Sr Product Manager
Company: Cox Automotive
Location: Pine Lake
Posted on: February 9, 2026
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Job Description:
Senior Product Manager Cox Automotive is seeking a Senior
Product Manager to join our Enterprise Inventory Services Group.
This role owns the full lifecycle of inventory data capabilities
from concept through launch and adoption. Success requires
collaboration with Product, UX, Engineering, Architecture, and
Solution Delivery teams. You'll drive alignment across
stakeholders, maintain clear communication within the Agile Release
Train, and influence decisions at all levels to deliver exceptional
internal and external customer experiences. The ideal candidate is
self-organized and self-directed, operates with urgency, has a bias
for action, and commits to continuous learning. You leverage
quantitative and qualitative research to guide decisions, integrate
business priorities with technical constraints, and deliver
iterative value. Humility, curiosity, and strong influencing skills
are essential. Areas of Focus Product Discovery : Lead discovery to
understand inventory data problems across the enterprise, including
dealer segments and personas. Collaborate with business partners to
align product strategy with business objectives. Partner with
engineering, architecture, and clients to inform discovery. Balance
long-term enterprise platform needs with short-term incremental
value. Operational Execution : Translate strategic roadmap
priorities into executable work using agile planning tools. Balance
new feature development with technical debt reduction. Collaborate
with Product Management and UX colleagues to ensure portfolio
alignment. Agile Development : Apply agile methodologies in a
complex, multi-solution enterprise environment. Build relationships
across product, UX, engineering, architecture, and solution
delivery teams. Ensure teams understand product vision and maintain
a healthy pipeline of meaningful work that incrementally delivers
value. Adoption Planning : Apply customer mindset to internal
capabilities. Collaborate with product readiness, engineering
teams, business stakeholders, implementation partners, and customer
support to build go-to-market rollout and migration plans. Develop
change management strategies, training approaches, and success
criteria. Define what complete adoption looks like and track
progress. Stakeholder Management : Navigate conflicting priorities
across business units. Build consensus when groups have opposing
needs. Manage up, down, and across in a matrix organization.
Balance enterprise platform goals with individual product team
needs. Client Engagement : Engage with internal and external
clients throughout discovery to gather feedback on product ideas.
Product Success : Define and monitor KPIs including data accuracy
rates, sync latency between systems, inventory discrepancy
resolution time, performance metrics, and adoption completion.
Communicate insights and use results to inform roadmap priorities
and continuous improvement. What We Look For Required Bachelor's
degree in business, marketing, computer science, or a related field
and 4 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate
could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree
and 2 years' experience; a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience; or
16 years' experience in a related field 4 years of experience in
software product management or product marketing Ability to read
and interpret technical documentation and system architecture
diagrams 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 Commercial
mindset to inform product development and launch activities; can
optimize shipping a portfolio of small/medium releases to large
product launches Understanding of agile methodologies and how to
drive complex initiatives forward in a multi-team environment
Purpose-driven with the ability to motivate and excite others;
constantly strive for continuous improvement Excellent
interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships with
team members and customers USD 111,600.00 - 186,000.00 per year
Compensation: Compensation includes a base salary 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; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own
wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for
additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off
to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and
parental leave.
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