Senior Certification Program Manager

Posted 5 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
89K-148K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Machine Learning • Retail • Software
The Role
The Senior Certification Program Manager designs and builds certification programs, develops learning content, and manages platforms for partner success with Tekion products, ensuring program health and effectiveness through analytics and needs assessment.
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About Tekion:

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

The Job

The Senior Certification Program Manager designs and builds certification programs, develops learning content, and implements the platforms and processes that enable partners and dealers to succeed with Tekion products. This is primarily a builder role — you will be creating net-new programs across 3–5 certification tracks serving a learner population of 2,000–5,000 partners and dealer personnel. You will work autonomously across a complex ecosystem of platforms, stakeholders, and product domains.

This role partners closely with Professional Services, Product Management, and implementation teams. If you thrive on building things from scratch, can ramp quickly on new platforms, and know how to assess complex skills and knowledge — this role is for you.

  • Reports To: Manager, Services Enablement Learning
  • Internal Title: Senior Services Enablement Learning Analyst
  • Role Level: Senior Individual Contributor
  • Expected Independence: Works autonomously with minimal supervision

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Certification Program Ownership
The Senior Certification Program Manager is the owner of the Tekion Certified credential program, owning tracks end-to-end and contributing to others across product platforms and business lines.

  • Design and develop item banks and question sets with appropriate difficulty distribution, Bloom’s taxonomy alignment, and coverage across learning objectives
  • Configure and manage certification and LMS platforms (Caveon Scorpion, SkillJar) including project setup, form building, delivery settings, and reusable templates following documented SOPs
  • Lead cut score and psychometric processes including Angoff method facilitation and SME panel coordination
  • Maintain and evolve certification content as products change, coordinating with product and cross-functional teams when releases require updates
  • Develop certification program policies, candidate communications, and operational procedures
  • Own certification reporting across SkillJar and Caveon, ensuring program health data reaches the right stakeholder audience
  • Create and maintain comprehensive SOPs and documentation for all certification processes, enabling independent execution by others
  • Troubleshoot platform issues independently before escalating

2. Learning Measurement & Analytics
The Senior Certification Program Manager works across multiple data sources to track program health, surface insights, and support a reporting function that is still maturing. You will contribute to defining what gets measured, not just reporting on metrics handed down.

  • Track and report on certification program health, exam results and pass rates, and various evolving dashboards
  • Tailor reporting for multiple audiences — operational summaries for team and PS leads, program-level views for leadership
  • Help establish reporting standards and data hygiene practices as the program scales
  • Use data to identify content gaps, at-risk learner populations, and program improvement opportunities

3. Needs Assessment & Program Planning
Certification needs emerge from product evolution, partner readiness gaps, implementation outcomes, and organizational priorities. This role executes against defined roadmap priorities while proactively identifying gaps that affect partner competency and program credibility.

  • Identify certification gaps through ongoing engagement with partner, implementation, and product teams, and dealer feedback channels
  • Translate product releases into certification content updates, exam revisions, or net-new credential development, coordinating with Product Management and Product Marketing as needed
  • Build and formalize a certification needs assessment process — including intake cadence, stakeholder alignment, and prioritization frameworks
  • Prioritize certification development based on implementation impact, partner readiness, and organizational objectives

4. Team Enablement & Training

  • Deliver formal training sessions to internal teams on platforms, processes, and tools
  • Provide coaching support to team members to ensure consistency of learner skills and knowledge
  • Adapt training delivery to audience needs and skill levels

Required Experience & Skills
  • 5+ years of experience developing and managing certification exams and programs
  • Hands-on experience with LMS platforms and certification development and delivery platforms; SkillJar, Caveon and Scorpion proficiency a plus
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel for data management and reporting workflows
  • Familiarity with AI productivity tools, prompt engineering, or AI-assisted content development workflows
  • Strong written communication and documentation skills
  • Experience coordinating with SMEs and stakeholders across multiple departments

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with learning analytics platforms such as Power BI or Tableau
  • Background in SaaS or enterprise software certification programs (e.g. Salesforce, Workday, or similar); automotive industry experience a plus
     
Perks & Benefits 
  • Competitive compensation and generous stock options    
  • 100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical, dental and vision coverage   
  • Great benefits including unlimited PTO, parental leave and free snacks and beverages  
  • The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies   
  • Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth start-up with the opportunity to grow and prosper     
  • Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home-grown and built ground-up    
  • A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration    
  • The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy    
  • Exciting opportunities for career growth and development    

Current Tekion Employees – Please apply via Greenhouse Internal Job Board 

The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. The actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. In addition to the compensation listed, this position may be eligible for equity compensation, and/or a bonus or commission whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual or company performance. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.

Base Salary Range
$88,500$147,500 USD

Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

For more information on our privacy practices, please refer to our Applicant Privacy Notice here.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of experience developing and managing certification exams and programs
  • Hands-on experience with LMS platforms and certification development and delivery platforms
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel for data management and reporting workflows
  • Strong written communication and documentation skills
  • Experience coordinating with SMEs and stakeholders across multiple departments

Tekion Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage includes 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision for many U.S. roles, often extending to families. Additional options like HSA/FSA and pet insurance are cited as part of a robust health offering.
  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered competitive overall, with total rewards (pay, stock, equity, and benefits) frequently viewed favorably. Many accounts characterize compensation as strong alongside comprehensive benefits.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Perks such as free meals/snacks, wellness resources, and on-site amenities are highlighted. Flexible or remote options are available for some roles, adding convenience and flexibility.

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The Company
HQ: Pleasanton, CA
1,858 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

At Tekion, we believe that business applications don’t have to be boring. In fact, they should be simple, fun and cool! They should be as delightful to use as your favorite social or consumer application, yet powerful enough to seamlessly and efficiently run global businesses that provide unparalleled consumer experience without compromise. Founded by visionary entrepreneur and innovator Jay Vijayan, we are building the world’s best business applications on the cloud starting with the automotive retail industry. We inherently use cutting-edge technologies like big data, machine learning/AI, and human computer interaction (voice, touch, vision, sensors and IoT). We are inventing new technology along the way to overcome barriers and solve big problems, all while having a blast doing it! Our flagship product offering, Automotive Retail Cloud ™- an industry-first cloud-native retail platform, including all functionalities of a Dealer Management System (DMS) launched recently.

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