Company

Cox Automotive - USAEngineering / Product DevelopmentSr Product ManagerIndividual ContributorHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the weekYes, 5% of the timeDay

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $101,500.00 - $169,100.00. 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.

About the Role

Supporting Manheim, the world's largest wholesale auto auction network, the Inspections & Imaging Product Team builds the systems that capture, evaluate, and deliver vehicle condition data at scale. The Senior Product Manager, Workflow & Output Management owns the product vision and backlog for two connected domains within Inspections & Imaging.

• The first is client-facing: The integrations and reporting that ensure inspection and imaging output reaches downstream clients accurately and reliably.

• The second is internal-facing: The operational tools that inspection and imaging supervisors and managers use to monitor quality and manage day-to-day workflow.

• This role translates needs from both audiences into clear product specifications and partners with engineering and cross-functional stakeholders to drive delivery.

What You'll Do

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Owns the backlog for client integrations, reporting, and internal workflow tooling, keeping it prioritized, well-specified, and aligned to Inspections & Imaging delivery commitments

• Partners with engineering leads, operations, and client-facing teams to define requirements and drive features from discovery through delivery

• Gathers and synthesizes input from workflow supervisors, managers, and client stakeholders to surface problems worth solving and validate proposed solutions

• Writes clear problem and product documentation, (epic, feature, user stories, acceptance criteria) and specifications that engineers can execute with minimal ambiguity

• Monitors integration health, reporting accuracy, and tool adoption; identifies patterns and escalates or resolves issues with appropriate urgency

• Contributes to process improvement within the Inspections & Imaging Product team, including backlog hygiene, Rally discipline, and documentation standards

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 4 years’ experience in a related field

  • The right candidate may have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 2 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 1 years’ experience in a related field; or 12 years’ experience in a related field with no degree.

• Experience owning and prioritizing a product backlog within an Agile or SAFe delivery framework, including writing epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

• Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude, or equivalent) to improve personal productivity or drive AI-enabled transformation within a product or engineering team.

• Experience partnering with engineering leads, operations teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements and drive features from discovery through delivery.

• Experience with system and technology integrations, including client-facing data outputs such as API integrations, file deliveries, or automated reporting.

• Experience with Agile project management tools such as Rally, Jira, or equivalent for backlog management, sprint planning, and documentation standards.

• Experience gathering and synthesizing requirements from multiple stakeholder groups to identify problems and validate product solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data reporting and analytics, including building or managing operational dashboards, production reports, or quality-audit workflows.

• Experience with GitHub or similar version control platforms for specification management, documentation versioning, or project tracking.

• Experience with B2B product management, including managing products or tools used by internal operations teams and external business clients.

• Experience with APIs at a functional or conversational level, including defining integration requirements or managing API-based client deliverables.

• Experience in an informal or formal leadership capacity over a product team, pod, or delivery stream, including mentoring peers or guiding junior product managers.

What’s In It For You

Here’s a sneak peek of the benefits at your disposal as a Cox employee:​

• A competitive salary and top-notch bonus/incentive plans. ​

• Exceptional work-life balance, flexible time-off policies and accommodating work schedules. ​

• Comprehensive healthcare, with multiple options for individuals and families. ​

• Generous 401(k) retirement plans with up to 8% company match. ​

• Mental health support, including counseling and access to virtual wellness resources such as CALM.

• Access to Care.com, with up to 10 days of subsidized care for children, seniors and pets.

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Check out all our benefits. ​

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.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.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/vets