Lead Product Manager, Marketplace
About The Position
ACV is a technology company that has revolutionized how dealers buy and sell cars online. We are transforming the automotive industry. ACV Auctions Inc. (ACV), has applied innovation and user-designed, data driven applications and solutions. We are building the most trusted and efficient digital marketplace with data solutions for sourcing, selling and managing used vehicles with transparency and comprehensive insights that were once unimaginable. We are disruptors of the industry and we want you to join us on our journey. Our network of brands include ACV Auctions, ACV Transportation, ClearCar, MAX Digital and ACV Capital within its Marketplace Products, as well as, True360 and Data Services. At ACV we focus on the Health, Physical, Financial, Social and Emotional Wellness of our Teammates and to support this we offer: Company Sponsored (paid) Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability. Comprehensive additional optional benefits such Critical Illness and Supplemental Life/AD&D. All insurance benefits go into effect on your date of hire. Generous Parental Leave Top-Up Pay and Vacation Programs. Employee Stock Purchase Program with additional opportunities to earn stock in the company. Retirement planning through the Company’s RRSP.
Requirements
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
- 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree in Business, Communications, Finance, Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- Proven track record of building and scaling products end to end, ideally in a high-growth, high-volume environment.
- Experience directly managing, coaching, and growing a team of product managers
- Fluency with AI-native product workflows, including rapid prototyping.
- Product discovery, prioritization, product-strategy, and measurement (KPI) skills.
- Business and financial acumen, including building business cases and financial models to present to executives.
- Excellent communication and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Go-to-market and release planning experience.
Nice To Haves
- Marketplace or two-sided platform product experience.
- Automotive or automotive-adjacent industry experience.
- Experience building platform or API products that other teams build on.
- Experience with products where scale, reliability, or data accuracy is mission-critical.
- Technical depth, such as prior software engineering experience, fluency querying data with SQL, and comfort reading and reasoning about code.
Responsibilities
- Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
- Own the strategy and roadmap for your area of the marketplace, aligning your team behind shared goals and keeping everyone focused on the highest-value work.
- Lead, coach, and grow a team of junior product managers — setting clear expectations, giving regular feedback, and helping each PM level up their craft.
- Architect and scale products that perform reliably as transaction volume, users, and data grow, partnering closely with engineering on the trade-offs that keep the platform fast and dependable.
- Partner with finance and executives to build the business cases and product targets that feed the annual operating plan, and execute against those targets to drive marketplace growth.
- Drive discovery for new marketplace capabilities, and make the build, buy, or partner calls that decide where your team invests.
- Set the standard for product craft on your team, defining how you do AI-native, prototype-led discovery and analytical rigor, and building reusable practices that speed up work across the team.
- Lead go-to-market planning for major launches, defining success criteria and coordinating launch sequencing across Sales, Marketing, and Operations.
- Drive cross-functional alignment on multi-team initiatives, building relationships with leaders in adjacent functions to unlock opportunities and reduce friction.
Benefits
- Company Sponsored (paid) Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
- Comprehensive additional optional benefits such Critical Illness and Supplemental Life/AD&D.
- All insurance benefits go into effect on your date of hire.
- Generous Parental Leave Top-Up Pay and Vacation Programs.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with additional opportunities to earn stock in the company.
- Retirement planning through the Company’s RRSP.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
