Lead Product Manager

Product Manager For Accutrade

At Cars Commerce, we are fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, our reputation-based digital wholesale auction marketplace, Dealerclub, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.

But don't take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared "Best" of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.

As a Product Manager for AccuTrade, you will work on our newest product offering - AccuTrade IMS (Inventory Management Solution). You will develop new product features, working very closely with dealer customers and usage data. This role will be jointly responsible for the product's growth and scalability in 2026 and contribute greatly to innovation in inventory management throughout the year. You will work with a cross-functional group of designers, engineers, researchers and analysts to form and execute a best-in-class product roadmap (including defining, validating, and prioritizing epics / initiatives). You will support the scalability and positioning of the product through close collaboration with sales, marketing and operations. You will be the liaison between AccuTrade IMS and the many vendor partnerships which support the day to day business.

As a Lead PM, you are a creative problem solver, a coach and role model to more junior PMs, and an executor driven by positive outcomes for our users. You demonstrate trust in and dedication to our vision, mission and values. You have strong customer empathy and make product decisions based on both qualitative and quantitative customer and business data. You make decisions by optimizing for ROI and driving bottom-line / top-line performance. You have a passion for solving customer problems, developing strategies and roadmaps, and executing plans that create new value for our users and our business. You are a natural collaborator and communicator who has a track record of building positive relationships across a broad, diverse organization.

Essential Functions :

• Define and deliver the roadmap for your product(s).
• Be a hands on coach, mentor and role model to more junior Product Managers, while also building best in class products for your customers.
• Understand shoppers' and sellers' problems in detail and ensure the problems are clearly defined and prioritized - making tradeoffs between scope, cost, schedule and business benefits to ensure tech resources are always focused on the highest impact work.
• Consistently deliver high value and impactful work, on schedule.
• Drive real customer and business value that shows up internally and externally, regularly and predictably.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teammates to improve our processes and ensure team alignment towards goals.
• Contribute to team level KPIs / OKRs, define product KPIs / OKRs, and monitor / manage product health and achievement toward those KPIs / OKRs.
• Establish effective, trusting relationships with key internal and external partners.
• Establish yourself as an expert and thought leader in your specific product space.
• Communicate roadmaps, updates and key accomplishments effectively and broadly throughout the organization.
• Work across other internal teams to establish clear interconnected roadmaps to align on intersection points.

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Salary Range $154,200.00-192,750.00

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes :