Senior Director, Product Management

This Sr Director, Product Management leads the Vehicle Operations & Custody Release Train focused on two critical strategic initiatives for Manheim. The first initiative, Vehicle Custody, is a newly funded program designed to create secure vehicle custody processes that significantly reduce theft. The capabilities will be leveraged across multiple Cox Automotive solutions and potentially by the industry. The second initiative, Lot Operations Modernization, drives automation of decision making and resource deployment to optimize vehicle movement and flow at Manheim facilities. Leading a team of product managers and product owners, this position requires deep collaboration with operations, engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver transformative solutions.
This role will provide leadership and oversight to the Product Management group. Oversees team efforts to discover, develop and evaluate new product ideas, enhancements to existing products or strategic product extensions. Oversees research on the market's product requirements and identifies enhancements to current features and functionality, ensuring effective translation of data-driven discoveries into usable and marketable products. Establishes product specifications, and coordinates with various functions, including engineering, manufacturing, marketing and sales, to ensure successful product development and implementation.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversees the development and management of processes, methods and technologies to be used by Product Managers.
• Engages with Cox's executive leadership to develop strategic direction for large, complex product lines with significant business impact.
• Drives new market entry / product line strategy development.
• Ensures product line strategy and plans remain dynamically up-to-date in response to rapidly changing business and market conditions.
• Owns, communicates and maintains up-to-date product roadmaps.
• Collaborates broadly across the organization to ensure disparate planning and operational efforts are aligned and integrated to facilitate commercialization and go-to-market success.
• Creates a metrics-based approach to feature success and revision.
• Defines and drives Product Management's continuous process improvement.
• Use AI to accelerate discovery, experimentation, development, and recommend improvements
• Adopt AI tooling and employ a mindset and focus on how to think about and approach their work in the Product Development Life Cycle.

Required Experience & Specialized Knowledge and skills

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 12 years' experience in a related field with at least 7 years' experience in a management or lead role; or a different combination, such as a master's degree and 10 years' experience; or PhD and 7 years' experience or 20 years' experience in a related field with no degree.
• Automotive experience is preferred.
• Advanced skills in analytical thinking, business acumen, project administration and management, requirements analysis and technology savvy.
• Advanced skills in building partnerships, engaging others, guiding team success, leading change and leading with vision.
• Other duties as needed or required.

USD 175,300.00 - 292,100.00
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary of $175,300.00 - $292,100.00. 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.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.