Senior Product Manager, Enterprise Inventory Services
About The Role
Cox Automotive's Enterprise Inventory Services (EIS) team builds and operates the platforms and tools that power vehicle inventory across Cox Automotive's retail ecosystem. EIS enables the inventory data infrastructure, dealer-facing inventory management solutions, and the operational tooling that connects them. This is enterprise product management: you own capabilities that dealers, internal teams, and other Cox Automotive products depend on. We are hiring a Senior Product Manager to own a portfolio of inventory capabilities from problem discovery through adoption.
Responsibilities
Lead discovery for your product area. That means identifying and validating problems through direct engagement with internal customers (operations, support, business stakeholders) and external clients (dealers, integration partners).
Define personas, map workflows, build hypotheses, and test them. Use data, customer evidence, and competitive context to form a point of view on what to build next, and defend that point of view with specifics.
Write product discovery specs that clearly define the who, why, and what. Include measurable acceptance criteria, defined scope boundaries, and enough context for a human or machine to evaluate feasibility and propose solutions.
Maintain a forward-looking pipeline of meaningful work for your engineering teams. Ensure your teams know what is coming next and why. Exercise judgment about how far ahead to plan.
Navigate a matrixed environment where leaders have competing priorities. Build consensus by leading with evidence and framing tradeoffs clearly. Work across product, UX, engineering, architecture, business leadership, and solution delivery teams daily. Communicate headlines first, provide context second, and make it easy for leaders to make decisions.
Define what complete adoption looks like for each capability, build rollout plans with implementation partners and operations, and track progress against measurable criteria. Treat internal customers with the same rigor as external ones.
Surface status, risks, and wins proactively. Keep your manager and cross-functional partners informed at the right cadence with the right level of detail. Bring the problem and a recommended path forward when something is off track.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree and 6 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years' experience; a Ph.D. and up to 2 years of experience; or 10 years' experience in a related field.
5+ years of experience in software product management. Demonstrated experience owning product discovery end-to-end: from problem identification through validated solution direction.
Critical thinking skills to solve challenging problems for complex enterprise products; not afraid to ask hard questions to achieve the best outcome.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; can precisely articulate customer problems and solution value and effectively influence cross-functional teams.
Understanding of modern product development practices and how to drive complex initiatives forward in a multi-team environment.
Proficiency with AI tools integrated into product workflows.
Ownership and accountability. Own outcomes, not activities. Meet deadlines and follow through on commitments without being chased. Bring a recommendation or set of options when identifying a problem.
Communication discipline. Lead with the headline. Be concise in meetings and precise in writing. Tailor your message to the audience: technical depth for engineering, business impact for leadership, user outcomes for design. Do not bury the point or meander through context before reaching it.
Compensation
USD 111,600.00 - 186,000.00 per year. Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $111,600.00 - $186,000.00. 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.
Benefits
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations;
seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year;
up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.