Principal Product Manager, Innovation (Remote)
About The Position
At OPENLANE, we make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. We’re a technology company building the world’s most advanced—and uncomplicated—digital marketplace for used vehicles. We’re a data company helping customers buy and sell smarter with clear, actionable insights they can understand and use. And we’re an innovation company accelerating the future of wholesale remarketing through curiosity, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit. We are seeking an experienced Lead Product Manager to join a small, fast-moving innovation team that incubates new products and solutions from concept to launch. You will be involved in identifying opportunities, framing complex problems, and transforming early-stage ideas into validated solutions. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of product management experience, including proven success launching innovative products from inception to delivery.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10+ years of product management experience, including zero-to-one or incubation work with shipped outcomes.
- Proven success in defining and launching high-impact and innovative products.
- Exceptional drive and a proven ability to deliver results, consistently overcoming obstacles with a proactive and unfazed approach.
- True passion for crafting something from nothing.
- Experience with design thinking, lean startup, and other innovation methodologies such as lean experimentation and rapid prototyping.
- Enthusiastic curiosity about the latest technology and innovation trends.
- Highly analytical with strong conceptual thinking and creative, business-focused problem solving skills.
- Ability to evaluate alternatives quantitatively and qualitatively and make compelling recommendations based on proven business case analysis.
- Communicate crisply in writing and in person - you simplify complexity and drive decisions.
- Strong ability to influence stakeholders and communicate with senior leadership.
- Mentor team members to promote skill growth and increase team capability.
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
- Experience working in agile environments and managing customer-facing digital products.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize ruthlessly in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Frame problems and deep dive the most promising opportunities.
- Streamline the playbook for others to pitch ideas with clear feedback loops, evaluation criteria, and defined gates. Intersperse with periodic “innovation tournament” style events.
- Work fast to validate ideas and assumptions early and often using the latest in no-code and low-code techniques.
- Write clear narratives, bring stakeholders along for the ride, and create organizational momentum as opportunities flourish.
- Translate validated opportunities into actionable roadmaps that lead to real, measurable business outcomes.
- Use data and feedback to evaluate success, iterate quickly, and refine product strategies for scalability.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US)
- Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match
- Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time
- Paid maternity and paternity leave (US)
- Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US)
- Robust Employee Assistance Program
- Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer
- Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs
- Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization
- Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
