Lead Product Manager - Automotive Enterprise Cloud

Role Description

The Lead Product Manager, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) is a strategic, high-visibility role at the intersection of enterprise technology and OEM partnership. You will be the primary product interface between Tekion and our OEM subscribers — translating complex manufacturer requirements into scalable platform capabilities while ensuring a world-class experience for some of the largest automotive companies in the world.

Reporting to the Director of Product for Automotive Enterprise Cloud, you will:

• Own the product roadmap for OEM-facing features and integrations.
• Advocate for OEM needs internally.
• Lead discovery, delivery, and continuous improvement cycles that drive the success of our most strategic accounts.
• Serve as the primary product point of contact for OEM subscribers to the Automotive Enterprise Cloud.
• Translate OEM-specific business needs into clear, prioritized product requirements.
• Own and maintain the OEM-facing AEC product roadmap.
• Partner with Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Program Management, Product Marketing, and Customer Success to define and deliver OEM integration capabilities.
• Lead discovery with OEM stakeholders to uncover unmet needs and inform the long-term vision for the AEC platform.
• Define suggested success metrics for OEM integrations and platform capabilities.
• Create and maintain product artifacts including BRDs, PRDs, ISDs, and documentation.
• Represent the OEM product perspective in cross-functional planning and company-level roadmap discussions.
• Stay current on OEM industry trends, certification requirements, and regulatory developments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience, with at least 2 years in an enterprise or B2B SaaS context managing integrations, APIs, or platform capabilities.
• Experience in the automotive industry, automotive retail technology (DMS, CRM, digital retail).
• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with large enterprise customers or strategic partners in a client-facing product capacity.
• Strong technical fluency — able to engage credibly with Engineering on API design, data models, and system integrations.
• Strong AI tooling fluency, and comfortable with AI-first product development methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities across multiple partners and workstreams.
• Experience writing detailed product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria for engineering teams.
• Comfort with data — able to define KPIs, interpret usage metrics, and use quantitative and qualitative signals to inform prioritization decisions.

Requirements

• Familiarity with OEM program structures, dealer certification programs, or factory-to-dealer technology integrations.
• Experience managing products that sit at the intersection of a platform/marketplace and large enterprise subscribers.
• Background in working with product-led and partner-led growth motions.
• Exposure to AI-powered product features or data platform products.
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree.

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.