Product Specialist

Posted 5 Days Ago
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Troy, MI, USA
In-Office
Junior
Automotive • Software • Analytics
The Role
Supports Product Owners by organizing backlogs, documenting requirements and acceptance criteria, performing manual and regression testing, investigating defects, and validating releases. The role coordinates with Product, Development, and QA teams, translates support issues into actionable work items, tracks decisions, identifies recurring trends, and contributes to process improvement. It is intended for an early-career professional developing expertise in product operations, quality assurance, business analysis, and product management.
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Company Description

MSX has been a trusted partner to leading vehicle manufacturers, their retailers, and mobility organizations globally for more than 30 years. Our unwavering commitment is to help our clients transform their businesses and effectively manage operations in the areas of Sales Performance; Repair Optimization and Compliance; Parts and Accessories Sales Performance; and Consumer Engagement. With our global teams, industry expertise, and the power of technology, we design and deliver tailored, sustainable, and innovative solutions and services that help our clients optimize their operations and captivate their customers.

Job Description

Are you looking for a new opportunity?

If you have experience in Product Support for the automotive industry, then we may be looking for you.

What We Are Looking For:

MSX International is seeking a detail-oriented, organized, and analytical Product Operations Specialist to support the quality, operation, and continuous improvement of software products and client applications. Working closely with the Product Owner, Development, and QA, this role helps ensure product work is documented, tested, organized, and delivered effectively. The Product Operations Specialist serves as a key operational and quality support partner to the Product Owner. The role prepares, organizes, investigates, documents, and validates product work to help the Product Owner make informed decisions and maintain delivery momentum. While the Product Owner retains responsibility for product strategy, prioritization, requirements decisions, and stakeholder alignment, this role provides the analysis, documentation, testing, and coordination support necessary to enable those responsibilities. This position is ideal for an early-career professional interested in developing expertise in product operations, quality assurance, business analysis, and product management.

The Product Specialist key tasks are:

Product Backlog & Work Item Support

· Support Product Owner backlog management and readiness.

· Prepare work items with business context, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and supporting documentation.

· Identify incomplete, outdated, duplicate, or unclear work items for review.

· Track decisions and action items from Agile platform discussions and product meetings.

· Provide organized lists of defects, testing, and support information to assist prioritization discussions.

Manual Testing & Quality Assurance

· Perform manual testing of enhancements, defect fixes, and configuration changes.

· Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.

· Document defects, risks, and testing outcomes.

· Reproduce issues and provide investigation details to Development and QA teams.

· Participate in regression testing and release validation activities.

Product Support & Investigation

· Investigate reported product issues and determine resolution paths.

· Differentiate between user questions, configuration issues, data issues, and software defects.

· Translate validated support issues into well-documented work items for Product Owner review.

· Identify recurring trends and improvement opportunities.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

· Partners with Product, Development, and QA.

· Contribute operational insights from support requests, testing results, and defect trends.

· Support process improvement, release readiness, documentation, and product operations activities.

Qualifications

Required Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree: Computer science, MIS/CIS or Business Analytics

· 1-3 years in software support

· QA, testing, product operations, business analysis, or similar role

· Familiarity with Jira/Azure DevOps, Agile practices, issue documentation, and Microsoft Office/Google Workspace

· SaaS experience, test case development, defect investigation, user stories, acceptance criteria, regression testing, and basic SQL/data analysis.

· 1-3 Years Automotive Experience with OEMs or Large dealer groups preferred

Skills, Tools & Competencies:

· Rapid learning agility

· Cross-functional collaboration

· Growth mindset

· Intellectual curiosity and passion for uncovering meaningful business insights

· Demonstrated ability to learn new business domains quickly

· Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

· Desire and capability to grow into a Product Owner role

· Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail in documentation

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to simplify complex technical information

· Ability to work independently and manage multiple operational initiatives

Additional Information

MSX International is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to employing a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS/CIS, Business Analytics, or a related field
  • 1–3 years of experience in software support, QA, testing, product operations, business analysis, or a similar role
  • Familiarity with Jira or Azure DevOps, Agile practices, issue documentation, and Microsoft Office or Google Workspace
  • Experience with SaaS, test case development, defect investigation, user stories, acceptance criteria, regression testing, and basic SQL/data analysis
  • 1–3 years of automotive experience with OEMs or large dealer groups
  • Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, documentation, communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Ability to work independently, manage multiple operational initiatives, and learn new business domains quickly

MSX International Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about MSX International and has not been reviewed or approved by MSX International.

  • Affordable Benefits — Health insurance is at times characterized as affordable, including "fantastic and affordable health insurance" and statements that "benefits were good." In some contexts, the overall benefits value is seen as decent for the role.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off breadth includes PTO alongside paid holidays and sick leave. This time‑away structure is occasionally highlighted as a supportive aspect of the package.

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The Company
HQ: Detroit, MI
3,688 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

MSX International (MSX) is a leading provider of technology-enabled business process outsourcing (BPO) services to OEMs in more than 80 countries. MSX’s deep automotive industry expertise combined with advanced data analytics and custom software solutions improve the performance of automotive dealership networks by increasing revenue, reducing cost and enhancing customer satisfaction. The company’s broad BPO services suite supports OEMs across Warranty and Technical, Parts and Service, Channel Management, Customer Engagement, and Fleet and Mobility. MSX employs more than 5,000 team members worldwide.

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