Product Manager I

Product Manager I

As a Product Manager I within the Inventory Solutions portfolio at Cox Automotive you will work within a release train that supports Manheim, Central Dispatch, or Ready Logistics. Manheim is the leading Automotive Wholesale Marketplace and operates 70+ auction facilities, managing over 4 million vehicles annually. Central Dispatch is the leading automotive logistics digital marketplace, allowing shippers to connect directly with carriers to facilitate over 17M vehicle moves every year. Ready Logistics is one of the largest automotive logistics brokers in North America, acting as a managed service that moves vehicles on a shipper's behalf.

In this role, you will translate business strategy and stakeholder insights into actionable product plans, define and prioritize requirements at the epic and feature level, and maintain a well-groomed product roadmap. You will collaborate closely with release train leaders and team members across product, engineering, UX, and operations to ensure timely, high-quality delivery of platform capabilities that maximize value. Your responsibilities will span product discovery, roadmap definition in partnership with product leadership, stakeholder engagement, go-to-market planning, and identification of future platform opportunities based on organizational objectives and operational needs.

What You'll Do:

• Conducting customer and market research to understand pain points, needs, and opportunities across carrier and shipper workflows
• Analyzing data and gathering insights to inform product decisions related to listing, dispatch, and delivery processes
• Supporting the development and refinement of product vision, feature requirements, and user stories
• Collaborating with engineering, design, and cross-functional partners on product planning, development, and release
• Supporting delivery efforts by helping remove blockers, clarifying requirements, and ensuring teams have what they need to ship successfully
• Preparing project status updates and facilitating communication across stakeholders
• Participating in post-launch evaluation and iteration based on customer feedback and metrics
• Stays informed about emerging technologies, particularly AI and automation capabilities, and identifies opportunities to leverage these innovations to improve product experiences.
• Learns and applies Central Dispatch's product development standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Supports special projects and initiatives as assigned.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and generally less than 2 years' experience in a related field; or 4 years' experience in a related field with no degree.
• Strong curiosity and demonstrated ability to ask insightful questions that drive understanding and uncover opportunities.
• Propensity for continuous learning and adapting to new technologies, processes, and market dynamics.
• Foundational skills in managing multiple priorities, requirements analysis, and system integration.
• Comfortable working with technology and data; technology savvy with ability to learn complex platforms.
• Acts with integrity and demonstrates foundational skills in building partnerships, driving innovation, focusing on execution, and striving for excellence.
• Interest in or exposure to logistics, marketplaces, automotive industry, or B2B platforms is a plus.
• Other duties as needed or required.

Drug Testing:

To be employed in this role, you'll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

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.

About Us:

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.EOE, including disability/vetsApplicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.