Lead Product Manager, Vehicle Inventory Solutions (US-REMOTE) at CDK in Portland, Oregon

Job Description:

About CDK Global: At CDK Global, we're dedicated to helping dealerships and automotive businesses thrive by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions. Our Vehicle Inventory Solutions are a cornerstone of this mission, ensuring our customers can efficiently manage their inventory with modern, robust tools.



Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to join our Shared Services and Platform Portfolio. This person will specifically focus on driving our modernization efforts pertaining to our Cloud Platform for Vehicle Inventory Solutions.


You will lead the Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC), collaborating with diverse stakeholders across internal teams (marketing, sales, finance, customer experience, engineering, etc.) as well as external teams (ISVs, Dealers, Vendor Management, etc.).



Key Responsibilities:

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  Lead Product Development: Oversee the full product lifecycle from ideation to end-of-life, ensuring product features align with business strategy and customer needs.


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  Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with marketing, sales, finance, customer experience, engineering, and partner management teams to prioritize feature enhancements, manage the roadmap, and drive revenue growth.


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  Tech Modernization: Champion the modernization of CDK's Vehicle Platform, aligning inventory products and experiences to provide a seamless and advanced customer experience.


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  Requirement Shaping: Assist in defining individual product requirements in support of the overall product strategy.


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  User Story Development: Ensure user personas and product requirements are accurately reflected in user stories, and develop Epics as needed.


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  Agile Methodology: Partner with Scrum Masters and agile teams for backlog grooming and timely decision-making on product requirement trade-offs.


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  Product Vision Translation: Convert product vision and Features (Epics) into user stories, based on feedback from dealers/customers and analysis of user personas.


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  Backlog Management: Manage the backlog for sprint teams, prioritize user backlog, and support full lifecycle from definition to retrospective.


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  Value Proposition: Work with other product managers and product marketing to articulate the value proposition for user stories and features.


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  Performance Metrics: Understand and monitor key product success metrics (e.g., adoption, profitability, NPS, market share growth) and how they relate to user stories and Features.


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  Continuous Learning: Invest in gaining functional expertise and SME through training and collaboration with experienced CDK product managers.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.


• 8+ years of Product Management experience in Enterprise SaaS, with full lifecycle management.


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  Experience managing products that are Platform Services.
  


• Familiarity with Agile software/DevOps methodologies and working with globally distributed teams.


• Proven success in creating user stories and driving end-to-end product releases.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience in facilitating customer communications.


• Ability to collaborate and build consensus across cross-functional areas.


• Strong technical aptitude, able to translate business requirements into actionable user stories.


• Proven track record of product execution in a dynamic environment.


• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the automotive or related industries, and relevant customer environments.


• Experience with the Pragmatic Institute framework.


• Experience in operations management and Go-To-Market strategies.

Compensation: $140,000 - $180,000


CDK Global is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Compensation packages are based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, certifications, and work location. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.We offer Medical, dental, and vision benefits in addition to:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)


• 401K Matching Program


• Tuition Reimbursement

At CDK, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential in inspiring meaningful connections to our people, customers and communities. We are open, curious and encourage different views, so that everyone can be their best selves and make an impact.


CDK is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive workforce where everyone is valued. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, creed or religion, age, disability (including pregnancy), results of genetic testing, service in the military, veteran status or any other category protected by law.


Applicants for employment in the US must be authorized to work in the US. CDK may offer employer visa sponsorship to applicants.


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