Jobs at Cox Automotive Inc.

Designs, develops, tests, and maintains secure software and cloud infrastructure. Works cross-functionally on full-stack features (frontend UI with TypeScript and backend integration with Java), implements unit and system tests, supports deployments on AWS or other cloud platforms, and documents best practices. Applies agile principles and provides technical troubleshooting and status updates to stakeholders.

Lead enterprise EV battery sales and retention to achieve $60M+ annual revenue. Build and coach high-performing, cross-functional sales teams, set go-to-market strategy, manage forecasting, metrics, budgets, and client relationships, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations to drive adoption and customer experience.

Build and maintain marketing data pipelines, dashboards, and automated reports. Analyze campaign performance across channels (email, digital, social, SEO/SEM), perform attribution and ROI analyses, validate and prepare datasets, and deliver clear insights and recommendations to stakeholders. Partner with brand, product, and analytics teams to standardize metrics, improve reporting efficiency, and support data-driven marketing decisions.

Build, test, deploy, and support full-stack software features for inventory finance systems. Collaborate with product, architecture, engineering, and business teams; use AI-assisted development tools and prompt engineering; implement secure tests; monitor applications with observability tools; participate in design discussions and code reviews; document processes; communicate progress and risks; and independently own assigned features through completion.

Partners with business leaders to develop and execute people strategies, advising on workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, compensation, performance, employee relations, policy compliance, and change initiatives. Leads large-scale HR programs across business units, analyzes workforce data, coaches leaders, and collaborates with HR centers of excellence in a geographically distributed, matrixed organization.

Design, build, and evolve full-stack software across the development lifecycle. Translate ambiguous requirements into actionable specifications, deliver scalable and maintainable solutions, improve observability, participate in architecture and code reviews, and establish engineering standards. Lead AI-augmented development practices, mentor teammates, guide technical decisions, and proactively improve quality, performance, automation, and operational excellence.

Manages a regional portfolio of automotive dealership clients, focusing on retention, product utilization, client advocacy, risk resolution, and revenue growth. Builds relationships through onsite and virtual engagements, analyzes account performance, identifies barriers, develops action plans for at-risk clients, and drives product adoption, upselling, and process improvements. Requires strong automotive dealership knowledge, communication, problem-solving, product-learning, and client relationship skills, along with frequent regional travel.

Coordinates account vehicles for sale, including condition and repair report reviews, reconditioning recommendations, sale lineup scheduling, vehicle tracking, and customer communication. Collaborates with lot operations and reconditioning teams to ensure timely vehicle movement and readiness. Provides vehicle-related customer service, performs light mechanical duties, follows safety procedures, and works primarily outdoors.

Organize and stage vehicles within an assigned zone to safety and efficiency standards, move and label vehicles, coordinate with crew leaders and managers, identify inoperable vehicles and arrange service/tow, follow safety procedures, and support continuous improvement efforts. On-site, day shift role with potential overtime.

Manage and organize vehicle placement and flow on the lot, identify vehicle condition, direct drivers and transporters, log vehicle data, report safety or damage issues, and support safety and operational procedures.

Serve as primary client contact to resolve account and vehicle condition issues, coordinate sale vehicle run and reconditioning processes, perform condition and imaging audits, upsell Manheim/CAI services, and ensure SLA and safety compliance.

Responsible for operational health, performance, and reliability of enterprise databases on AWS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle). Duties include monitoring, maintenance, backups/recovery, performance tuning, automation scripting, environment cloning, and collaboration with development and QA. Participate in on-call rotation and assist with disaster recovery and infrastructure-as-code tasks.

Lead definition and adoption of cloud and on-prem cybersecurity architecture, design secure multi-cloud infrastructure and guardrails, drive standards and working groups, collaborate with engineering and business teams, participate in incident response and risk analysis, evaluate emerging threats and AI-enabled security solutions, and ensure compliance with frameworks and regulations.

Lead financial management for regional Manheim Auctions, partner with leadership to drive forecasting, budgeting, driver-based modeling, variance analysis, cost improvements, and business-case development. Manage and develop the auction finance team, present executive-level insights, and improve finance processes across a matrixed organization.

Inspect and register vehicles arriving at auction: record VIN/stock info into AS400 via handheld terminal, affix barcode stickers, photograph vehicles, flag no-key cars, place routing labels, direct transporters, report damage, and support sale-day vehicle movement while following safety procedures.

Lead strategy, compliance, and operation of absence and accommodation programs (FMLA, ADA, Workers' Comp). Manage a multi-level team, drive process improvement, M&A integrations, TPA/vendor oversight, reporting/dashboards, cross-functional partnerships, and training to ensure regulatory compliance and excellent employee experience.

Lead content strategy, operations, and SEO for Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader. Oversee a ~50-person content organization, drive AI/GEO initiatives, manage content technology and vendors, partner cross-functionally to grow audience and revenue, and lead organizational change and multimedia production.

Process and reassess vehicle titles, verify accuracy and negotiability, resolve title issues with customers, dealers and agencies, maintain DMV regulation knowledge, run outstanding title reports, assist with audits and sale-day transactions using AS400, and provide customer service and gate pass issuance.

Coordinate vehicle sale processes and client accounts, resolve client issues, audit vehicle condition and imaging, approve and estimate reconditioning, liaise with auctions and stakeholders, upsell services, ensure SLA and safety compliance, and provide exceptional customer service.

Receive and register vehicles at auction: record VIN/stock info in AS400 or via handheld, affix barcodes, place routing labels, take digital images, flag issues, direct transporters, report damage, and assist on sale days. Follow safety procedures and perform other duties as assigned.