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Product Manager II

The Product Manager II supports the product development process within a defined domain, contributing to product work across the lifecycle in an AI-native environment. The role manages small or less complex product areas and helps maintain backlog quality from Feature to User Story, using AI tools to accelerate discovery, specification, and delivery of work.

Working under guidance, the Product Manager II partners with engineering, UX, and QA to translate defined problems into well-scoped, actionable work and represents customer requirements to drive feature implementation. The role builds strong customer instincts and cross-functional collaboration skills while developing fluency across both strategic product practice and sprint-level execution.

Supports problem and solution discovery within the domain, helping define the problem space and validate that solutions address root causes.

Partners with UX research, client solutions, and business stakeholders to gather and synthesize feedback from consumers and clients.

Partners with UX, Engineering, and QA to help create the specifications required to drive development and delivery of work.

Uses AI-augmented discovery workflows to accelerate problem analysis and synthesize research inputs into implementation-ready detail.

Engages directly with clients through conversations and demos to understand performance needs and represent the user's perspective back to the team.

Owns planning and prioritization at the epic level for the domain, sequencing epics against business outcomes and relative value.

Responsible for involving the right stakeholders in discovery, bringing UX, engineering, architecture, and business partners in at the right points to shape and pressure-test the work.

Makes data-driven prioritization recommendations, aggregating and analyzing large data sets to determine the right sequencing of work.

Maintains the epic-level view of the domain roadmap and communicates prioritization decisions and trade-offs to stakeholders and delivery teams.

Applies stakeholder input and sound judgment, including critical evaluation of AI-generated trade-off recommendations, to prioritize competing epics.

Supports a cross-functional delivery squad as a product voice, partnering with engineering, UX, and QA to drive execution and remove blockers.

Partners with AI-enabled development teams to drive clarity where needed so they can iterate quickly.

Uses AI-augmented authoring tools to draft and refine epics and features for the domain.

Partners with Product Owners and engineering to support cross-team alignment and dependency awareness within the domain.

Participates in prototyping, testing, and validation of solutions alongside UX and engineering.

Helps establish structured feedback mechanisms including usage data, support signals, and direct user input so the user's voice is represented in prioritization.

Monitors in-market performance signals and surfaces findings to inform Product Life Cycle decisions.

Supports launch preparation with Product Readiness, client solutions, and marketing, contributing to release notes, training materials, and KPI tracking plans.

Partners with engineering on delivery approach and builds understanding of technical trade-offs and how AI-assisted development changes delivery cycles.

Working ability to operate across UX, engineering, and QA within the domain, coordinating dependencies and keeping work moving when priorities compete.

Acts with Integrity: Acts in accordance with own values, standards, and beliefs even under pressure, and adheres to ethical and professional standards, regulations, and organizational policies.

Builds Partnerships: Intermediate in exploring alternative ways to view and solve problems, testing promising ideas in the interest of finding a better way.

Intermediate in establishing criteria and work procedures to achieve quality, productivity, and service, and accepting responsibility for outcomes.

Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Working knowledge of Agile methodology.

Experience working cross-functionally across engineering, UX, and business partners.

Drug Testing

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.

seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; 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). 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.