiatives within NextGear Capital.
• Leverage feedback from stakeholders, users, and partners to identify opportunities that improve outcomes.
• Represent business and customer requirements to cross-functional teams (engineering, architecture, etc.).
• Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate opportunities, define priorities, and align investments.
• Define and maintain understanding of target users, their needs, workflows, and challenges.
• Develop business cases, product strategies, and recommendations for enhancements.
• Analyze product KPIs, user engagement, and operational metrics to ensure success.
• Identify opportunities for experimentation and continuous improvement.
• Support resolution of product and process challenges with root-cause analysis.
• Facilitate communication across business, product, and technology teams for alignment.
• Use AI to accelerate discovery, experimentation, development, and improvements.
• Adopt AI tooling to enhance decision-making, collaboration, and delivery in the PDLC.

Skills

Product ownership

Backlog management

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements gathering

Prioritization

Communication

AI tooling awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline

Job description

Cox Automotive's NextGear Capital seeks a Product Manager II to drive strategic product initiatives. You will translate business strategy into actionable plans, own the backlog, and collaborate across product, engineering, and operations to deliver valuable capabilities.

You will define requirements at epic/feature levels, prioritize work, and maintain alignment with organizational goals while leveraging data and AI-driven insights for continuous improvement.